FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 13, 2010Playoffs · 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
LAL86
BOS92
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +8; 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
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · LAL @ BOS

Boston takes Game 5, leads Lakers 3–2

92–86 in Boston. The NBA Finals series continues. Paul Pierce led Boston with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 38 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+6+8+6BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2019262186
BOS2223281992
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19, 27BOS27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25, 13, 18BOS18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33, 38LAL38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13, 21, 12LAL12 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.0Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 38 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 6 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 27 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33, 38LAL @ BOS · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19, 27BOS vs LAL · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25, 13, 18BOS vs LAL · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 9, 19, 14, 13, 19, 11, 10, 18BOS vs LAL · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13, 21, 12LAL @ BOS · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 22, 9, 20, 12, 32, 2, 12, 12BOS vs LAL · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST