FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 17, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 83–79.

Final · Finals · G7 · Box score
Celtics79
Lakers83
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +4
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 7 · Celtics-Lakers

Lakers close out Boston in seven

Pau Gasol goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-4+4LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2317172279
Lakers1420193083
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33, 38, 26, 23LAL23 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 25, 15, 6, 2, 9, 7, 15, 20LAL20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19, 27, 13, 18BOS18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25, 13, 18, 12, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 79Lakers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2317172279
Lakers1420193083
The story
Metta World Peace had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Boston 83-79

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 14 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 30-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −9−6−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg11.8Last 3 playoff games

11.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.0Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 23

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33, 38, 26, 23Lakers-Celtics · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 25, 15, 6, 2, 9, 7, 15, 20Lakers-Celtics · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13, 21, 12, 17, 19Lakers-Celtics · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19, 27, 13, 18Celtics-Lakers · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25, 13, 18, 12, 17Celtics-Lakers · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 14, 13, 19, 11, 10, 18, 10, 14Celtics-Lakers · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Lakers8