The Los Angeles Lakers had a lot to play for today against the the Boston Celtics, the defending NBA champions.
After the Celtics dominated the Lakers last year in the NBA Finals, this was not just a regular season game for the Lakers. The Celtics came into todays game with the NBA's best record and 19 straight victories. Not only did the Lakers need to win to get their confidence back, they also wanted to end the Celtics streak. The Lakers did just that in a 92-83 victory with great play from Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant.
The rematch of last years NBA Finals did not disappoint. The game was tied 82-82 with about 4 minutes to go and then Gasol took over scoring 7 of his 20 points in the last 4 minutes to put the game out of reach. Sure, this was only one game but for the mental state of the Lakers it was huge. Kobe finished the game with 27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal. The Lakers bench also outscored the Celtics 22-13 and gave the Lakers important minutes. This will very likely be the two teams we will see in the Finals again this year. The Lakers and Celtics are the class of the NBA and a rematch would be very intriguing.
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