FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 15, 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 · G6
BOS67
LAL89
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +22
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 6 · BOS @ LAL

Lakers pull level with Boston

Game 6 to Lakers, 89–67. The NBA Finals series is tied 3–3. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+20+25+22LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS1813201667
LAL2823251389
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33, 38, 26LAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13, 21, 12, 17LAL17 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 9, 20, 12, 32, 2, 12, 12, 19BOS19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19, 27, 13BOS13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.0Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 0 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 26

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: 36, 38, 30, 37, 30, 21, 29, 33, 38, 26LAL vs BOS · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 9, 20, 12, 32, 2, 12, 12, 19BOS @ LAL · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 21, 9, 23, 25, 13, 21, 12, 17LAL vs BOS · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 4, 25, 15, 6, 2, 9, 7, 15LAL vs BOS · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 18, 31, 24, 10, 15, 19, 27, 13BOS @ LAL · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 10, 10, 16, 6, 25, 13, 18, 12BOS @ LAL · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST