Western Conference Finals 2009 Game 3: Lakers 103 – Nuggets 97, Kobe 41 points and clutch plays
This game was such a fun game to watch. Alot of emotional, physical, and clutch plays. I’ll start with the players who stepped up. Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza both stepped up big. Gasol had 20 points on 7-12 shooting with 11 rebounds. Ariza had 16 points (5-8 fg, 3-5 3pt) with 2 huge 3s in the 4th and a big steal just like in game 1. There were a total 5 techs in the game with a combined 76 attempted free throws, so it was a very physical game. Kobe played just, plain, SICK. Kobe had 41 points (2009 playoff high) on 12-24 fg shooting and 2-5 from long range. Also, The Mamba went 15-17 from the line with 6 rebounds and 5 assts. There was many clutch plays and shots from Kobe and he just took over. This was one of the best games I have ever seen. The Lakers came back down 8 going into the 4th and outscored Denver 32-18 in the final 12 minutes. Lakers took a 2-1 series lead and game 4 will be Monday at 9 ET.