On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics met up in Boston for Game 3 of the 2010 NBA Finals.

The Lakers, NBA betting odds favorite, dominated Game 1, but Boston won Game 2. Boston had the advantage of playing in front of their home crowd, and came in with momentum on their side after winning Game 2. Unfortunately for them, they were unable to capitalize and ultimately fell to the Lakers 91-84.

The things that Boston had to do in Game 3 were obvious. First, they needed to slow down Kobe Bryant. Second, they needed to find a way to slow down Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum defensively. While the Celtics held Kobe to just 10-29 from the field, he still managed 29 points. The second part of their plan failed as well, as both Gasol and Bynum snagged 10 rebounds.

The size difference was once again obvious as well. While Kevin Garnett is only an inch shorter than Pau Gasol, Gasol simply plays bigger on the court. However, Garnett did managed 25 points in Game 3. Ray Allen from the Celtics had an abysmal game, managing only 2 points and going 0-13 from the field and missing all 8 of his three point tries.

If Boston can figure out a way to stop Kobe and the Lakers’ big men, they have a good chance to even the series in Game 4 on Thursday. If not, it looks like the Lakers are going to cruise to a second straight NBA Championship.