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ALLEN, PIERCE, AND GARNETT, ALL
PLAYING IN THEIR FIRST NBA
FINALS.
THEY HAVE SUCH GOLDEN
PORTUNITY, RIGHT NOW, TO GO UP
3-1, IN THESE NBA FINALS.
AND YOU SEE THE LOOK ON KOBE
BRYANT'S FACE.
ENBA FINALSO SHOOT THREE.
>> Jeff:'M GOING TO T
ANOTHERTIMEOUT TO AANCE THE
BALL IN THE COURT.
NBNALSH@CC■■■■.■■ THE BL TO
AND GET IT TO THE RIM.
IF SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENS, GET
HELP.
IF NOT, GET TO THE BASKET AS
QUICKLH@ABA NA■■■ IBLE.
>> Mar PAUL ER, IF HE A FIH@AB
GRIND.
DEEP PRESSURE.
>> Mike: THE LAKERS HAVE SEEN A
24-POINT LEADDISAPPEAR.
SASHA VUJACIC, SO EMOTIONAL ON
THE COURT.
AND DURING THAT TIMEOUT.
THEAKERS, NOW, DESPERATE.
DOWN BYVE, WITH .7
REMAINING.
AS YOU SAID, PHIL JACKSON WILL
USE ANOTHER TIMEOUT TO ADVANCE
THE BALL.
THE POINT IS,F YOU ADVANCE THE
BALL, YOU'RE IN-BOUNDING THE
BALL FROMHAT SPOT WHERE YOU
CALL THE TIMEOUT.
BUT IF YOU IMMEDIATELY CALL
>>eff: ■■■■■NBLSANCE THE BALAL.
C H@ANT TLAY I
TO THE BASKET.
AND YOU CAN ONLY ADVANCE T
BALL ONE MORE TIME.
>> Mike: THE CELTICS HAVE
OUTSCORED THEH@ ■■■■■ABCH@ABC■.
>> Jf: I WANT THE BALL TO G
IN ANYBODY BUT BRYANT.
>> Mark: AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
HELP ON THE INSIDE SHOOTER.
>> Mike: RADMANOVIC, O T
VUJACIC.
VUJACIC, THAT'S A TWO-POINTER.
JACIC, TO YANT.
THAT A TWO.
SHT.
NO GOOD.
VUCIC, OUT OF
SAVES IT.
AND HOUSE IS FOULED WITH 3.6
REMAINING.
D TH CELTICS ARE GOING TO
TAKE A 3-1 LEAIN THESE FINALS.
WHAT AN AMAZING TURNAROUND HERE
E FOUR.
AND 2 THE CROWD ARE STARTING TO
>>H@AULNB, TO KOB
BRYANT, TOGARNETT.
HE DENIES HIM THE BASKETBALL.
ONCE HE CATCHES IT, OFF THE
SSED SHOT.
FORCES HIM INTO A TOUGHONE.
AT'S JTOLIDEFENSE B THE
CELTICS.
AND Y CAN'TAY ENOUGHBOUT
THE JOB THAT EDDIE HOUSE HAS
DONE OFF THE BENCH,
SUBSTITUTI.
NBA PAUPIERCE,TARTING T @A O
CELEBRATE.
S TEAM GOESP 3-1.
NO TEAM INNBA FINALS HISTORY,
HAS COME BACK FROM BEING DOWN
3-1, TO WIN THE NBA
CHAMPIONSHIP.
THIS CROWD IS SO DISAPPOINTED.
THE GAME THAT STARTED GREAT.
THEELTICS TURN INE OF THE
GREAT COBACKS OF A PLAYO
HIY.
DOWN4 IN T SECOND QUARTE
WN 20 IN THE THIRD.
THEY COME BACK AND WIN GAME
FOUR.
JUST A TREMENDOUS PERFORMANCE ON
THE ROAD.
PIERCE, AGAIN, GREW UP AAKER
FAN.
SUCHN EMOTIONAL RETU F
HIM.
AS THE LAKERS GO BACK TO THEIR
LOCKER ROOM, OBVIOUSLY, SO
DISAPPOINTED.
LET'S SEND ITO MICHELLE.
>> Mhele: PAUL, ONE OF THE
MOST RASHL REMARKABLE COMEBACKS
IN NBA FINALS HISTORY.
HOW DOOU EXPLAI AFTER BNG
WN 24 IN THE FIRST, HOW YOU
DID THIS?
>> RIGHT THERE, BABY.
WE SUCKED IT .
WE CAME AW
WEAID WEEREN'TOI TO B
DOWN
ILSH@AB H@ THIRD
ARR, DON'TAB NBA FINALS■■
SCORE, FELLAS.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AND COMPETE.
AND DON'T LOOK AT THE SCORE.
I WAS GOI TOAV A
FOURTH-QUARTER COMEBACK, IN
2002.
I KNOW WHAT IT IS T DIG DEEP
INSIDE AND GOUT AND THERE AND
GET A WIN.
>> Miche: SO MHNBFINALSAB
OM YOU ABAB■■■■NBNANALELEAB CKT
>>E HAD SHOOTER ON THE URT.
WE KNEW THAT COULDN'T HELP.
HE SAW IT.
AND THAT PRETTY MUCH ICED IT.
IT WAS A TEAM FORT.
T IT WAS THE DEFENSE THAT GOT
IT DONE THE SECOND HALF.
>> Michele: YOU WERE GUARDING
KOBE BRYANT THE LATAR OF
TH ME.
WHATOES TTIKE FOR
>> I WANTED TO MAKE HIM WORK
COMING OUT AND JUST MAKE HIM
WORK.
I DON'T KNOW.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY DEFENSE.
I KNOW CHPIONSHIPS.
Michele: LAST THING FOR YOU.
TEAM IN NBA FINALS HISTY,
HAS COME BACK FROM A 3-1
DEFINIO WIN THE FINALS.
WH DYOU ME OF THATSTAT?
>> WELL, IT COULD ALWAYS HAPPEN.
AND WE'RE NOT COUNTING ON THAT
STATISTIC.
WE WTO GO OUT O FAER'S
DAY.
>> Michele: COTULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Me: THATOULD BE SUNDAY
BACK HERE AT THE STAPLES CEER.
THE PLAYER OF THE GAME VOTE,
FANS SELECTE PAULIERCE AS
TONIGHT'S PLAYER OF THE GAME.
THIS WAS A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT.
AS HE SAID, DEFENSIVELY, LAKERS,
NB FNAH@ QUARTERS.OND HALF.AB■■■
AND, REMEMBER, L.A., U BY 20,
WITH 5:50 REMAINING IN THE
THIRD.
CELTICS, SLOWLY CHIPPING AWAY.
FINALLY, TOOK THEIR FIR LEAD
OF THE GAME, WITH UNDER FIVE
MINUTETO GO I T
D THCELTICS N CELEBRE.
NOW, AGAIN, GAME FIVE WILL BE
RIGHT BACK HERE ON SUNDAY.
IT WILL BE ON ABC.
R COVERAGEEGINS 30
EASTERN.
ANNBTI SHORTLY AFTER 9:00.
LAKERS ND TO WIN TO SEND THE
SERIES BACKO BOSTON, THE SITE
FOR GAME SIX AND SEVEN.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMEBACKS IN
THE HISTORY OF NBA PLAYOFFS.
NOW, EXCEPT FOR THE WEST COAST,
STAY TUNED FOR YOUR LE LOCAL
NE, "NIGHTLINE" AND JIY
KIMM OR MOST THESEBC
STATIONS
COMPLETE COVERAGEF TONIGHT'S
GAME, GO TO "SPORTSCENTER."
NTS. HAD 19
US? BUT SERIO
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H@STON C
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HALF.
IM LGEHE
OFICIT IN NBA FINALS HIS
LEASTRCOME THA
IN THE SHOT CLOCK ERA.
N NEEDED A COUPLE OF RUNS
HE FIRST HA.
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THRILLED TO DEATH.
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