Odom on the board for Lakers
It takes Lamar Odom far shorter to score in Game 4 than it did in the previous finals game.
He gets the game's first basket when he drives to the rim and Kevin Garnett is whistled for goaltending.
Ray Allen answers with his own drive to tie the game. Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant then make a combined three free throws and the Lakers lead, 5-2, with 10:13 left in the first quarter.
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The Lakers are looking for Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom to show up tonight.
The Celtics are looking for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to do the same.
Both teams are looking for a momentum-swinging win with Game 4 of the NBA Finals on tap at Staples Center and the Celtics leading the best-of-seven series, 2-1.
The pair that struggles the least tonight will probably give their team the inside track to that win.
Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom together totaled 13 points in Game 2, far off their season averages. Odom has been hassled with foul trouble the entire series and is averaging just 9.3 points.
Garnett and Pierce combined to shoot just eight for 35 in Game 3.
Boston point guard Rajon Rondo said he is set to play after missing most of the second half of Game 3 with a mid-ankle bruise. He will be joined in the Celtics starting lineup by Pierce, Garnett, Ray Allen and Kendrick Perkins.
The Lakers starters remain the same as they have from day one of the playoffs: Odom and Gasol, alongside Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher and Vladimir Radmanovic.
They are striving for their 10th straight home playoff win this postseason.
