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The Boston Celtics narrowly escaped from a great comeback by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second game of the 2008 NBA Finals.

The Celtics led for most part of the game. With a very comfortable 24-point lead a little more than 7 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, everyone, including the Celtics, thought that the game was over. But the Lakers had other ideas in mind. The fired up Kobe Bryant, who had to battle his way throughout the game, challenged his teammates as they slowly climbed their way into the game. The lead was cut down to as close as 2 points at 104-102 behind Kobe Bryant’s two free throws less than a minute remaining. On the next play, Paul Pierce carried the Celtics as he got fouled while driving to the basket. He calmly sank the two free throws to make it a two possession ballgame and kept the Lakers at bay.

The Celtics blew a big lead in the fourth quarter by letting their guard down, but narrowly escaped an embarrassing loss from the Lakers. The Celtics came out with the win and advanced the series lead to 2-0.

The Lakers hope to finally have a taste of a win in the series as they head back to Los Angelese for game 3 on Tuesday night.

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