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Thursday, June 12, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 21 after the first quarter and won 97–91.

Final · Finals · G4
BOS97
LAL91
Q1 BOS -21; Q2 BOS -18; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2006–07Jun 12, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs SAS), 25 points.
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 4 · BOS @ LAL

Boston takes Game 4, leads Lakers 3–1

97–91 in Los Angeles. The NBA Finals series continues. Paul Pierce led Boston with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-21-18-2+6BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS1426312697
LAL3523151891
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20BOS20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19BOS19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19LAL19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17LAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 35.9 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.1rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
9.2Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 20

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20BOS @ LAL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19LAL vs BOS · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19BOS @ LAL · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 12, 11, 3, 3, 3, 8, 9, 18BOS @ LAL · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17LAL vs BOS · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 17, 9, 17LAL vs BOS · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST