THE CELTICS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO LOS ANGELES, AND THEY ARE ON A MISSION TO DETHRONE THE LAKERS AT THEIR  HOME COURT. KOBE BRYANT, THE GREATEST PLAYER IN HIS ERA, SCORED 19 POINTS IN THE 3RD QUARTER, BUT IT WASN’T ENOUGH TO STOP THE CELTICS FROM TAKING GAME 5, AND THE 3-2 LEAD IN THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. PAUL PIERCE CAME ALIVE FOR THE CELTICS, AND KEVIN GARNETT FINALLY CONTRIBUTED WITH GREAT DEFENSE, AND 10 REBOUNDS TO HELP THE CELTICS IN THEIR  VICTORY AT THE GARDEN.

AGAIN, KP43, KENDRICK PERKINS, CLOGGED THE MIDDLE FOR THE CELTICS, STOPPED GASOL IN THE PAINT, BLOCKED AND REDIRECTED SHOTS, AND ALSO ADDED 7 MORE REBOUNDS FOR THE CELTICS. MR. PERKINS ISN’T A GLAMORE GUY, HE JUST GETS THE JOB DONE, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, WHICH HAS PROPELLED THE BOSTON CELICS TO A 3-2 LEAD IN THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS.

DOC RIVERS PUT ON A COACHING CLINIC, HE MADE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO SHUT DOWN THE LAKERS SUPPORT TEAM, AND ONLY KOBE BRYANT HAD AN IMPACT FOR THE LAKERS. DOC TOLD HIS TEAM IN THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE, THAT WHEN KOBE SCORES, IT’S ONLY 2 POINTS, NOT 10, SO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS, HE STATED THAT WE WILL TAKE THIS GAME TONIGHT WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE OFFENSIVE BOARDS, AND SHUT DOWN THE BENCH PLAY OF THE LAKERS.

DOC WAS RIGHT, THE CELTICS PREVAILED, THEIR UP 3-2, AND IT WILL BE A SMOKER IN L.A. IN THE NEXT CONTEST.