Lakers win 16th NBA title; Bryant gets fifth ring, Jackson could return
An 83-79 win over the Boston Celtics brought the 2010 NBA championship to the Los Angeles Lakers. They are showing their dominance in the league with this second win of the championship that solidifies last year’s win. This is the 16th total championship win for the Los Angeles Lakers.
With his record 11th NBA championship [...]
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers to take 3-2 series lead on NBA Finals
The Celtics thrashed the Lakers 96-89 in a nail-biting Game 5, which was completely turned around by the hosts in the fourth and the final quarter. Going into the last period, Boston was trailing by two points but refused to give up.
Paul Pierce scored 27 points as Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers to [...]
NBA Finals 2010: Lakers beat Celtics in game 3, 91-84
The Los Angeles Lakers stole the homecourt advantage back from the Boston Celtics with a 91-84 win at the TD BankNorth Garden in Boston.
The Lakers now have a 2-1 advantage heading into Thursday’s game 4 in Boston, which essentially becomes a must-win for the Celtics.
Ray Allen missed all 13 of his shots in the [...]
Lakers-Celtics rivalry: were the 80s way more fun than Celtics-Lakers in the 21st century?
Celtics-Lakers in the 1980s was way more fun than Celtics-Lakers in the 21st century.
Let’s start with physical play. Everybody in Los Angeles thought it was a big deal when Ron Artest and Paul Pierce wrestled one another to the ground in the first minute of Game 1.
The Boston Celtics have 17 boast championships while the [...]
LA Lakers defeat Phoenix Suns with buzzer-beating shot
Ron Artest became a part of the Lakers’ playoff lore with a bank shot to beat the Phoenix Suns.
The defending champions were tied with the Phoenix Suns at 101-101 with just seconds left and when Kobe Bryant missed a last ditch attempt it looked like the game was heading for overtime.
Artest rambled into the [...]
