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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, and Boston Celtics guard Eddie House scramble for the ball in the final seconds of the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles. The Lakers would go on to win 103-98, forcing a Game 6 back in Boston.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom is fouled by Boston Celtics forward James Posey, top, in the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles. Odom scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Lakers 103-98 victory.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) dunks late in the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against the Boston Celtics Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles. Bryant scored 25 points to lead the Lakers in their 103-98 victory.
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Los Angeles Lakers, Sasha Vujacic, left, and Kobe Bryant celebrate in the final minutes against the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dunks the ball in the closing seconds during the second half in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) reacts as Ray Allen, right, is called for his fifth foul against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant shoots against Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen, left, and James Posey in the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, right, runs into Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, of Spain, late in the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic (18), of Slovenia, reacts in the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against the Boston Celtics Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Boston Celtics guard Sam Cassell reacts in the final minutes of the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.