Los Angeles Lakers 2010 Championship - The Playoffs

The 2010 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers and all the other teams

Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Playoffs 2010 - NBA Finals

Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3 Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics
2010 Playoffs: Game 7: Lakers 83, Celtics 79
Lakers vs. Celtics in the 2010 NBA Playoffs
Lakers vs. Celtics
Game 7

June 17 - Staples Center, Los Angeles. In a classic game 7 the Lakers players gave everything they had to get an 83-79 win over Boston and give the franchise its 16th NBA Championship. This way the Lakers won their second consecutive title and took revenge from the 2008 Finals.

It was a bad shooting night for the Lakers (32.5% from the field making just 20 % of their 3-point attempts) but they compensated it with their will and their energy at both ends of the floor. They stayed in the game basically by grabbing 23 offensive rebounds and outrebounding Boston 53-40.

Kobe Bryant won his second Finals MVP after averaging 28.6 points in the series. He had 23 points in one of the worst shooting games of his playoff career, but he contributed 15 rebounds and 10 of his points came in the fourth quarter.

Taking advantage of Kobe's struggles against an excellent team defense, the Celtics build a 13-point lead but Kobe's teammates stepped up for him led by Pau Gasol's 19 points and 18 rebounds (9 offensive) and the Lakers could slowly erase the deficit. Gasol's activity under the baskets was the biggest problem for the Celtics who used Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace and Glen Davis trying to contain him in the absence of injured Kendrick Perkins. Ron Artest, the only Laker... More...

Lakers NBA Finals Games: Highlights Game 7:
 

NBA Finals vs. Boston Celtics:
G.1: Lakers 102, Celtics 89 at Los Angeles
G.2: Celtics 103, Lakers 94 at Los Angeles
G.3: Lakers 91, Celtics 84 at Boston
G.4: Celtics 96, Lakers 89 at Boston
G.5: Celtics 92, Lakers 86 at Boston
G.6: Lakers 89, Celtics 67 at Los Angeles
G.7: Lakers 83, Celtics 79 at Los Angeles

Lakers Leaders: Pts Reb Ast St Bl
Kobe Bryant 23 15 2 1 -
Ron Artest 20 5 1 5 -
Pau Gasol 19 18 4 - 2
Celtics Leaders: Pts Reb Ast St Bl
Paul Pierce 18 10 2 1 1
Kevin Garnett 17 3 2 - 4
Rajon Rondo 14 8 10 1 -

NBA Playoffs 2010 brackets

Western Conference NBA Eastern Conference
1st round Semifinals Finals Finals Finals Semifinals 1st round
Los Angeles Lakers (1) Lakers 4 4 Cavaliers (1) Cleveland Cavaliers
Lakers 4 2 Cavaliers
Oklahoma City Thunder (8) Thunder 2 1 Bulls (8) Chicago Bulls
Lakers 4 4 Celtics
Denver Nuggets (4) Nuggets 2 4 Celtics (4) Boston Celtics
Jazz 0 4 Celtics
Utah Jazz (5) Jazz 4 Lakers 4 1 Heat (5) Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
2010 NBA Champion
Dallas Mavericks (2) Mavericks 2 Celtics 3 4 Magic (2) Orlando Magic
Spurs 0 4 Magic
San Antonio Spurs (7) Spurs 4 0 Bobcats (7) Charlotte Bobcats
Suns 2 2 Magic
Phoenix Suns (3) Suns 4 4 Hawks (3) Atlanta Hawks
Suns 4 0 Hawks
Portland Trail Blazers (6) Blazers 2 3 Bucks (6) Milwaukee Bucks

NBA Finals - All the scores

Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3 Boston Celtics Boston Celtics
Game 1: Lakers 102, Celtics 89 at Los Angeles
Game 2: Celtics 103, Lakers 94 at Los Angeles
Game 3: Lakers 91, Celtics 84 at Boston
Game 4: Celtics 96, Lakers 89 at Boston
Game 5: Celtics 92, Lakers 86 at Boston
Game 6: Lakers 89, Celtics 67 at Los Angeles
Game 7: Lakers 83, Celtics 79 at Los Angeles

Conference Finals - All the scores

Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 2 Phoenix Suns
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns (3)
G.1: Lakers 128, Suns 107 at Los Angeles
G.2: Lakers 124, Suns 112 at Los Angeles
G.3: Suns 118, Lakers 109 at Phoenix
G.4: Suns 115, Lakers 106 at Phoenix
G.5: Lakers 103, Suns 101 at Los Angeles
G.6: Lakers 111, Suns 103 at Phoenix
 
Eastern Conference
Orlando Magic 2 - 4 Boston Celtics
(2) Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics (4)
G.1: Celtics 92, Magic 88 at Orlando
G.2: Celtics 95, Magic 92 at Orlando
G.3: Celtics 94, Magic 71 at Boston.
G.4: Magic 96, Celtics 92 OT at Boston
G.5: Magic 113, Celtics 92 at Orlando
G.6: Celtics 96, Magic 84 at Boston

Conference Semifinals - All the scores

Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 0 Utah Jazz
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz (5)
G.1: Lakers 104, Jazz 99 at Los Angeles
G.2: Lakers 111, Jazz 103 at Los Angeles
G.3: Lakers 111, Jazz 110 at Utah
G.4: Lakers 111, Jazz 96 at Utah
Phoenix Suns 4 - 0 San Antonio Spurs
(3) Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs (7)
G.1: Suns 111, Spurs 102 at Phoenix
G.2: Suns 110, Spurs 102 at Phoenix
G.3: Suns 110, Spurs 96 at San Antonio
G.4: Suns 107, Spurs 101 at San Antonio
 
Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers 2 - 4 Boston Celtics
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics (4)
G.1: Cavaliers 101, Celtics 93 at Cleveland
G.2: Celtics 104, Cavaliers 86 at Cleveland
G.3: Cavaliers 124, Celtics 95 at Boston
G.4: Celtics 97, Cavaliers 87 at Boston
G.5: Celtics 120, Cavaliers 88 at Cleveland
G.6: Celtics 94, Cavaliers 85 Boston
Orlando Magic 4 - 0 Atlanta Hawks
(2) Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks (3)
G.1: Magic 114, Hawks 71 at Orlando
G.2: Magic 112, Hawks 98 at Orlando
G.3: Magic 105, Hawks 75 at Atlanta
G.4: Magic 98, Hawks 84 at Atlanta

First Round - All the scores

Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 2 Oklahoma City Thunder
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (8)
G.1: Lakers 87, Thunder 79 at Los Angeles
G.2: Lakers 95, Thunder 92 at Los Angeles
G.3: Thunder 101, Lakers 96 at Oklahoma City
G.4: Thunder 110, Lakers 89 at Oklahoma City
G.5: Lakers 111, Thunder 87 at Los Angeles
G.6: Lakers 95, Thunder 94 at Oklahoma City
Dallas Mavericks 2 - 4 San Antonio Spurs
(2) Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs (7)
G.1: Mavericks 100, Spurs 94 at Dallas
G.2: Spurs 102, Mavericks 88 at Dallas
G.3: Spurs 94, Mavericks 90 at San Antonio
G.4: Spurs 92, Mavericks 89 at San Antonio
G.5: Mavericks 103, Spurs 81 at Dallas
G.6: Spurs 97, Mavericks 87 at San Antonio
Phoenix Suns 4 - 2 Portland Trail Blazers
(3) Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers (6)
G.1: Trail Blazers 105, Suns 100 at Phoenix
G.2: Suns 119, Trail Blazers 90 at Phoenix
G.3: Suns 108, Trail Blazers 89 at Portland
G.4: Trail Blazers 96, Suns 87 at Portland
G.5: Suns 107, Trail Blazers 88 at Phoenix
G.6: Suns 99, Trail Blazers 90 at Portland
Denver Nuggets 2 - 4 Utah Jazz
(4) Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz (5)
G.1: Nuggets 126, Jazz 113 at Denver
G.2: Jazz 114, Nuggets 111 at Denver
G.3: Jazz 105, Nuggets 93 at Utah
G.4: Jazz 117, Nuggets 106 at Utah
G.5: Nuggets 116, Jazz 102 at Denver
G.6: Jazz 100, Nuggets 95 at Utah
 
Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers 4 - 1 Chicago Bulls
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls (8)
G.1: Cavaliers 96, Bulls 83 at Cleveland
G.2: Cavaliers 112, Bulls 102 at Cleveland
G.3: Bulls 108, Cavaliers 106 at Chicago
G.4: Cavaliers 121, Bulls 98 at Chicago
G.5: Cavaliers 96, Bulls 94 at Cleveland
Orlando Magic 4 - 0 Charlotte Bobcats
(2) Orlando Magic vs. Charlotte Bobcats (7)
G.1: Magic 98, Bobcats 89 at Orlando
G.2: Magic 92, Bobcats 77 at Orlando
G.3: Magic 90, Bobcats 86 at Charlotte
G.4: Magic 99, Bobcats 90 at Charlotte
Atlanta Hawks 4 - 3 Milwaukee Bucks
(3) Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks (6)
G.1: Hawks 102, Bucks 92 at Atlanta
G.2: Hawks 96, Bucks 86 at Atlanta
G.3: Bucks 107, Hawks 89 at Milwaukee
G.4: Bucks 111, Hawks104 at Milwaukee
G.5: Bucks 91, Hawks 87 at Atlanta
G.6: Hawks 83, Bucks 69 at Milwaukee
G.7: Hawks 95, Bucks 74 at Atlanta
Boston Celtics 4 - 1 Miami Heat
(4) Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat (5)
G.1: Celtics 85, Heat 76 at Boston
G.2: Celtics 106, Heat 77 at Boston
G.3: Celtics 100, Heat 98 at Miami
G.4: Heat 101, Celtics 92 at Miami
G.5: Celtics 96, Heat 86 at Boston

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