FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 8, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Lakers91
Celtics84
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +7
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Lakers-Celtics

Lakers go up 2–1 on Boston

Kobe Bryant goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+12+6+7LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2626152491
Celtics1723212384
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 21, 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29LAL29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 7, 18, 8, 22, 11, 9, 6, 16LAL16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 10, 10, 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25BOS25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 28, 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15BOS15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 91Celtics 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2626152491
Celtics1723212384
The story
Pau Gasol had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Boston 91-84

Paul Pierce led Boston with 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+12+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 13 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 27.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 29

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 21, 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29Lakers-Celtics · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 10, 10, 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25Celtics-Lakers · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 7, 18, 8, 22, 11, 9, 6, 16Lakers-Celtics · W
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 28, 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15Celtics-Lakers · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 29, 23, 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13Lakers-Celtics · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 17, 10, 15, 17, 6, 5, 3, 12Lakers-Celtics · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Celtics3