Image via WikipediaKobe Bryant scores 30 points, Pau Gasol holds down the middle with 23 points and 14 rebounds and Ron Artest adds 15 points in the victory over Boston, which is led by Paul Pierce's 24 points and nine rebounds.Well, that's probably quite the overstatement but when you realize that Lakers Coach Phil Jackson is 47-0 when his team has won the first game of a series, then it's not great news for fans of the Boston Celtics.
The Lakers' 102-89 victory over the Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at Staples Center was not easy as the margin. Then again, after the third quarter it wasn't that difficult. In the end the Lakers were able to win because of their ability to get the ball into the middle and, even more importantly, let Kobe Bryant shoot the ball.
Jackson dismissed the streak as any good coach would do.
"I wish I felt that way (confident)," Jackson said. "We have to play this out. We have a lot of work ahead of us. But ultimately it's important but then the next game becomes the most important. But the first game sets the action and that is important."
In Game 1 of the Finals, Bryant had his fifth straight game of 30 points or more. He finished Thurday's game with 30 points on 10-of-22 shooting from the field while making nine of 10 free throws.
The game was close through the first quarter, although the Lakers at one point had a six-point lead they seemed unwilling to keep. But with less than five minutes to play in the second quarter the Lakers went on a 11-4 streak to build an 11-point lead with less than a minute to play in the half.
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