Lamar Odom exploded in the beginning. He was perfect during his first 7 attempts. Trevor Ariza also played very well. The Lakers were leading by 21 points at halftime. It seemed like the Lakers sweep at home was two-thirds complete. Then the Laker Defense started to break down in the 2nd half. The failings on defense eventually trickled over to offense. Pierce and Garnett took over the last couple of minutes of the game and it was over, Lakers lose 97-91.