Lakers-Celtics Preview

By JIMMY GOLEN
Posted Jun 10 2010 10:10AM

BOSTON (AP) Four NBA titles, with a chance at a fifth, and two more Western Conference championships that were followed by losses in the finals.

Sounds like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher have had a pretty productive relationship since coming into the NBA together in 1996, winning four championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and forging a friendship that belied the differences in their personalities and their skills.

``We've developed a relationship and a level of trust, I think professionally as well as personally, that we respect each other in a way that nothing else comes between that respect,'' Fisher said Wednesday after practicing for Game 4 of the NBA finals against the Boston Celtics.

``I think we've observed each other's kind of growth from the ground up, so to speak, in terms of being together as rookies and learning about the NBA and learning about how to be successful in this game.''

A rugged and emotional point guard with a history of clutch performances, Fisher made five baskets in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night to lead the Lakers to a 91-84 victory over Boston in Game 3 of the NBA finals. Bryant led all scorers with 29 points, but it was Fisher's 11 fourth-quarter points that clinched the win and gave the Lakers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series.

His signature play this time wasn't a long-distance heave - like the one he sank against San Antonio with 0.4 seconds left in 2004 - or a series of jumpers like those that turned things around in Game 4 of the finals against Orlando last year.

Instead, Fisher helped seal the victory over Boston when he followed through on a breakaway layup before being flattened by three Celtics - including 300-pound Glen ``Big Baby'' Davis and 6-foot-11 Kevin Garnett. Fisher, who's 6-1 and 210 pounds, converted the three-point play to turn it into a seven-point game.

``He's very, very, very, very tough - mentally and physically,'' Bryant said. ``He doesn't back down from anything or anyone.''

Fisher also delivered a pep talk in the break before the start of the fourth quarter, imploring his teammates to take advantage of their six-point lead and not fret about Boston's comeback from a 17-point deficit. The motivational speech resonated with Bryant, the Lakers superstar who said that Fisher is ``really the only one I listen to.''

``It's not because our games are similar, it's not because of talent similarities or any of that,'' Fisher acknowledged.

``It's just that we've experienced a lot of good and bad things together. Because we've been through those fires, we're just comfortable relying on each other, and I think he knows and I know that if anything in the world happened, if there was one person that would stand up and say, 'I'm here for you,' you know, it would go both ways.''

Fisher won three titles in eight years during the Lakers' Shaq-and-Kobe era before signing with Golden State as a free agent in 2004.

It was only then that Bryant realized what kind of friend and teammate he had.

``Fish and I, we've always been close, though I think when he left we became even closer - as weird as that seems,'' Bryant said. ``Everything happens for a reason. It's kind of good to see him kind of come full circle and be back here again.''

Fisher was traded to Utah in 2006 and spent a year there, but when his daughter, Tatum, developed eye cancer he asked to be released so he could move to a major city where she could be treated. He said Wednesday that she's doing ``great''; she and her twin brother Drew will turn 4 this summer.

``I'm hoping that I can bring them a big, gold trophy as a gift for their birthday,'' Fisher said.

Fisher was moving back to Los Angeles to be near the doctors - with or without an offer from the Lakers. The fact that the team needed a point guard at the time, had the cap room and realized what it was missing since Fisher left makes him think that there's ``something else higher than me that was in control of all that.''

It didn't hurt that the Lakers added Pau Gasol during the 2007-08 season, making it back to the finals before losing to the Celtics. Last year, Los Angeles repeated as conference champs and beat the Magic for Fisher's fourth title.

Now the Lakers are in the finals for their third straight year since Fisher returned.

``Of course, anytime I'm on a team I expect to win, but it's hard to imagine that it was planned out,'' he said. ``But, you know, I'm a believer in a higher power, and it's quite an interesting plan that He had.''

With two more victories, Fisher and Bryant will earn their fifth title in 11 years as teammates, a tenure that has coach Phil Jackson comparing their partnership - both personal and professional - to a couple of Hall of Famers he coached with the Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

``It's not unusual for players that have played together ... to have a relationship, especially when you have winning,'' Jackson said. ``They have a wonderful relationship, not only in communication but also in knowing how to play with each other in a way that's supportive.''

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Celtics bench presses all the right buttons in Boston win

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Friday June 11, 2010 1:36AM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- It was slow. It was ugly. It was physical. At times Game 4 felt like it was more a product of the 1990's than the current, more perimeter-oriented league.

But all of it was conducive to the operation of the Boston Celtics. Especially the bench.

With a series-tying 96-89 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Celtics dominated -- in as much as anything was truly dominated -- points in the paint, 54-34, and got 36 crucial points off the bench, including 21 in the fourth quarter.

In fact, the bench, composed of Nate Robinson, Glen Davis, Tony Allen and Rasheed Wallace played so well in the fourth quarter that Celtics coach Doc Rivers had to choose whether to keep the barnburners in, or return to his veterans.

He opted to wait.

As the fourth quarter reached the stage when Rivers would traditionally begin bringing his starters back in, he imposed a rule: if the Lakers got within six points, the bench squad was coming out.

"I don't think [the starters] really care, and that's what makes us ?? that's why we're here, it really is," River said. "Hell, Rondo and all of them, they were begging me to keep guys in. 'Don't take them out! Don't take them out!' It was great. That was the loudest I've seen our bench, and it was our starters cheering from the bench."

"I was really looking at the clock thinking, 'Man, when is he going to take us out,' Davis said. "I want to give Doc a hug man. I sure appreciate it."

The Lakers never did get within six, as the bench extended the lead to 12 by the time Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo returned with 2:51 to play.

Fifteen of those points came from Robinson and Davis, the former providing his usual brand of microwaveable off-the-dribble offense -- and a nifty strip of Jordan Farmar -- while the latter ravaged the frontcourt of Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, dropping in lunging layups from every conceivable angle.

"I just felt like a beast. I just felt like I couldn't be denied," Davis said.

Davis, though, as a player who gets his shot blocked as much as anyone in the league, benefited greatly from the absence of Andrew Bynum, whose knee injury held him to 12 minutes and less than two in the second half. With two days off until Game 5, Bynum's knee, and its effect on the series, will dominate the headlines.

"We didn't have that big presence in the middle, and Big Baby took full advantage of it," Kobe Bryant said. "And he played extremely, extremely well for them, as did Nate."

Much, too, will be made of Boston's defense, and how it allowed the Celtics' offense to continue to slog through consistently poor execution and shooting (44 percent). But in an 88-possession game, with neither team reaching 110 points per 100 possessions, the difference was in the loose balls.

"I'm more concerned about getting rebounds and getting the loose balls and stuff like that," Bryant said. "When push comes to shove, I can always get a bucket."

Not only did the Celtics, not one of the better offensive rebounding teams in the league, pull down 16 offensive boards, but they earned 15 fast-break points and seemingly had a tractor beam on all errant balls. Simple as it sounds, the Celtics have been unable to win without the easy transition buckets and extra possessions, and those things are enough to create the seven-point margin by which they won.

"They had their backs against the wall tonight, and they played desperate, and they got away with it. We let that happen," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "Their animation and their activity level, you know, affected us."

It was just the little things for Boston, things like Garnett coming up with an offensive rebound with 2:38 to play, or Gasol throwing a bad outlet pass after an L.A. defensive stop a possession later. Things that neither team can bank on, but each has used to win.

And that's why, through four games, despite the maddeningly slow pace, this has been a classic. When one team is executing better, one is playing with more energy. When one team is shooting better, it might be the other team that's getting good looks. And it's players like Davis, and in Game 3 Derek Fisher, that have made the difference.

A difference that, at this point, might be best represented in decimals.

• Lakers: Morrison
• Celtics: Gaffney, Lafayette, Scalabrine

• Lakers: --
• Celtics: Robinson, Wallace

• Lead Changes: 13
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #32 Eddie F. Rush, #57 Greg Willard
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:37

Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs Bynum (Gasol gains possession)
Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:38 [LAL 2-0]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:23
	11:23	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:23	Team Rebound
	11:23 [BOS 1-2]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)	11:07
	11:05	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:00 [BOS 3-2]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Artest Layup Shot: Missed	10:39
	10:38	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:33
	10:27 [BOS 5-2]	Pierce Running Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Fisher Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:14
	09:57	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:56
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	09:47 [LAL 4-5]
	09:29	Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	09:28	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:26	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	09:25	Team Rebound
	09:11	Perkins Hook Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:10
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	09:01 [LAL 6-5]
	08:45	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:44
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	08:30
	08:28	Team Rebound
	08:17 [BOS 7-6]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:03	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:57 [BOS 9-6]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Bynum Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	07:41 [LAL 8-9]
	07:26 [BOS 11-8]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)	07:06 [LAL 10-11]
	06:45	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:44
Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:27 [LAL 12-11]
	06:06	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
	06:04	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:02	Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:00
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	05:50
	05:49	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:43	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:42
Bynum Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	05:30
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	05:30
	05:04	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:03
	04:42	Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:31	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Fisher Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:27
	04:27	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:27	Team Rebound
Fisher Substitution replaced by Vujacic	04:27
	04:27 [BOS 12-12]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	04:08
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:08
Artest Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:06 [LAL 14-12]
	03:53	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:51	Team Rebound
	03:50	Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis
	03:36 [BOS 14-14]	Pierce Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	03:07
Vujacic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:06
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)	02:49
	02:44	Davis Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:42
	02:31	Perkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
	02:31	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	02:23
	02:22	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:58	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:57
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:44	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:36 [BOS 16-14]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	01:13
	01:12	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:06
	01:06	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
	01:06	Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	01:06
Vujacic Substitution replaced by Farmar	01:06
	00:57.9	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:55.8
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	00:41.9
	00:40.6	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:38.9	Robinson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Farmar (1 ST)
	00:36.5	Wallace Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	00:24.9	Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:24.9 [LAL 15-16]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:24.9 [LAL 16-16]
	00:03.4 [BOS 19-16]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:41
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	11:30 [LAL 18-19]
	11:30	Robinson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	11:30 [LAL 19-19]
	11:09	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
	11:08	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:08 [BOS 21-19]	Davis Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:48 [LAL 21-21]
	10:34 [BOS 24-21]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:17	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:56	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Farmar (2 ST)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	09:40 [LAL 24-24]
	09:21	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	09:20	Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:20
	09:11 [BOS 26-24]	Davis Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:11
	09:11 [BOS 27-24]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Brown Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:47 [LAL 26-27]
	08:30	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:29
Odom Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Davis (2 ST)	08:16
Farmar Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:10
	08:10	Timeout : Official
	08:10	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:10
Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant	08:10
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	08:10
	07:57	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:56
Odom Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:43 [LAL 28-27]
	07:29	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:28
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:53	Robinson Floating Jump shot: Missed
	06:50	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:30	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	06:16
	05:57 [BOS 29-28]	Davis Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	05:42	Wallace Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	05:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:42	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
	05:42	Allen Substitution replaced by Rondo
	05:42	Robinson Substitution replaced by Perkins
	05:42	Wallace Substitution replaced by Pierce
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	05:42
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:42
Team Rebound	05:42
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:42 [LAL 29-29]
Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:30
	05:30	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:30	Team Rebound
	05:30	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:28
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:02	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:01
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	04:45 [LAL 32-29]
	04:27 [BOS 31-32]	Pierce Turnaround Bank shot: Made (12 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:12 [LAL 35-31]
	04:00 [BOS 33-35]	Rondo Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	03:42 [LAL 37-33]
	03:28	Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	03:23
	03:18	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:17
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	03:12 [LAL 39-33]
	03:12	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:12
	03:11	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:49	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	02:48	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:47 [BOS 35-39]	Perkins Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:28	Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:28
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:28 [LAL 40-35]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:28 [LAL 41-35]
	02:10	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)
	02:10	Team Rebound
	02:04	Pierce Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:47 [LAL 43-35]
	01:30 [BOS 37-43]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:30
	01:30 [BOS 38-43]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:08	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:03	Pierce Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:03	Pierce Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	00:49.9
	00:45.8 [BOS 40-43]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:33.3
	00:17.4	Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:17.4 [LAL 44-40]
	00:17.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:17.4	Perkins Substitution replaced by Robinson
Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown	00:17.4
Odom Substitution replaced by Vujacic	00:17.4
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:17.4 [LAL 45-40]
	00:01.9	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)
	00:00.6	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:00.0 [BOS 42-45]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	11:44	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:43	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
	11:41	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	11:38	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	11:37
	11:29	Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:15	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Fisher Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:02
	11:02 [BOS 43-45]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:02 [BOS 44-45]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:51	Garnett Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	10:51 [LAL 46-44]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	10:51 [LAL 47-44]
Gasol Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:38
	10:28	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Fisher Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:10 [LAL 49-44]
	09:51	Rondo Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	09:49	Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:49 [BOS 46-49]	Perkins Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	09:29
	09:28	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:20 [BOS 48-49]	Rondo Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	09:06
	09:03	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:46 [LAL 51-48]
	08:39	Garnett Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)	08:27 [LAL 54-48]
	08:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:12	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:11
Bryant Layup Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:42	Perkins Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:41
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	07:21
	07:20	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:12	Rondo Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:11
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:47
	06:23 [BOS 50-53]	Perkins Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	05:59
	05:58	Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:53 [BOS 52-53]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:30	Team Rebound
Artest Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:30
Fisher Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:17
Fisher Substitution replaced by Vujacic	05:17
	05:09 [BOS 54-53]	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (11 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	04:43 [LAL 56-54]
	04:24 [BOS 56-56]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
	04:03	Perkins Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:03
Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum	04:03
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:48	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:31	Rondo Running Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:30
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	03:17
	03:06	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:06
Gasol Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:53	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:47	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:46	Rondo Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:44	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:43
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	02:19
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:18
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	02:14
Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:13
	02:13	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
	02:13	Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis
	02:13 [BOS 57-56]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	02:13
Vujacic Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:13
	02:13 [BOS 58-56]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	01:51 [LAL 59-58]
	01:36	Wallace Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	01:36	Wallace Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	01:36	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	01:25 [LAL 62-58]
	01:05	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
	01:05	Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	01:02 [BOS 60-62]	Davis Putback Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Gasol Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	00:38.9
	00:29.9	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:27.7
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.9
Team Rebound	00:06.9
	00:06.7	Pierce Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	00:06.7	Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	00:03.8
	00:01.0	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Odom Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
	11:42	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Gasol Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:29
	11:16 [BOS 62-62]	Davis Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	10:52 [LAL 64-62]
	10:31 [BOS 64-64]	Allen Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Farmar Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)	10:10
	10:09	Team Timeout : Short
	09:46 [BOS 66-64]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
	09:29	Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)	09:17
Team Rebound	09:17
Gasol 3pt Shot: Missed	09:14
	09:12	Team Rebound
Brown Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:12
	08:56 [BOS 68-64]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)
Brown Layup Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:30	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:23	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	08:23	Davis Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)
	08:22 [BOS 70-64]	Davis Putback Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:22
	08:22	Timeout : Official
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	08:22
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	08:22
	08:22 [BOS 71-64]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:10 [LAL 66-71]
	07:46 [BOS 73-66]	Allen Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Bryant Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:46
	07:46 [BOS 74-66]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	07:25	Wallace Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
	07:25	Wallace Technical
Bryant Free Throw Technical Missed	07:25
Team Rebound	07:25
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	07:25 [LAL 67-74]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	07:25 [LAL 68-74]
	07:02 [BOS 76-68]	Robinson Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	06:48	Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Odom Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:37 [LAL 70-76]
	06:18 [BOS 79-70]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Gasol Running Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	05:51 [LAL 72-79]
Odom Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:39
	05:39	Robinson Technical
	05:39	Team Timeout : Regular
Fisher Free Throw Technical Missed	05:39
	05:39	Team Rebound
	05:39 [BOS 80-72]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	05:39 [BOS 81-72]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Odom Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:20 [LAL 74-81]
	05:01	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:59
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:32	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:22 [BOS 83-74]	Robinson Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:05
Artest Putback Layup Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Davis Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
Gasol Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:57
	03:57 [BOS 84-74]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	03:57 [BOS 85-74]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:48
Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	03:47
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:44 [LAL 76-85]
	03:44	Robinson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	03:44 [LAL 77-85]
	03:20	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
	03:17	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:16	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	03:14	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:00	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:58
	02:51	Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
	02:51	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
	02:51	Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce
	02:51	Robinson Substitution replaced by Rondo
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	02:51 [LAL 78-85]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	02:51 [LAL 79-85]
	02:39	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:38	Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	02:18 [BOS 87-79]	Pierce Step Back Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS)	01:56 [LAL 81-87]
	01:39	Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)	01:37
	01:17 [BOS 89-81]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Bryant Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:17
	01:17	Wallace Substitution replaced by Davis
	01:17 [BOS 90-81]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
	01:08	Allen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 3 (28 PTS)	01:08 [LAL 82-90]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 3 (29 PTS)	01:08 [LAL 83-90]
Bryant Free Throw 3 of 3 (30 PTS)	01:08 [LAL 84-90]
	00:44.9	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:44.3
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (7 TO) Steal:Rondo (3 ST)	00:33.9
	00:31.4 [BOS 92-84]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:22.2 [LAL 86-92]
	00:22.2	Team Timeout : Regular
Odom Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:17.7
	00:17.7 [BOS 93-86]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:17.7 [BOS 94-86]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:17.7
Odom Substitution replaced by Vujacic	00:17.7
	00:17.7	Davis Substitution replaced by Allen
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	00:15.9
Vujacic Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:14.6
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Vujacic (1 AST)	00:11.0 [LAL 89-94]
Bryant Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:09.5
	00:09.5 [BOS 95-89]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:09.5 [BOS 96-89]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.9
Artest Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	00:02.9
Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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