Los Angeles's Kobe Bryant drives past Boston's Paul Pierce in Game 3 of the 2008 NBA Finals.
Here is the preview for tonight's game....
Boston Celtics@ Los Angeles Lakers
7:00 PM MT
ABC or NBATV
And here are the stats for the whole playoffs up to this day:
Lakers
Points: Kobe Bryant 31.6
Rebounds: Lamar Odom 9.9
Assists: Kobe Bryant 5.7
Steals: Derek Fisher 2.3
Blocks: Pau Gasol 2.1
Celtics
Points: Kevin Garnett 20.7
Rebounds: Kevin Garnett 10.2
Assists: Rajon Rondo 6.9
Steals: Raj! on Rondo 1.7
Blocks: Kendrick Perkins 1.3
And the Team Points stats for the Playoffs
Lakers
PPG: 103.6
Opponent PPG: 98.8
Celtics:
PPG: 92.1
Opponent PPG: 87.9
Ok, so the Lakers pulled down a little more rebounds than the Celtics, but they allowed their opponents to grab more. The Celtics are called the best defensive team in the league, and the stats show. In the regular season, they averaged 10 more points than their opponents, and in the playoffs it is about 4. For the Lakers, in the regular season they averaged about 5 more than their opponents, and in the postseason they are averaging about 7 more. The Lak! ers have been great at defense this year in the playoffs, and the Celtics are slowly dropping under them. It was mostly because of their 7 game series with Atlanta and Cleveland. Before this series, they played 20 games {now 23}.
Oh yes, I forgot to give my thoughts on the Lakers' win. Kobe Bryant had 36 and Sasha Vujacic had 20 to lead the Lakers to their first win of the series so they could avoid dropping into in a 0-3 hole. It was awesome.
