The Celtics bench, keyed by impressive performances by Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Nate Robinson, came up huge to help Boston even the series. The NBA Finals is tied 2-2 for the first time since 2006.
NBA Finals, Game 4: Can The Lakers Go For The Jugular?
And that brought us to Game 3, a back-and-forth slugfest of a game, where Los Angeles jumped to an early first half lead, and Boston spent the bulk of the second half trying to claw their way back into the lead. And they almost did... But ultimately, Los Angeles was too good. Or, maybe, Boston’s offense wasn’t good enough. Whatever the case, it means that tonight will be more of the same for Celtics. They absolutely must win; it’s that simple.
If the Boston loses tonight, they’d have to beat the defending champs three straight times to win the NBA Title, two of which would happen on the road, in Los Angeles. That’s not happening. On the other side, though, the tenor changes a bit for Game 4.
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