The Lakers went out fast from the gate and built a 20 point cushion early in the first canto, 27-7. The boys from tinseltown then padded it to 24 during the 2nd period and it looks like the series would be drawn back to square one and the men in green from beantown would eventually suffer a devastating loss. The Celtics made a run towards the latter part of the 2nd quarter as they cut down the lead to 12 points before guard Jordan Farmar connected on a desperation 3 point basket at the buzzer to give the Lakers a 57-40 advantage at the halftime break.
The 3rd quarter looked like a mind-boggling scene from the twilight zone as the Celtics incredibly slashed down the lead of the Lakers to only 2 at the end, 73-71. From there on, there's no stopping Boston of stealing the crucial game 4 from the grasp of the Lakers. Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and James Posey presided in the final canto with clutch baskets that broke the backs of the Lakers. If there is one thing to commend about the Celtics win, its DEFENSE. The Lakers were limited to only 34 points in the 2nd half by a stingy Boston defense anchored on Kobe Bryant. KB24 finished the game on 6 of 19 shooting from the field no thanks to the "Boston Stranglers". Five Celtics finished the game in double figures in scoring with Paul Pierce leading the pack with 20 points, Allen had 19 points, Posey with those timely 3-point shots contributed 18 points, Garnett pumped in 16 points and another surprise package in Eddie House, who tallied 11 points.
The devastating loss dealt the Lakers a psychologically damaged mindset going into game 5. They will surely be smarting from the pain of the heartbreaking loss from the previous outing and the Celtics will surely take advatage of that and finished off the proud but inexperienced team from la la land. So is it champagne time for game 5?
Your guess is good as mine!
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