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Thursday, June 10, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 3 at halftime and won 96–89.

Final · Finals · G4 · Box score
Lakers89
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +7
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 4 · Lakers-Celtics

Boston evens the series with Lakers at 2–2

Kobe Bryant goes for 33 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-3-2+7BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1629172789
Celtics1923183696
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19BOS19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 17, 6, 4, 6, 3, 8, 12, 18BOS18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 21, 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33LAL33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 23, 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13, 21LAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 89Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1629172789
Celtics1923183696
The story
Paul Pierce had 19 points as Boston beat Los Angeles 96-89

Kevin Garnett added 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 36-27.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3−3−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.3Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.3 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 18 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg14.1Last 3 playoff games

14.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Reg. season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 33.8 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 21, 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33Lakers-Celtics · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 23, 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13, 21Lakers-Celtics · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19Celtics-Lakers · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 17, 6, 4, 6, 3, 8, 12, 18Celtics-Lakers · W
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 10, 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25, 13Celtics-Lakers · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 4, 14, 22, 9, 20, 12, 32, 2, 12Celtics-Lakers · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Celtics13