Recap:
Best Game of Round 1 Vs. Miami Heat- Game 1
Best Game of Round 2 Vs. Cleveland Cavaliers- Game 6
Best Game of Eastern Conference Finals Vs. Orlando Magic- Game 2
Best game of the NBA Finals...
Game 2
Celtics- 103 Lakers- 94
What took place during Game 7 will not be mentioned in my "Best of" series.
Game 2 had a lot of meaning to the Celtics. It would be very difficult to take all 3 games (in a row with the 2-3-2 format) at home against the Lakers. So what did they do? Well HE.. Ray Allen, took the game over in the first half on a record setting night.
Ray Allen's performance was something you had to sit back and admire. He made his first 7 three pointers in the first half. That alone tied the record for three pointers made in an entire NBA Finals game (Scottie Pippen and Kenny Smith each had 7 in an NBA Finals game). Allen quieted down in the 2nd half but did hit the record breaking 3 just over halfway through the 3rd.
The Celtics looked in control of the game through the majority of the first half but after an poor pass by Shelden Williams, Kobe Bryant stole the ball and hit a deep 3 that brought the C's in the locker room up only 6.
The entire second half was back and forth. The Lakers would grab a small lead, but the Celtics would snatch it away. Neither team could really take a strangle hold on the game until the C's put together a few good defensive stops, good coaching, and taking what the Lakers were giving them (a Rondo jump shot).
This game was very exciting and it kept us on the edge of our seats.. or standing.. while the game teetered back and forth. What steered me away from choosing Games 4 and 5 is that those games were in more "control" [if you would like to call 5 points control], for a longer period of time.
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