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BASKETBALL: A FIRED-UP Glen Davis helped the Boston Celtics reclaim their inside presence and hold off the Los Angeles Lakers…

BASKETBALL:A FIRED-UP Glen Davis helped the Boston Celtics reclaim their inside presence and hold off the Los Angeles Lakers 96-89 to tie the best-of-seven NBA finals at 2-2.

The burly forward (pictured left with Nate Robinson on his back) is nicknamed “Big Baby” and scored 18 points on seven of 10 shooting chances in just 22 minutes off the bench to spark Boston’s resurgent game under the basket.

“I felt like a beast,” Davis told reporters after Boston’s back-up players had put away the Lakers.

“I’m going to be honest with you – I just felt like I couldn’t be denied.”

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The action resumes in Boston tomorrow night.