Thursday, December 25, 2008

L.A. beats Boston

Christmas Day in L.A. Iris and I attended the Lakers Celtics game at Staples Center. It was an amazing party atmosphere. The tickets cost $240 each and $20 for parking but it was worth it for a great Christmas day present.

When we got downtown, it was drizzling a bit. The temperature was about 40 degrees. We parked and walked two blocks to The Staples Center passing the brand new Nokia Center on the way.


Game recap:

Kobe Bryant had 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final three minutes, and the Lakers used a strong finish to beat Boston 92-83 Thursday, snapping the Celtics' franchise-record 19-game winning streak.

The victory was the 1,000th for Los Angeles' Phil Jackson, enabling him to become the sixth NBA coach to reach that milestone. The 63-year-old Jackson has a career record of 1,000-423 in 17-plus seasons as coach of the Chicago Bulls and Lakers. He became the fastest to win 1,000 games, surpassing Pat Riley, who did it in 1,434 games.

The Celtics entered with a 27-2 record - the fastest start by a two-loss team. They were in pretty good shape when Kevin Garnett dunked off a feed from Rajon Rondo to put them ahead 81-79 with 3:57 remaining. But the Lakers went on a 13-2 run to finish the game.

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