Cody's Blog

The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers have been the two premiere franchises in the NBA since the very beginning. However, after last night’s game, you would think Boston did not deserve to be. With a chance to clinch the series and defeat the Lakers in the finals for the second time in three years, a newly energized Kobe Bryant and a revitalized supporting cast blasted the Celtics from the opening tip. The Lakers used 11 points from Kobe to jump out to a ten point 28-18 lead in the first period, and never looked back. Kobe Bryant finished the game with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Pau Gasol flirted with a triple double, posting a line of 17 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists to go along with 3 blocked shots. Ron Artest also contributed 15 points to the Lakers’ cause while Lamar Odom also got in on the action with 8 points, but also grabbed 10 rebounds, with 9 being on the defensive end of the floor. Besides Kendrick Perkins, who did injure his knee and is probably out for the decisive game 7, all other Lakers starters scored in double figures, but not one scored over 20 points, and the Celtics futile offense only managed 67 points, their lowest output of these playoffs. The Celtics came out very flat in what could have been a clincher game for them, and will look to shake that off as they attempt to steal game 7 from the Lakers on their home floor on Thursday night.