Celtics Lakers Finals 2008
Wikinews has related news: The 2008 NBA Finals were held June 5 through June 17 of 2008, to decide the winner of the, and conclude. The, top-seeded champions of the, defeated the, top-seeded champions of the, four games to two in a best-of-seven series.
This was Boston's first title since 1986 and 17th overall. 2008 marked the first time since that the top seeds from both conferences met in the Finals and the first time since 2003 that any top seeded team played in the NBA finals.
Summary and statistics for the 2008 NBA Finals - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics. Stats from the NBA game played between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers on June 12, 2008 with result, scoring by period and players. NBA FINALS HIGHLIGHTS A2K. NBA Finals Highlights 2008 Game 1 2nd Quarter Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers appeared in the Finals for the first time since and a record 29th time overall. The Celtics appeared in the Finals for the first time since and second-best 20th time overall.
Going into the series, the Celtics had won the most championships of all-time with 16, and the Lakers were second with 14. The two clubs, the most successful teams in NBA history, looked to renew a longstanding 21 years after their last Finals meeting in 1987. They narrowly missed meeting each other in, when the Lakers advanced to the Finals, but the Celtics, who led 2–1 in the Conference Finals, eventually fell to the favored 4–2. This was the 11th time the teams met in the championship round; the Celtics won eight of their previous ten Finals meetings against the Lakers, winning in, and —the Lakers won in and.
The Celtics' 66–16 record gave them over Los Angeles (57–25). This was the first time since, when the beat the for the championship, and the only time in the that an team had the home court advantage. This was also the first NBA Finals series since 1998 to not feature (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) or (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006).
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Rodd Houston narrated the Boston Celtics' championship season documentary on. The made-for-TV version of this documentary is narrated. # Team W L PCT GB 1 z- 66 16.805 – 2 y- 59 23.720 7 3 y- 52 30.634 14 4 x- 45 37.549 21 5 x- 43 39.524 23 6 x- 41 41.500 25 7 x- 40 42.488 26 8 x- 37 45.451 29 9 36 46.439 30 10 34 48.415 32 11 33 49.402 33 12 32 50.390 34 13 26 56.317 40 14 23 59.280 43 15 15 67.183 51 1st seed in the East, best league record Defeated the (8), 4–0 First Round Defeated the (8), 4–3 Defeated the (4), 4–2 Conference Semifinals Defeated the (4), 4–3 Defeated the (3), 4–1 Conference Finals Defeated the (2), 4–2 Regular season series The won both games in the regular season series. Game 1 running score. Paul Pierce scored 15 points in the third quarter to give Boston the lead for good, and paced the Celtic attack with 24 points and 13 rebounds including a powerful two-handed putback dunk late in the game.
Struggled with his shooting touch, finishing 9–26 from the field with 24 points. Pierce apparently injured his knee by falling awkwardly on Kendrick Perkins' leg, and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Despite what Pierce's reaction suggested was a highly debilitating injury, he returned to action minutes later to raucous cheering from the crowd. Some suggested later that the episode was orchestrated by Pierce as an inspirational 'Willis Reed moment'. He soon hit two three-pointers on consecutive offensive possessions that gave Boston the lead for good and finished with 22 points. It was later dubbed by some as the 'Wheelchair Game'.
The Lakers, who had had home court advantage throughout the first three rounds and had not trailed a series in that same time, now had to do without both luxuries for the first time. (center) had a memorable performance in Game 2 The Lakers jumped out to an early 15–8 first quarter lead, but the Celtics answered with a 10–0 run at the start of the second quarter and ended the first half with a 54–42 lead. The Celtics held a 24-point lead with less than eight minutes to go in the 4th quarter before the Lakers cut the lead to two points with 38.4 seconds to go with a 31–9 run. And then closed out the game with two free throws each. The Lakers had a chance to cut into Boston's four-point lead with 14 seconds left, but the ball failed to get into the hands of, resulting in a shot by that was blocked by Pierce.
Bryant finished the game with 30 points and 8 assists., a second year bench player, scored 21 points on 6–7 shooting from the field and 9–13 from the line in 15 minutes of play, including back-to-back dunks in the last minute of the 3rd quarter. Over the course of the game, Leon Powe shot 13 free throws while the Lakers shot 10.
Despite injuries suffered by Pierce (sprained knee) and (high ankle sprain), both players started in Game 2 and appeared to be mostly unhampered by the injuries, especially Pierce who finished with 28 points. Boston finished the game 27-for-38 from the line, while the Lakers were 10-for-10. Some analysts viewed this as favorable treatment toward the Celtics, while others noted that a difference in playing styles may have led to the discrepancy, and that the actual foul discrepancy was only 28–21 in favor of Boston. The Lakers jumped out to a 35–14 lead after the first quarter, which was the largest first-quarter lead in NBA Finals history. The Lakers held their ground for most of the third quarter, leading by as many as 24 points. However, the Celtics went on a 21–3 run to end the third quarter, closing the deficit to only two points (73–71).
With 4:07 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Celtics took their first lead in the game when Celtics' reserve made an 18-foot (5.5 m) jumper. With House's shot, the Celtics were in the lead for good. The Celtics' victory in Game 4 was the largest comeback in the NBA Finals since. Had 17 points on 6 of 19 shooting from the field to go along with 10 assists. The Celtics bench outscored the Lakers bench 35–15, 29 of those points coming from House and. Finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in support of Allen (19) and Pierce (20). As in Game 4, the Lakers jumped out to an early lead, leading 43–24 with 11 minutes to play in the second quarter.
And as in Game 4, the Celtics came back, taking a 62–60 lead behind the strong play of. The Lakers finally regained their composure, outscoring Boston 24–18 in the 3rd quarter. In previous games, the Lakers were outscored by Boston in the 3rd quarter (22–31 in Game 1, 19–29 in Game 2, 17–25 in Game 3, and 15–31 in Game 4) by a total of 43 points (73–116). The Lakers built a 14-point lead in the 4th quarter, but the Celtics again came back with a 16–2 run to tie the game at 90. With less than one minute left in the game, the Celtics had the ball with the Lakers leading 97–95.
Pierce beat Bryant off the drive, but Bryant knocked the ball out of Pierce's hands from behind. Picked up the loose ball and passed downcourt to Bryant for a breakaway dunk, giving the Lakers a 99–95 lead. The Lakers went on to win 103–98, sending the series back to Boston. Kobe Bryant shot 8 of 21 from the floor for 25 points, to go with five steals.
Pau Gasol contributed 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, Odom 20 points and 11 rebounds. For Boston, Pierce had a memorable 38 point effort, but outside of Allen (16 points) and Garnett (13 points and 14 rebounds) did not receive enough support from his teammates to clinch the championship at Staples. As for the odds stacked against the Lakers to come back from a 3–1 deficit, Jackson said, 'We're young enough and dumb enough to do this.' The Celtics needed 26 games to win their 17th title.
By a twist of fate, Coach played for the 1993–94, which held the previous record for most playoff games played in one season, with 25. Entering Game 6, the Celtics set a record of most playoff games played in one season, with 26, breaking the previous record of 25 set by both the, whom Celtics Coach played for, and the, both of whom lost in their respective finals in seven games (Knicks in, Pistons in ).
However, for the 1994 Knicks, the first round was a best-of-five. After a rocky first quarter, the Celtics dominated the rest of the game. Maintaining a lead of more than 25 points, the Celtics' Big Three performed phenomenally, while the whole team smothered the Lakers' offense with their tight defense. Boston dominated in numerous statistical categories, including rebounds (48–29, with a 14–2 disparity in offensive boards), turnovers (7–19), steals (18–4), assists (33–16) and blocks (4–0). Five Celtics finished in double figures. Hit seven three-pointers to tie what was then the Finals record (which he subsequently broke during the against the Lakers during game two), had an all-around spectacular performance (21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals), the Celtics only turned the ball over seven times and set a Finals record with 18 steals, and every Boston player who saw action scored.
The 39-point margin of victory was the largest ever in an NBA championship-clinching game, breaking the old record of 33, also set by the Celtics over the Lakers in Game Five of the, 129–96. This lead was close to the Finals point-spread record set in Game 3 in where a -led team beat the by 42 points, 96–54.
The Celtics also improved their overall record against the Lakers to 9–2 in Finals meetings, beating them in the Finals for the first time since. This was the Celtics' 17th championship, their first since, extending their for most NBA championships won by a single team. All this capped off the Celtics' best regular season (66–16) since their in which they went 67–15. It was also a sense of relief, as the Celtics set an NBA record for most playoff games ever needed to win a championship, with 26, surpassing the previous record of 24 by the Lakers in. The Celtics' win was also seen as an addition to the recent success of, following the wins by the in Super Bowls, and (2001, 2003 and 2004 seasons) and the 's World Series wins in (death of the ) and.
Later, the would win the, the Red Sox win in the, and the Patriots would win two more Super Bowls, and (2014 and 2016 seasons). The Celtics won this series by winning Games 1, 2, 4, and 6; coincidentally, the last time the two teams met in, the Lakers won that series in identical fashion. It was also the same identical fashion when the Celtics won the NBA Finals in before this championship.
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000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Head coach. Assistant coach(es). Legend.:.:.: and.: and (all games except games 2 and 5 joined in progress; Sunday games covered in full).:.:.:,.:, several provincial broadcasters.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:,.: Sport1, Sport2.:.:,.:.:.:,.:,.:.:. Middle East,:.:.:,.:.:.:.:,.:.:.:.:.:.:.: Aftermath In the the Celtics raced to a 27–2 start, the best through 29 games in NBA history, until that fateful finals rematch against the Lakers on ended a franchise-high 19-game winning streak. Then days after the injured his right knee, and was lost for the season. The Celtics won 62 games, but the absence of Garnett affected the team as they were eliminated in seven games by the in the. The Lakers rebounded to win 65 games in the aforementioned season, then proceeded to in five games over the Magic.
Even though another mid-season injury to threatened their title drive, he did come back late in the season. The Lakers became the first team since the to win the NBA Finals after losing it in the previous year. Both teams would eventually meet again in where the Lakers defeated the Celtics in seven games. The Celtics' 17th championship raised the total of championships in to 32, and it continued a string of championships for the city this decade. The 's won the in, and, and nearly won a fourth on, only to have a perfect season denied by the five months earlier. 's won their second title of the decade, adding their total to seven.
With the 's winning the, the city of Boston became the first city to win championships in all four major sports in a seven-year span. The city's total title tally now stands at 35. See also.
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