What a fucking game 7. So memorable, both teams were going for loose balls, showing tough defense. L.A got the edge by out-rebounding Boston (26 offensive rebounds) taking advantage of Perkins absence. Ron Artest came big for us in the first half when the team was struggling on the offensive end, he grabbed some offensive rebounds stole the ball a few times, put some great defense on Pierce.
Boston led throughout the first 3 quarters, up by 13 at one point. L.A never gave up, pushed by their crowd they made an amazing comeback, one of the toughest of the season. They finally tied the game and took the lead in the final minutes of the game. Fisher and Artest came up with two big 3 to give us the edge but Boston answered back with Rondo's and Allen's. It came down two free throws made both by Vujacic and Bryant who had one of his worst night of the playoffs.
Thank God team efforts carried them to the Championship, the 16th for the Lakers (1 shy away to tie Boston 17). This is Kobe 5th ring, people can't deny his GREATNESS now, one more than Shaq like he emphasized during his post-game press conference.
Last year, I mentioned when we won the Championship that Phil Jackson only wins his championships in threes, twice with Chicago, once with L.A. This is the second of the potential three, all we need for him is to confirm he's coming back next year and we are good to go for the 3-peat.
Congratulations on an amazing year Los Angeles Lakers. See you next year!
P.S: Artest gave the greatest, awesome, awkward post game interview ever:
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