Published>Fri, Jun 11 10 10:47 AM
Reserve forward Glen Davis helped the Boston Celtics reclaim their inside presence and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 96-89 on Thursday to level the best-of-seven NBA finals at 2-2.
The burly Davis, nicknamed "Big Baby", scored 18 points on seven of 10 shooting to spark Boston's resurgent game under the basket.
Davis scored five points and Ray Allen four during a key 9-0 run in the final period as the Celtics turned a two-point deficit into a 71-64 lead with eight minutes remaining.
Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Pau Gasol added 21 to lead the defending champion Lakers, who were out-rebounded 41-34 and outscored in the paint 54-34 on the night.
Bryant hit 10 of 22 shots, including six of 11 from beyond the arc, but failed to rally his team mates. Forward Lamar Odom had 10 points, one of only three Lakers in double figures.
Faced with the prospect of going down 3-1, Boston out-hustled the Lakers, holding a 15-2 edge on fastbreak points and a 20-10 advantage on second-chance points.
Celtics forward Paul Pierce broke out of his scoring slump with a team-leading 19 points although he had only nine after the first period.
Game Five will be Sunday at the Boston Garden before the series shifts to Los Angeles for Game Six and, if necessary, Game Seven.
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