Boston tied up NBA finals

Boston tied up the NBA finals last night, using their dominant size inside against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 to notch a 96-89 victory.



Backup Glen \"Big Baby\" Davis scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Celtics bench pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers whose starting center Andrew Bynum tested his sore knee but did not play in the second half.



Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Pau Gasol had 21 for the Lakers.



Game 5 is Sunday night in Boston. The Celtics\' win guaranteed them a trip back to Los Angeles and averted a 3-1 deficit that has never been overcome in NBA finals history.



Paul Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett had 13 and Ray Allen bounced back from a seven-quarter shooting slump to score 12 points for Boston. But the new Big Three that led the Celtics to their unprecedented 17th NBA title in 2008 beating the Lakers in the finals was on the bench for much of the fourth-quarter run that gave Boston the lead for good.