1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 83–79.
Final · Finals · G7
BOS79
LAL83
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 7 · BOS @ LAL
Lakers close out Boston in seven
Lakers won Game 7, 83–79, to take the NBA Finals series 4–3. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 23 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 79 |
| LAL | 14 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 83 |
Who led
Kobe BryantLAL23 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeaceLAL20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PierceBOS18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettBOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.
Cooling off
Andrew BynumLAL
−11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 23
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 BryantLAL vs BOS · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 2 ASTMetta World PeaceLAL vs BOS · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 ASTPau GasolLAL vs BOS · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 18 REB · 4 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ LAL · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTKevin GarnettBOS @ LAL · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTRajon RondoBOS @ LAL · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST