The 39-point margin of victory was the largest ever in an NBA championship-clinching game, breaking the old record of 33, also set by the Celtics over the Lakers in Game Five of the This was the Celtics' 17th championship, their first since The Celtics' win was also seen as an addition to the recent success of The Celtics won this series by winning Games 1, 2, 4, and 6; coincidentally, the last time the two teams met in The Lakers rebounded to win 65 games in the aforementioned season, then proceeded to The Celtics' 17th championship raised the total of Pierce beat Bryant off the drive, but Bryant knocked the ball out of Pierce's hands from behind. The 2008 NBA Finals were held June 5 through June 17, 2008, to decide the winner of the 2007–08 NBA season, and conclude the season's playoffs.The Boston Celtics, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, four games to two in a best-of-seven series.This was Boston's first title since 1986 during the Larry Bird era … Pau Gasol contributed 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, Odom 20 points and 11 rebounds. It was later dubbed by some as the "Wheelchair Game".The Lakers, who had had home court advantage throughout the first three rounds and had not trailed a series in that same time, now had to do without both luxuries for the first time. The Celtics held a 24-point lead with less than eight minutes to go in the 4th quarter before the Lakers cut the lead to two points with 38.4 seconds to go with a 31–9 run. The 2008 Boston Celtics championship team was famously led by the organization's "Big 3" in Going into the series, the Celtics had won the most championships of all-time with 16, and the Lakers were second with 14.
The Celtics won the season series with the Pistons 2-1. "Entering Game 6, the Celtics set a record of most playoff games played in one season, with 26, breaking the previous record of 25 set by both the After a rocky first quarter, the Celtics dominated the rest of the game. It was the first time since the 2000-01 season that the Celtics had done so.Kevin Garnett led the Celtics in scoring against the Pistons this season, averaging 24 points in the three games. He soon hit two three-pointers on consecutive offensive possessions that gave Boston the lead for good and finished with 22 points. However, the Celtics went on a 21–3 run to end the third quarter, closing the deficit to only two points (73–71). Finals MVP: Paul Pierce (21.8 / 4.5 / 6.3) 2008 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kobe Bryant (633) TRB: Kevin Garnett (274) AST: Rajon Rondo (172) WS: Kevin Garnett (4.1) More playoffs info. In previous games, the Lakers were outscored by Boston in the 3rd quarter (22–31 in Game 1, 19–29 in Game 2, 17–25 in Game 3, and 15–31 in Game 4) by a total of 43 points (73–116). Site Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2:05PM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? League Champion: Boston Celtics. The Lakers held their ground for most of the third quarter, leading by as many as 24 points. Former Celtic Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 22.7 points per game. For Boston, Pierce had a memorable 38 point effort, but outside of Allen (16 points) and Garnett (13 points and 14 rebounds) did not receive enough support from his teammates to clinch the championship at Staples.As for the odds stacked against the Lakers to come back from a 3–1 deficit, Jackson said, "We're young enough and dumb enough to do this. 2008 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Hawks vs. Celtics League Champion: Boston Celtics. The Lakers built a 14-point lead in the 4th quarter, but the Celtics again came back with a 16–2 run to tie the game at 90.
1 seed in the first round. Are you a Stathead, too? Paul Pierce's 27 points led the way, closing out the Pistons and securing Boston's first Eastern Conference title since 1987. The Celtics hold the slight edge of 20-19. The Lakers jumped out to an early 15–8 first quarter lead, but the Celtics answered with a 10–0 run at the start of the second quarter and ended the first half with a 54–42 lead. The Pistons and Celtics have played 39 games against each other in the playoffs. 2008 NBA Playoffs; Standings; Schedule and Results; Leaders; Stats.