Photos: 2009 Lakers vs. Celtics Game 5

Lakers power forward Pau Gasol and point guard Derek Fisher show little emotion when leaving the TD Garden court after a 92-86 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who beat Boston power forward Kevin Garnett to a rebound, has the ball stolen by Celtics forward Paul Pierce after a missed free throw by Ron Artest in the final minute of Game 5 on Sunday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers point guard Derek Fisher tumbles out of bounds after attempting to steal an inbounds pass to Celtics forward Paul Pierce, who was able to make a cross-court pass to a streaking Rajon Rondo for a key layup in the final minutes of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant had to make a lot of diffficult shots to collect his game-high 38 points against Boston during Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers point guard Derek Fisher beats Boston power forward Kevin Garnett to a critical jump ball in the final minutes of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Boston power forward Kevin Garnett elevates a little higher than Lakers power forward Pau Gasol to knock away a pass and create a turnover in Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Celtics forward Kevin Garnett forces Kobe Bryant into a difficult shot in the fourth quarter of Game 5 in the 2010 Finals.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Lamar Odom and Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett go to the court in an attempt to corral a loose ball during Game 5 on Sunday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Boston power forward Glen Davis can’t prevent Lakers power forward Pau Gasol from slamming the ball home in the second half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant tries to collect a loose ball in front of Boston forward Paul Pierce and L.A. center Andrew Bynum in Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Boston big men Kevin Garnett (5) and Kendrick Perkins (background) make it difficult for Lakers power forward Pau Gasol to get away a clean shot during the second half of Game 5 on Sunday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo beats Lakers center Andrew Bynum to a rebound in Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Lamar Odom has his shot blocked by Boston power forward Glen Davis, who was called for a foul on the play during Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Power forwards Kevin Garnett of the Celtics and Pau Gasol of the Lakers battle in close quarters during the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Ron Artest tries to block out Boston forward Paul Pierce under the basket in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers point guard Derek Fisher tries to tip the ball to teammate Kobe Bryant (24) as he falls out of bounds in Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers center Andrew Bynum and Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo try to get ahold of a rebound during the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Lamar Odom tries to get his hands on a rebound that Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett has already claimed in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant draws an offensive foul against Boston point guard Rajon Rondo, who pushed off while driving to the basket in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Boston forward Paul Pierce reacts after getting called for fouling Derek Fisher, who was attempting a three-pointer in the first quarter of Game 5 on Sunday. Fisher would hit all three free throws.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Celtics forward Paul Pierce leans into a shot over Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in Game 5 on Sunday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo pushes back Lakers forward Ron Artest, who had just picked up a flagrant foul for sending Boston power forward Kevin Garnett to the court during play in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar flips in a reverse layup past Boston guard Tony Allen and power forward Glen Davis during the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant fouls Boston forward Paul Pierce as he helps teammate Ron Artest on defense in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Derek Fisher launches a shot after an offensive rebound in the first quarter of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Boston power forward Kevin Garnett is fouled by Lakers forward Ron Artest as Garnett tries to score on a fast break over Artest and Andrew Bynum in Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Celtics guard Nate Robinson grabs Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar in an attempt to keep him from shooting on a breakaway in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Boston point guard Rajon Rondo applies defensive pressure against Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in Game 5 on Sunday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Celtics center Kendrick Perkins knocks the ball away from Lakers point guard Derek Fisher and into the arms of L.A. forward Lamar Odom in a rebound battle during Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant loses control of the ball as he drives into the lane against Boston in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

All the players with inside position -- Boston’s Rasheed Wallace and the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant (24) and Lamar Odom -- fail to get a rebound that heads toward a player at the free-throw line during the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant elevates for a shot over Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) and center Kendrick Perkins during Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers center Andrew Bynum powers his way to the basket against Boston big men Kendrick Perkins, left, and Kevin Garnett in the first half of Game 5 on Sunday.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)