Lakers 103-98 Celtics (15 Jun, 2008) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

66-16, 31-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	22	30	18	28	98
LAL	39	16	24	24	103

Los Angeles Lakers

57-25, 30-11 home

103

Pau Gasol makes 5-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes 27-foot three point jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot
Ray Allen blocks Kobe Bryant's 10-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo blocks Derek Fisher's layup
Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Pau Gasol misses 7-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes layup
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Vladimir Radmanovic misses three point jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic misses 21-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes 3-foot two point shot
Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Lamar Odom makes two point shot
Luke Walton misses three point jumper
Sasha Vujacic makes driving dunk
Jordan Farmar makes driving layup
Pau Gasol makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Jordan Farmar makes two point shot
Sasha Vujacic makes 22-foot jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Sasha Vujacic misses 23-foot jumper
Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Mihm misses 13-foot jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 22-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses 17-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses jumper
Lamar Odom misses layup
Derek Fisher misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup
Lamar Odom makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Lamar Odom makes 4-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Jordan Farmar misses three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 10-foot running jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
Kobe Bryant misses jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup
Pau Gasol misses layup
Kobe Bryant makes 6-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes 3-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes driving layup
Lamar Odom misses 20-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes 18-foot two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
Vladimir Radmanovic makes three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Sasha Vujacic misses jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Jordan Farmar makes driving layup
Lamar Odom makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
Jordan Farmar makes driving layup (Luke Walton assists)
Sasha Vujacic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luke Walton makes 9-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar misses driving layup
Kobe Bryant makes 23-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses 14-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes two point shot
Pau Gasol misses 8-foot hook shot
Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 9-foot jumper
Lamar Odom blocks Paul Pierce's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)
P.J. Brown misses layup
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
P.J. Brown makes 8-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)
P.J. Brown misses layup
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses layup
Pau Gasol blocks P.J. Brown's layup
Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot hook shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup
Paul Pierce makes layup
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Tony Allen makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Tony Allen makes running jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving dunk
Tony Allen misses layup
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell misses 20-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 21-foot jumper
James Posey misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tony Allen makes two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Jordan Farmar blocks Ray Allen's layup
P.J. Brown makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Lamar Odom blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Ray Allen makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Lamar Odom blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses 28-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 4-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 12-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Sam Cassell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Paul Pierce misses 20-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Eddie House misses 22-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol blocks Ray Allen's layup
Sam Cassell makes 7-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell makes 15-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell misses 10-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes driving layup
James Posey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 13-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses tip shot
Paul Pierce misses layup
Ray Allen misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Eddie House misses three point jumper
Eddie House makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)

CELTICS

LAKERS

TIME		BOS	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Leon Powe vs. Pau Gasol (Kevin Garnett gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Paul Pierce traveling	0	0
11:27	Pau Gasol makes 5-foot two point shot	0	2
11:21	Pau Gasol personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	0	2
11:06	Kevin Garnett lost ball (Kobe Bryant steals)	0	2
10:59	Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper	0	5
10:47	Vladimir Radmanovic personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	0	5
10:32	Rajon Rondo misses 9-foot jumper	0	5
10:30	Boston offensive rebound	0	5
10:19	Rajon Rondo bad pass	0	5
10:00	Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	5
10:00	Leon Powe defensive rebound	0	5
9:45	Lamar Odom blocks Paul Pierce's 4-foot jumper	0	5
9:45	Derek Fisher defensive rebound	0	5
9:42	Kevin Garnett personal foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)	0	5
9:34	Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper	0	5
9:33	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	5
9:18	Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)	2	5
9:04	Derek Fisher makes 27-foot three point jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)	2	8
8:55	Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper	2	8
8:53	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	2	8
8:37	Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot	2	10
8:23	Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	10
8:11	Ray Allen blocks Kobe Bryant's 10-foot jumper	4	10
8:11	Los Angeles offensive rebound	4	10
8:10	Rajon Rondo blocks Derek Fisher's layup	4	10
8:07	Leon Powe defensive rebound	4	10
8:00	Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	10
8:00	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	4	10
7:54	Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	10
7:52	Boston offensive rebound	4	10
7:52	Lamar Odom loose ball foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	4	10
7:48	Kobe Bryant shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	4	10
7:48	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2	5	10
7:48	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2	5	10
7:47	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	5	10
7:28	Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)	5	12
7:11	Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper	5	12
7:11	Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound	5	12
7:01	Pau Gasol misses 7-foot two point shot	5	12
7:01	Pau Gasol offensive rebound	5	12
7:01	Pau Gasol makes layup	5	14
7:01	Leon Powe shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	5	14
7:01	P.J. Brown enters the game for Leon Powe	5	14
7:01	Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 1	5	15
6:50	Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot jumper	5	15
6:48	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	5	15
6:43	Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)	5	18
6:35	Boston full timeout	5	18
6:35	Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo	5	18
6:24	Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)	7	18
6:09	Lamar Odom traveling	7	18
5:47	P.J. Brown misses layup	7	18
5:46	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	7	18
5:35	Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper	7	21
5:16	Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)	10	21
5:07	Eddie House personal foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)	10	21
4:54	Kobe Bryant makes three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)	10	24
4:39	P.J. Brown makes 8-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	12	24
4:18	Vladimir Radmanovic misses three point jumper	12	24
4:16	Ray Allen defensive rebound	12	24
3:57	Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)	15	24
3:35	Vladimir Radmanovic misses 21-foot jumper	15	24
3:34	Kobe Bryant offensive rebound	15	24
3:34	P.J. Brown shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	15	24
3:34	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	15	25
3:34	Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2	15	25
3:32	Ray Allen defensive rebound	15	25
3:18	P.J. Brown misses layup	15	25
3:16	Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound	15	25
3:08	Derek Fisher makes 3-foot two point shot	15	27
2:47	Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	27
2:46	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	15	27
2:40	Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	15	29
2:19	Ray Allen misses layup	15	29
2:18	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	15	29
2:17	Pau Gasol blocks P.J. Brown's layup	15	29
2:15	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	15	29
2:12	Lamar Odom makes two point shot	15	31
2:03	Boston 20 Sec. timeout	15	31
2:03	Los Angeles full timeout	15	31
2:03	James Posey enters the game for P.J. Brown	15	31
2:03	Luke Walton enters the game for Vladimir Radmanovic	15	31
2:03	Jordan Farmar enters the game for Lamar Odom	15	31
2:03	Sasha Vujacic enters the game for Derek Fisher	15	31
1:55	Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot hook shot (Paul Pierce assists)	17	31
1:30	Luke Walton misses three point jumper	17	31
1:29	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	17	31
1:16	Kevin Garnett makes layup	19	31
1:07	Kevin Garnett personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	19	31
1:07	Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2	19	32
1:07	P.J. Brown enters the game for Kevin Garnett	19	32
1:07	Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2	19	33
54.9	Eddie House bad pass (Sasha Vujacic steals)	19	33
52.1	Sasha Vujacic makes driving dunk	19	35
39.1	Luke Walton shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	19	35
39.1	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2	20	35
39.1	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	21	35
31.3	Jordan Farmar makes driving layup	21	37
17.1	Luke Walton personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	21	37
17.1	Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2	21	37
17.1	Boston offensive rebound	21	37
17.1	Tony Allen enters the game for Ray Allen	21	37
17.1	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	22	37
0.9	Pau Gasol makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	22	39
0.9	P.J. Brown illegal defense	22	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	39

Lakers
88
Celtics
98

Game 1

6/6

Lakers
102
Celtics
108

Game 2

9/6

Celtics
81
Lakers
87

Game 3

10/6

Celtics
97
Lakers
91

Game 4

12/6

Celtics
98
Lakers
103

Game 5

15/6

Lakers
92
Celtics
131

Game 6

18/6

crypto.com Arena

11:00 PM, 15 June 2008

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Scott Foster
Ken Mauer

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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