Celtics guard Ray Allen glides in for a reverse layup against Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Boston power forward Rasheed Wallace draws a foul from Lakers power forward Pau Gasol in Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Coach Phil Jackson realize their fate has been sealed in a Game 4 loss to the Celtics on Thursday night in Boston. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Boston power forward Glen Davis, who finished with 18 points, lets out a yell after making a shot against the Lakers in the fourth quarter of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Lakers forward Lamar Odom lends guard Kobe Bryant a hand near the end of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Celtics guard Nate Robinson, who came off the bench to score 12 points, including six in the fourth quarter, gets past Lakers point guard Derek Fisher for a layup during Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who was called for the blocking foul, heads to the court as Boston forward Paul Pierce scores on a play inside during the fourth quarter of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Forward Glen Davis of the Celtics and Lamar Odom of the Lakers square off during play in Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett taunts Lakers forward Lamar Odom as he brings the ball into the front court in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers power forward Pau Gasol reacts after he is called for a foul after colliding with Celtics power forward Rasheed Wallace in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers forward Lamar Odom sends Celtics guard Nate Robinson flying with a hip check during the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has his shot challenged by Celtics defenders Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett (5) in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Celtics power forward Glen Davis falls to the court after getting fouled on a layup against the Lakers during Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Boston guard Ray Allen rips the ball from Lakers power forward Pau Gasol in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant draws contact, and a foul, from Boston power forward Rasheed Wallace during a drive in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Boston power forward Glen Davis and guard Nate Robinson celebrate at mid-court after Davis made a difficult shot in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Boston forward Paul Pierce is forced into an errant pass after running into Lakers forward Lamar Odom and congestion in the lane during the third quarter of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers power forward Pau Gasol makes sure Boston center Kendrick Perkins doesn’t get free for a shot as he fouls him in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Celtics power forward Glen Davis reacts after drawing a foul from Lakers forward Ron Artest during Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers center Andrew Bynum has the ball knocked from his grasp by Boston point guard Rajon Rondo during Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Boston guard Ray Allen comes up with the ball after teammate Glen Davis (on the court) tipped it past Lakers guard Shannon Brown to Allen during Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant forces Boston guard Tony Allen into a turnover in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Boston guard Tony Allen bobbles the ball after driving past Lakers power forward Pau Gasol in the second half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers power forward Pau Gasol has his reverse layup challenged by Boston power forward Glen Davis in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Celtics power forward Rasheed Wallace lands on the back of Lakers power forward Pau Gasol, who was preparing to attempt a layup in the first quarter of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Boston point guard Rajon Rondo gets to a rebound in front of Lakers power forward Pau Gasol in the first quarter of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Celtics center Kendrick Perkins battles for possession of a rebound with Lakers forward Ron Artest (37) and center Andrew Bynum in the first quarter of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Boston forward Paul Pierce reaches out to referee Eddie Rush after accidentally hitting him in the face after making a layup against the Lakers in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant recoils after getting fouled by Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett (5) on a play in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers power forward Pau Gasol tries to disrupt the shot of Boston guard Ray Allen in the first quarter of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Boston point guard Rajon Rondo has his driving layup challenged by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and forward Lamar Odom in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Celtics forward Paul Pierce fouls Lakers power forward Pau Gasol to prevent an easy basket in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Boston power forward Kevin Garnett puts up a turnaround jumper in the middle of the Lakers front line of Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Ron Artest during the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Celtics power foward Glen Davis reacts after hitting a tough shot over Lakers forward Ron Artest in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers power forward Pau Gasol pulls down a rebound in a battle with Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett and teammate Lamar Odom in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant gets off a pass despite the double-team pressure of Boston guard Ray Allen and power forward Kevin Garnett in Game 4 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Celtics forward Paul Pierce tries to split the defense of Lakers forwards Lamar Odom and Ron Artest for a layup in the first half of Game 4 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)