LA Lakers spoil Celtics' Garden party

Derek Fisher scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth and Kobe Bryant finished with 29 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 91-84 yesterday in game three of the NBA finals. Pau Gasol had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Andrew Bynum chipped...

Derek Fisher scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth and Kobe Bryant finished with 29 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 91-84 yesterday in game three of the NBA finals.

Pau Gasol had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Andrew Bynum chipped in with 10 rebounds for the defending champions Lakers, who weathered an early assault, jumped out to a 17-point lead before allowing the Celtics to climb back in it.

Fisher and Bryant then powered them down the stretch as they held on for the win to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Game four is also in Boston tonight as the Celtics host the Lakers three games in a row.

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