Kobe Bryant was so tired in the fourth quarter as I thought the Lakers was going to fall apart at any minute. Who would of ever thought Derek Fisher would drop 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to give the Lakers a 91-84 win over the Celtics and lead the series 2-1. I feel bad for Kevin Garnett for playing such a great game but where was Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, and especially Ray Allen. Allen was 0-for-the entire basketball game. Let's take a look of what I learned in Game 3 of this contest.
Derek Fisher takes over Boston in the 4th quarter!!!!!
Kobe played well in the first three quarters of the game, but in the fourth quarter he struggled and he was gasping for air at times as he was looking very tired. Fortunately for Kobe, Derek Fisher came to the rescue and save the Lakers from a possible humiliating loss. Fisher only scored five point in the first three quarters of the game, but in the fourth quarter he took over the game like Rajon Rondo did in Game 2 of the finals. Fisher drop 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting in the four quarter and finished with 16 points in this contest. My play of the game was when Fisher took it down court, while the Celtics were not getting back, and made the toughest layup in the playoffs and the foul to extend the lead to seven with less then a minute left in the game. Kobe's reaction was priceless when he was pumping his fist and was happy to see his 35-year old teammate stepping up when it mattered most.
Kobe Bryant was great until the 4th quarter!!!!!
Kobe Bryant had another brillant performance, at least in the first three quarters. Kobe drop 29 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, and three blocks. In the fourth quarter, you couldn't tell he was looking so great. He only scored four points on 1-for-6 shooting when he is suppose to shine the most. You can tell he was out of gas and looked very fatigue. His shooting in the last two games has been a bit of a concern as well. The Celtics defense has made Kobe shoot only 18-for-49 in the last two games. He's only shooting over 39% in this entire series. On any other night when Kobe played as bad as he did in the fourth quarter, the Lakers would lose this game. The Lakers can't expect Fisher to play this well in the fourth quarter again. Kobe better figure out a way to make better shot selections. I will say his leadership continues to make his teammates better, especially when Kobe missed his shot, ran after his own offensive rebound and throws it to Andrew Bynum for a layup and the foul on Kevin Garnett. That showed heart and a lot of guts on that play.
Kevin Garnett bullied Pau Gasol all night long!!!!!
Can you believe Kevin Garnett attacked Pau Gasol and made him look Ga-Soft like he did in the 2008 NBA Finals. KG drop 25 points on 11-for-16 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in this contest. He was very dominate in the paint as he was aggresive to the basket. He caught easy alley-oops, did a few spin moves, and made Gasol look scared to play some defense. In the fourth quarter, he continued to lead the charge to cut the Lakers lead 82-80 with more then 2:00 minutes left in the game, but that was as close as the Celtics would get in this game. He tried to set the tempo of the game on scoring the Celtics first six points of the game, but too bad the rest of his starters didn't feed off his energy. Gasol only made 13 points on only 5-for-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. If he thinks the Lakers will continue to win as he struggles he can forget it. He has two more games in Boston and he better show up.
Where was the rest of the Celtics starters?????!!!!!
Kevin Garnett played well but where was the rest of the starters on his team. Did they know that they were playing at home and had to win Game 3? The rest of his starters scored 33 points on 11-for-39 shooting, that's unacceptable. Don't get me started on Ray Allen as he went 0-for-13 shooting and only scored two points after playing the biggest game of his career when he made 32 points and eight three-pointers. I knew he wouldn't score 30 or more points again but this was outrageous. I'll give Rajon Rondo credit for eight assists in this game, but he only scored 11 points on 5-for-10 shooting. Can someone tell me where is Paul Pierce in this series? Pierce only scored 15 points but look at what's going on in this series. He's only averaging 16.3 points and only shooting over 36% shooting in the NBA Finals. The sad part was Luke Walton defended him almost as much as Ron Artest and he still couldn't get his shots. Let's see if he steps up in Game 4 in Boston, and by the way Pierce, you will have to win the championship in LA.
Lamar Odom finally shows up last night!!!!!
Welcome to the NBA Finals Lamar Odom it's about time you showed up. Odom came off the bench and finally showed up in this game. After only scoring eight points on 3-for-9 shooting, he played 28 minutes and drop 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Thank you for finally playing some ball and now just maybe you can step up the rest of the NBA Finals. You are going to have to play well especially how good the Celtics bench has played in the last couple of games.
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