Celtics hold off Lakers take 2-0 series lead

Wow what a crazy game last night! The Boston Celtics led by Paul Pierce and his 28 points came to play last night, well for at least 3 1/2 quarters. Ray Allen had 17 points as did Kevin Garnett with 14 rebounds and the unheralded Leon Powe scorched the Lakers with 21 points in 15 minutes! Unbelievable! But even crazier was the fact that the Lakers were down by 24 points with just under 8 minutes left but did not give up. They cut the lead to 104-102 with under a minute to go but Pierce hit two clutch free throws and then blocked a jumper by Sasha Vujacic to ice it for the Celtics. Pierce and the rest of his crew are on a mission in my opinion. The big three of Pierce, Garnett and Allen are all starving for their first title in their long careers. Up 2-0 they have a good chance but can they win a game in LA where the Lakers have not lost since March? It will be a tough task and I expect the Los Angeles Lakers to come out with a huge chip on their shoulders because certainly they could not be happy being down 0-2 plus add in the fact that the officiating was... oh let's say maybe benefited the home team a bit. I do think Phil Jackson was not thinking clearly when he basically slapped Leon Powe in the face saying his name wrong and stating that he went to the line in his 15 minutes more than the entire Lakers did. That may come back to bit him. Either way we are in for some more drama at the Staples center in game 3, stay tuned!