4 (1) Los Angeles Lakers-3. Summary and statistics for the 2010 NBA Finals - Celtics vs. Lakers Their most notable offseason player change was when Both teams started strong, playing a close game for most of the 1st quarter until a 7–2 Los Angeles run inspired by bench players Boston came out much more aggressively to begin game 2. On an inbounds play, Garnett lobbed the ball to Pierce, who, while falling out of bounds, hurled it toward a streaking Rondo, who laid it up and in, essentially icingThe Lakers returned to Los Angeles with a 3–2 deficit in the series. Boston Celtics … Lakers vs Celtics, 4-3 - 2010 NBA Finals Team and players stats from the NBA Finals series played between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics in the 2010 Playoffs. With the Celtics leading by 12 with less than three minutes to play, seven straight free throws by the Lakers cut the lead to 87–82 with a little over 40 seconds in the game. 2010 NBA Playoff Series. Boston starting center This game was the first Game 7 in an NBA Finals since At the start of the second quarter, the Lakers got back in the game by scoring 11 straight points to take a two-point lead over Boston.The Celtics opened the second half going on a 9–2 run which widened their lead over the Lakers by as much as 13 points, 49–36.The Lakers' fortunes rode high midway through the fourth quarter as Fisher sunk a three-point field goal from 26-feet to tie the game at 64.Bryant, despite shooting 6 for 24 from the field, scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The 2010 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s championship series for the 2009–10 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also defending NBA champions ), and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. Unlike like previous years, however, there was no pep rally that followed after the end of the parade due to both security and financial reasons.In November, Time Capsule Press published a book entitled Peter May of ESPN Boston attributed Boston's loss in the Finals to the lack of rebounding, especially in the last two games. Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (28.6 / 8.0 / 3.9) 2010 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kobe Bryant (671) TRB: Pau Gasol (255) AST: Rajon Rondo (223) WS: Pau Gasol (4.3) More playoffs info After a short Laker run, the Celtics pushed the lead to 6 by the end of the half, with Pierce shooting 7–10, scoring 15 points, despite the Celtics only getting to the free-throw line six times. Pierce's three-pointer pushed the Celtics' lead to double digits, 50–39, early in the third quarter, but the Lakers chipped away at that lead to bring it down to 8, as the Celtics went into the fourth quarter attempting to maintain a 73–65 advantage. This was the first NBA Finals to go the full seven games since The regular season series was split, with each team winning on the opponent's court by only a point: It was also his 13th title, as he had won two as a player with the Knicks in The series win brought the Lakers' franchise NBA championship total to 16,On June 21, a victory parade took place for the Lakers. Results, Statistics, Leaders and more for the 2010 NBA playoffs. He was named the For the eighth consecutive year in the United States, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson earned his 11th title, further extending his record for most championships earned by either an NBA coach or any coach/manager in a major North American professional sports league. The Lakers defeated the Celtics, four games to three, to win the franchise's 16th NBA … This was an elimination game for them, and the Celtics were one game away from the championship.
After the Lakers won the Finals in the preceding year, the team management wasted no time in making changes to the roster. Los Angeles fought back (The Lakers' 32–8 run continued well into the second quarter when Bryant completed a free throw after being fouled by forward The first few minutes of the second half proved to be a slow start for both teams as Boston piled 2–8 shooting while Los Angeles posted 2–11 shooting before the first full timeout.The Celtics continued their momentum into the fourth quarter eventually pulling to within one point after two minutes.After the first quarter, the Celtics held a 19–16 lead; Boston started the game with a 6–0 run, and ended the first quarter leading by 2 on a strong performance by Paul Pierce. 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Celtics vs. Cavaliers League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers. 2010 NBA Finals.