FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 15, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G5
BOS98
LAL103
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +5
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 5 · BOS @ LAL

Lakers stay alive against Boston

A 103–98 win in Game 5 cuts the NBA Finals deficit to 3–2. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Paul Pierce scored 38 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+3+9+5LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2230182898
LAL39162424103
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17, 25LAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19, 20LAL20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20, 38BOS38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19, 16BOS16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in the regular season (18 games). Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.3rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.4Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 19 points in 42 minutes.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 38

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: 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20, 38BOS @ LAL · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17, 25LAL vs BOS · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19, 20LAL vs BOS · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 17, 9, 17, 19LAL vs BOS · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19, 16BOS @ LAL · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 2, 9, 5, 15, 9, 6, 13, 15LAL vs BOS · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST