Not just a game.

I wish the title didn't have to feel this corny but it's true. A game 7 rematch WITH Kendrick Perkins in. Not 100% but still in the game. Oh this game couldn't be ruined. Well, maybe except for the referees.

I don't care what the score was until the 4th. This was a back and forth battle that until the end, no one was sure of. Boston would take the lead and L.A would come back. Then Boston would jump back and take a lead. I mean sure it seemed Joey Crawford wouldn't back off Boston and was buying into Derrick Fishers flops but did that help them in the long run? Hint: It didn't. Boston came out on top in a game where it seemed Kobe and Pierce would go back and forth from long distance to see who could hit the last shot. Looking back on the 4th, it was ALL Kobe. I wish I could say I was stretching it a bit but I'm not. With about 7:20 left in the game, the Lakers ran 11 straight plays with Kobe (thanks Bill Simmons for the stat. Twitter: @sportsguy33). ELEVEN! If Doc ran eleven with Pierce or Ray, even I would be having fits. Luckily, Kobe is not the endless stream of baskets that he is made out to be and didn't end up single handedly beating Boston.

Pierce dropped 32 points on L.A which I'm 90% sure is a season high. Ray hit three 3 pointers, now even closer to Reggie Miller. KG looked great in his double double, despite being knocked on the head and needing stitches.

Celtics win 109-96.

This couldn't feel better. If for some reason you're reading this without knowing my Twitter name, read my annoying sports and life updates at twitter.com/theauerbach