2008 NBA FINAL
June 17, 2008
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
Complete Original Broadcast
Commercials still intact
After a rocky first quarter, the Celtics dominated the rest of the game.
Maintaining a lead of more than 25 points, the Celtics' Big Three performed phenomenally,
while the whole team smothered the Lakers' offense with their tight defense.
Boston dominated in numerous statistical categories,
including rebounds (48–29, with a 14–2 disparity in offensive boards),
turnovers (7–19), steals (18–4), assists (33–16) and blocks (4–0). Five Celtics finished in double figures.
Allen hit seven three pointers to tie a Finals record, Rajon Rondo had an all-around spectacular performance
(21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals), the Celtics only turned the ball over seven times
and set a Finals record with 18 steals, and every Boston player who saw action scored. [8]
The 39-point margin of victory was the largest ever in an NBA championship-clinching game,
breaking the old record of 35 set by the Washington Bullets over the
Seattle SuperSonics in Game Six of the 1978 NBA Finals,
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