Lakeshowing the Dynasty: Finally....Lakers..Finally!

The Los Angeles Lakers finally come with a win against one of the top contenders in the NBA thursday night as they come from 15 points down to steal a win in Boston 92-86. The Lakers found themselves down by 15 late in the second quarter by a score of 45-30. They would then close out the half well and bring out the same intensity in the second half as they went on a 24-5 run to take the lead. Boston then would play catch up and at a couple moments take the lead. In a night that Ray Allen passed Reggie Miller for the all-time 3-pointers made in NBA history, Kobe Bryant was quiet in the first half. Coming out as a facilitater, he tried to get his teammates involved. With only three points in the first half, Kobe would not do the same in the second half. Kobe turned into his alternate ego, "Black Mamba" and went off scoring 12 points in the third quarter alone, giving the Lakers the lead going into the forth, where he again would close the game out scoring eight points. Kobe's biggest shot of the night was over the foul-proned Ray Allen under a minute to go, giving the Lakers an eight point lead and icing the game. Kobe would finish with 23 points and still give that persona as the GAME'S best closer. Offense was not just the answer though in L.A.'s win over Boston, defense was the answer for this win. The Lakers were able to totally shift the game in the second half as they held the Celtics to (30.2%) shooting (13-43). The Lakers played the Celtics at their own game for a change and it showed success. Also the bigs game up well in the game. Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum combined for 40 points and 19 rebounds and the Lakers as a whole outscored the Celtics in the paint also. Up next for the Lakers on the second day of a back-to-back, the New York Knicks. After the win the Lakers improve to (37-16) and (3-0) on the "Grammy" road trip.