NBA games can change at the drop of a hat or group substitutions that don't work out. The Lakers frequently go to their bench at the start of the second quarter and have gotten good results from the change in lineup. But I have never seen them use five reserves at the same time. Phil Jackson usually keeps one of his starters, either Kobe Bryant or Lamar Odom, in the mix.
At the beginning of the second quarter of Game 2, with his team up 22-20, Jackson started the second quarter with five reserves ... Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic, Ronny Turiaf, Luke Walton and Trevor Ariza. Over the next two minutes and 20 seconds the Celtics had run off 10 straight points to give them an eight point lead that they never relinquished.
Give the Lakers credit for a spirited fourth quarter rally to close the gap from 24 to just two points, but that 160 seconds at the start of the second quarter was the turning point of the game.
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