Lakers takes Game 3
Kobe Bryant was just a couple steps inside the midcourt line, dribbling the ball as he surveyed the scene in front of him, waiting to see whether the Boston Celtics were going to send a second defender his way.
Opposite Bryant, standing just a few steps off him, was Ray Allen, first looking over his left shoulder, then his right, trying to gauge whether another member of the Los Angeles Lakers was going to come out and set a pick.
After a few moments, it became clear: Nobody was coming to help either of them, and one of the key possessions of the NBA Finals was going to come down to a one-on-one matchup between the two superstars who had expressed disdain not all that long ago at simply being mentioned in the same sentence together.
