Lakers survive game three 87-81

The Lakers didn't play their best game and were extremely fortunate to come out of game three with a victory. The final tally was 87-81, but this was not the blow out redemption game many expected. Sure Kobe was strong down the stretch and Sasha was clutch off the bench, but the Celtics were right there, even with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce having off shooting games. Offensively for the Lakers, other then Kobe's 36 and Sasha's 20, no one else was in double figures. Pau Gasol, had 9 points, Lamar Odom 4 and Derek Fisher had a whopping 6 points. When we discuss tempo, this is the kind of game that usually favors Boston. However, with two dozen make-up calls in the first half, and Garnett and Pierce not on their game it was too much of a mountain to climb.