Celtics put away the lakers in LA...

[madinmaryland]

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Paul Pierce scored 32 points, Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 13 rebounds with a large bandage over a cut on his head, and the Boston Celtics won their NBA finals rematch with the Lakers on Sunday, overcoming Kobe Bryant's 41 points in a 109-96 victory.

Ray Allen scored 21 points for the Celtics in the longtime rivals' first meeting since Los Angeles rallied from a late 13-point deficit for an 83-79 win in Game 7 last June, ending an exhausting series in dramatic fashion.

Bryant scored his 27,000th career point but couldn't spark his Lakers teammates, who followed up their Christmas home loss to Miami with another flop against the best of the East.

Pau Gasol had 12 points in a quiet game for Los Angeles, which has lost four of seven.

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[chelsea0011]

1. Interesting stat that Kobe had 41 points and 0 assists

Try as he may, there is no way he alone can beat that Celtics team.

[era veteran]

2. Two words Rajon Rondo

Gets better every game. (16 assists)

[bluescribbler]

3. Didn't hurt to have perkins back in the lineup.

I firmly believe the Celtics would have won Game 7 had he been able to play.

[WilliamPitt]

4. Did we win the title?

Nope.

Meaningless victory, except for the sportswriters.

Writing the Lakers off is folly.

[madinmaryland]

5. Not exactly meaningless...

It gives the Celtics "24 hours" of enjoyment of humiliating the Lakers in LA. It also gives the C's the tie breaker if they play the lakers in finals, assuming they can get by the Spurs, and the C's can get by the Miami Lebrons.

Just sayin.