2008 NBA Finals: Lakers at Celtics, Gm 1 part 1/13

Game 1 - Celtics 98, Lakers 88

The Celtics drew first blood and won Game 1, improving to 7-2 all-time at home in Game 1 versus the Lakers. With the win, the Celtics improved to 11-1 at home this postseason. Paul Pierce was the story of Game 1. After scoring only 3 points in the 1st half, Pierce erupted for 15 third-quarter points, going 5-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from 3-point range.

Pierce left the game with 6:48 in the third quarter with an apparent knee injury and had to be helped off the court in a wheelchair. However, he dramatically returned to the court after just a few minutes, and re-entered the game showing no ill effects from his injury. Pierce finished with 22 points and Kevin Garnett, who had 16 first-half points, ended Game 1 with 24 points.

Boston held the Lakers to a 25.0 FG percentage in the fourth quarter. The Lakers lost Game 1 for the first time in the 2008 postseason and fell to 4-9 in their last 13 postseason road games.

Kobe Bryant started the game by missing his first three shots and was 2-8 from the field in the first quarter. Bryant scored 12 points in the third quarter and finished with a team-high 24 points for the game. After scoring 51 points in the first half, the Lakers scored just 37 points in the second half. Derek Fisher scored 13 points in the first half but had just 2 points in the second half. The Lakers were outrebounded 46-33 in the game.

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• 2008
• NBA
• Finals
• Celtics
• Lakers

[em2dazee]

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[moclucka]

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[DaGamePSN]

BUT LEBRON TRAVELED

[DhenzioTribeMaiden]

CELTICS 2012

[FrankyZH8762]

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[redsoxownyanks8]

Rondo with a headband!! Classic!!

[manhbx96]

the rebirth of the league hit with this series

[mcloko69]

thank you so much!!!

[manhbx96]

Lakers 57-25 that year Kobe MVP Reformation of this rivalry really resparked the league Magic and Bird passed the torch to Kobe Gasol and Garnett and Pierce and Allen

[kenny6449]

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[420digitalpimps]

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