Dec 25 2008
Lakers End Celtics Winning Streak On Christmas Day
The Boston Celtics was hoping to make it 20 straight wins as they took on the Los Angeles Lakers in L.A, but it was not meant to be as Kobe Bryant tossed in 27 points and Pau Gasol hit some key baskets down the stretch to give the Lakers a 92-83 win over Boston. This is a game that I am sure many Laker players had circled on the calendar as a day for redemption and from the way they played this game was just that.
Kevin Garnett had 22 points for the Celtics, but you could see that tempers were getting to the boiling point in different parts of the game. The Celtics have what Kobe Bryant wants and that is a championship and he knows to be able to hoist that trophy Boston is one team his Lakers must be able to beat. On this day that is what happened, but down the road that could be another story. Today Christmas Day was great for Kobe and the Laker fans, but come June will they be smiling again or will those men dress in green the Boston Celtics hoist another championship.
