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Celtics-Lakers Game 5, 2010

Yes, it is intense; Boston 41-37 with 2:42 left in the first half. How is this breaking down?
Lakers: 38 percent shooting, but few turnovers (5) and good free throw shooting (7-9 from the line), and 4-8 from 3 point range.
Boston: 67 percent shooting, but 9 turn overs and only 2 free throws.
The Lakers are staying in it by not making mistakes and getting to the line.

So it is 45-39 at the half.
Bryant has 10, Fisher 9. Celtics: Pierce 15, Rondo 10, Garnett 8.
Boston leads in rebounds 20-16, but turn-overs are keeping the Lakers in the game.

Second Half
Bryant has hit some difficult shots and back to back three pointers.
It is 58-49 Celtics; make that 60-49. Paul Pierce is on fire to match Bryant.
Pierce has 22; Bryant 20; 10 in the second half.

It is now 62-53 Celtics; Bryant has 14 points in less than a half a quarter. Pierce has 9.
Make it 64-53. Bryant buries a ridiculously long 3. 64-56. Bryant has 17 points.
Oh goodness, Bryant actually missed a shot!

Garnett makes a tough shot and draws the foul. 67-56 Celtics, even when Bryant going crazy. 67-58.
69-58; Allen banks it in.

It is now 71-58 Celtics, but Byrant has ALL of the 19 Laker 3′rd quarter points. I’ve never seen anything like this. Bryant has 29, no other Laker has more than 9.
Celtics: Rondo 12, Garnett 15, Pierce 24.
2:30 is left in the 3′rd.

The Lakers have cut it to 10 but the Celtic bench is in. It ends 73-65.
64.7 percent for the Celtics, 40 for the Lakers. But the Lakers are 7-11 for 3 point shots and 10-15 for free throws; the Celtics only have 5. Note: the Lakers have 10 more shots on goal, so to speak.

4′th Quarter
78-69; Bryant still taking hard shots and making them. He has 31; Pierce has 26 and just got hammered while driving to the basket; this one is getting physical. Even Ray Allen and Derek Fisher got double technical fouls (not the norm for those two).

Bryant another tough shot. 79-71. But Allen answers on a great pass.
Rondo is getting a ton of rest; Nate Robinson is playing well.
Allen and Fisher got a double foul. 4 fouls on Ray Allen, but this is the 4′th quarter.
Another foul on the Celtics. Perkins gets it but doesn’t draw a technical.
Now Bynum gets the same call on the other end; it is being called consistently.

81-75 Celtics; time for a time out.
Rebounds are almost even 29-28, in favor of the Celtics. This one will go down to the wire, I think.

A rare Laker turn over, fast break and 85-75, Celtics. Rondo has had some valuable rest and looks quick.
Lakers get sloppy; jump ball….4:25 are left.
Rondo a spectacular tip-in. 87-75 Celtics.

Bryant has foul number 5; drive it at him!

87-75 Celtics with 2:55 to go.
2:25 to go; 87-77 Celtics. Too much time is left.
But Gasol (who has only 9) missed his first free throw.
87-78.
1:41, loose ball foul on Perkins (4); Lakers get free throws.
Laker foul but Perkins is shooting; 87-79. Oh boy. But he has shot 73 percent this series. Yes, he bricks both; 1:40 to go but the lead is only 87-79.

Bryant makes a ridiculous 3 point shot attempt; they call Ray Allen for the foul so 3 free throws for Bryant.
This will cut it to 5.
87-82; this is as close as it has been; the Celtics can’t go into a shell right now.
Wild shot with the clock winding down; Celtics got the ball; 87-82 with 1:05. They still can’t go into a shell.

Jump ball with 47 seconds.
Phil Jackson: “they know how to lose in the 4′th quarter”.

43.3 seconds to go. Big miss from the line; second big miss; 39.9 and the Lakers blew a big chance; 38 seconds to go and the Celtics up by 5 and with the ball. Big lay up, 89-82 Celtics; Lakers get a lay up off of miss; have to foul and missed fouling Rodno. 91-84. Lakers make a lay up and with 8.9 seconds to go, Garnett has two free shots. 92-86 with 8.9 seconds to go…still not over.

Two misses…this one was close. The Celtics now lead 3-2.

Final: Bryant 38, Gasol 12, no one else with double figures.
Celtics: Pierce 27, Garnett 18, Rondo 18, Ray Allen 12.

(photos from yahoo)