2008 NBA Finals: Lakers at Celtics, Gm 2 part 2/13

Game 2 - Celtics 108, Lakers 102

Boston improved to 12-1 at home this postseason and tied the NBA record for most home wins in a single postseason ('84 Celtics, '88 Lakers). The Celtics trailed by as many as seven in the first quarter but cut the deficit to just two by quarter's end. The Big 3 were the big reason, as they scored 18 of the team's 20 first-quarter points. They were helped by Kobe Bryant's picking up two first-quarter fouls. Both teams shot exactly 50 percent from the field.

The Celtics were dominant in the second quarter led by their bench. Boston started on a 13-2 run and outscored L.A. by 14 in the quarter. The bench combined for 13 points in the quarter led by Leon Powe with 8. Powe got to the free throw line for 9 shots in the quarter, his previous career playoff high for a game was 6. Paul Pierce finished the half with 16 points and five assists, connecting on all 3 attempts from beyond the arc. The Lakers big problem in the first half was turnovers, they had 9 in the half after having just 8 in all of Game 1.

The third quarter was more of the same for Boston. L.A. cut the lead to as low as 9, but the Celtics closed the quarter on a 15-2 run and took a 22-point lead into the final quarter. The Celtics shot 58 percent from the field in the quarter. Kobe was again strong in the third, scoring 8 points. The Big 3 combined for 16 in the quarter. The Celtics outrebounded the Lakers 13-7 in the quarter.

The Celtics nearly allowed the Lakers to make the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history. The Lakers trailed by 24 points with just over 7 minutes remaining and nearly pulled off the miracle comeback. The Lakers set a NBA Finals record with 7 3-pointers in the final quarter. Rajon Rondo provided a career playoff-high 16 assists in leading the offense, while Leon Powe finished with a career playoff-high 21 points off the bench. The star power came from Paul Pierce with 28 points and 8 assists. Kevin Garnett had his 13th double-double of the postseason. The Celtics had a huge edge overall in free throws, shooting 27-38 to the Lakers' 10-10. They also had an edge in bench points with 35 to the Lakers 23. The Celtics as a team dished out 31 assists on 36 FG. The Lakers finished with 13 turnovers but shot well from the field at 49.4 percent. Kobe Bryant went for 30 points (13 in final quarter), but shot under 50 percent from the field, the fourth time in four games he did so against Boston that season.

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[XxbenxX12]

good game

[lbjfan39]

6:00 right between the eyes,XD