Bad news for Paul Pierce, the series will be heading back to Los Angeles after the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 91-84. Maybe Paul Pierce will learn his lesson this time, although I doubt it. Don't awake a sleeping monster. Pierce continued to be a non factor in the series with 15 points. Ray Allen did not have a field goal in the game going 0-13 from the floor. Kevin Garnett had his best game of the series finishing with 25 points and 6 rebounds.
The Lakers regained home court advantage despite excellent defense on Kobe Bryant by Tony Allen. Even though Bryant went 10-29 from the floor, he still managed to find ways to score finishing with 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. Despite the seven point victory, Derek Fisher was the only Laker who played at a consistently high level for the night. He made shots when they counted, capitalizing on the pick and roll with Bryant because of the fact that the Celtics did not want to switch the screen and have Rondo guard Bryant. Fisher finished with 16 points while shooting fifty percent from the field.
The Lakers survived many Boston runs, one late in the game that was made by the hustle and tenacity of Glen Davis. Davis finished with 12 points and 3 rebounds. Perkins did not pick up his seventh technical, so he will be able to play in the next game. The Lakers' size advantage was once again a factor especially on the defensive end of the court. The Lakers finsihed with seven blocks.
After this game, I still predict Los Angeles to win another game while in Boston. This will result with a 3-2 series lead heading back to home court. If this happens, I then believe that the Los Angeles Lakers will win in six games instead of my original prediction of seven. However, if Boston takes the two remaining games on their homecourt, the series will go to seven games.
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