Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Derek Fisher finished with 16 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 91-84 Tuesday in game three of the NBA finals.
Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Derek Fisher finished with 16 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 91-84 Tuesday in game three of the NBA finals.
Pau Gasol had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Andrew Bynum chipped in with 10 rebounds for the defending champion Lakers who weathered an early storm from the Celtics before seizing control to take 2-1 series lead.
Game four is also in Boston on Thursday as the Celtics host the Lakers three games in a row.
Forward Kevin Garnett finished with 25 points and six rebounds for the fourth seeded Celtics who are trying to become biggest underdog NBA finals winner since the sixth seeded Houston captured the crown in 1995.
The last time the Lakers were in Boston for a finals game they left with their tails between their legs after a 39-point Celtics rout that the clinched the NBA title two years ago.
This is the second time in three seasons and the 12th time the Lakers and Celtics have met in the NBA finals since their first meeting in 1959 finals.
The Lakers are seeking their 16th NBA title and are second all-time behind Boston's 17 championships.
For the second consecutive game in the series the teams battled down the stretch but this time the Lakers were able to hold off the Celtics.
The Celtics came out quickly off the opening tip off, jumping out to a 12-5 lead but then it was all Lakers for the first half. Los Angeles' biggest lead was 17 points in the second quarter.
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