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Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtic team, Thursday, at home, with the score 102-89, in the first game of the final North American professional league basketball (NBA), which arranged the "best of seven matches".
Kobe Bryant (30 points), Pau Gasol (23) and Ron Artest (15 points) were the major markers at LA Lakers. The losers noted Paul Pierce with 24 points. The next match will take place Sunday, all in Los Angeles.
The band Boston Celtics are one win away from the 18th NBA title, after winning game five with LA Lakers, 92-86 score.
Boston lead to 3-2 overall and needs a victory in the last two games to be crowned Queen of the North American Basketball League. Kobe Bryant was again the best scorer on the ground, but the 38 successful points of star formation in Los Angeles were not sufficient.
Paul Pierce (27 points) and Kevin Garnett (18 points and 10 recoveries) were the best men of the hosts, who have excelled in particular devensiv game.
Boston has matched the situation in the NBA finals, after defeating the Los Angeles band score champion 103-94.
If the first row, the Celtics have not found the perfect answer for the actions of Kobe Bryant, defensive Greens this time was sensational, they managed to annihilate his Lakers superstar very well.
Rajon Rondo, who proclaimed him the best point-guard league, and Ray Allen had a magical evening, so fans went to the Staples Center houses disappointed.
"It was an incredible evening," concluded the technician's Celtics, Doc Rivers, which was completed and Ray Allen: "It is fantastic to recall this game and I can say I did it."
After the first game only scored 12 points, Allen broke last night when he finished with 32 points, 27 in the first half. Obviously, throwing the three points were "house special": 8 of 11 throws. Allen was assisted excellent Rondo, who finished with 19 points, 10 assists and 12 recoveries decisive.
On the other side, Kobe was unrecognizable, he only managed 21 points. Co?gheter for champions was Pau Gasol, the author of 25 points.
Los Angeles Lakers have won the final game of the NBA finals with the Boston Celtics, became the score to 83-79 and 16 time champions of North American professional league basketball.
Kobe Bryant scored 23 points for the Lakers and was named Finals MVP's along that has averaged over 28 points per game. Not the Lakers never won an NBA final game of a contentious final against the Boston Celtics, along the legendary rivalry between the two teams that met 12 times in the last act.
Lakers have failed for a second consecutive win after three successful series between 2000 and 2002, and Kobe Bryant won the fifth trophy of his career, like his teammate Derek Fisher. Phil Jackson, coach of LA has won the 11th NBA championship as a technician, absolute record.
Celtics lead to 13 points in the third quarter after a disastrous performance in the offensive team in Los Angeles in the first game. But with the help of Ron Artest, Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers came back in the match and took the lead mid-quarter four. The end was dramatic with Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo Ron Artest scoring three consecutive points.
The two teams have won so far with 33 of the 64 titles at stake in NBA history.
The Growling Tigers hit 5 triples in the payoff period to overcome a sluggish start and register their 3rd win in 5 games.
Trailing by two, 49-47, midway in the 4th period, an unlikely hero emerged from UST.
Carmelo Afuang scored 9 of the next 12 points of the Tigers to grab the momentum going into the final 2 minutes of the see-saw battle.
The 6-foot-3 Afuang, one of UST’s “undersized” big men, drilled in a surprise three-pointer to cap off his heroics, padding its lead to 6 points, 59-53, with 2:19 left.
NU still had a chance to save the game, which it controlled for the most part, but could not execute properly against UST’s tenacious defense.
A broken play led to Emmanuel Mbe’s basket that closed the gap, 59-58, with 4.8 seconds remaining. But the Tigers escaped with the win as the Bulldogs were 3 fouls short from getting to the penalty situation.
The Tamaraws relied on their experience and big heart to pull off the great comeback from seven points late in regulation.
Unheralded rookie-transferee Carl Cruz came off the bench to keep the Tamaraws afloat early on before their veterans took over towards the end of regulation and the two overtimes.