Lakers Let Game 4 Slip Away

The Lakers certainly have their work cut out for them now if they’re to take home the NBA championship. The Lakers were defeated by the Celtics 97-91 in stunning fashion, giving Boston a 3-1 series advantage. The Lakers lead by as many as 24 points during the game and had a cozy 18-point cushion at the half, but the third quarter was a much different story. The Celtics outscored the Lakers 31-15 in the third, ending the quarter on a 21-3 run and taking the wind right out of the Lakers’ sails. The third quarter has been a rough one for L.A. during this series, as Boston has outscored them by double digits in the third period of each of the four contests. Boston went on to outscore L.A. by eight in the final period to seal the deal.

I am not quite ready to count the Lakers completely out of the series. Any other team I would consider to be finished. Thanks to the much maligned 2-3-2 format, Game 5 will be played at The Staples Center and the Lake Show could steal some of the series momentum back with a win there. Going to the TD Bank North Garden, a building in which the Celtics have only lost one game this postseason, and winning two consecutive games is quite the challenge, but I still truly believe that the Lakers are the best team in the NBA, have the best player in the league and have the best coach of all time. No 2008 team would be better equipped to pull it off.

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