Game 5 NBA Finals: Celtics need Win to have any Chance

Glen “Big Baby” Davis dominated the paint in the 4tth quarter of game 4 as the Boston Celtics regained momentum in the NBA Championships. Davis scored 9 of his 18 points in the fourth including a put-back lay-up that got the Boston crowd and Davis energized. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers had a halftime lead, but gave it back early in the 4th quarter as Nate Robinson and Glen Davis took control of the game with timely shooting and good defense.

The Lakers looked as though they would run away with Game 4 and possibly the title when they built a double-digit lead in the 2nd quarter. However, the Celtics fought back to cut the deficit to just 3 before halftime. Kobe ended with a game high 33 points on 10 of 22 shooting. Ron Artest and Pau Gasol both played well Thursday, but they weren’t able to control the boards like they needed to in order to keep the Celtics from getting second chance points. Andrew Bynum played just 12 minutes due to more pain in his knee. It’s more and more obvious that Bynum is the determining factor in this series. He has dominated the paint when he’s on the floor, and his size and length are too much for the smaller and older Celtics “Big Men” to handle.

Bynum had his knee drained once again on Saturday, and it said to be ready to go for the Game 5 match-up on Sunday night. Unless Kobe Bryant has one of his dominant performances, the Lakers will need Bynum to be productive on both ends of the floor if they are to put Boston on the brink of elimination with a win at the Garden. Tune in Sunday to see if the Lakers can do what most NBA experts thought they would, and take the series back home with a 3-2 advantage.

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