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Thursday, June 5, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 5 at halftime and won 98–88.

Final · Finals · G1
LAL88
BOS98
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · LAL @ BOS

Boston takes Game 1, leads Lakers 1–0

98–88 in Boston. The NBA Finals series continues. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5+4+10BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2130221588
BOS2323312198
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22, 16, 33, 16, 24BOS24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24LAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15LAL15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 27.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 24

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22, 16, 33, 16, 24BOS vs LAL · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24LAL @ BOS · L
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22BOS vs LAL · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 4, 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19BOS vs LAL · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15LAL @ BOS · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 8, 11, 10, 12, 4, 7, 11, 15BOS vs LAL · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST