LA Lakers are 2010 NBA Champs

The Lakers beat the Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. It doesn’t get any better than that for Los Angeles.

Los Angeles had to win two straight at home to capture their second straight title. It was sweet revenge for Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, who tasted defeat at the hands of the same Celtics two years ago in the Finals.

It was an ugly game for both teams. The Celtics shot 41 percent from the field while the Lakers shot 33 percent. The Lakers were down by six at halftime with Gasol and Bryant shooting a combined 6 of 26 in the first two quarters. But Los Angeles kept scrapping in the third to cut the Celtics lead to four entering the fourth.

Derek Fisher scored a game tying three with four minutes left in the fourth and Ron Artest made a momentum swinging field goal down the stretch. The Celtics were never able to recover after that. Bryant was named the Finals MVP.

Paul Pierce scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Ray Allen shot horribly from the field and finished with 13 points and Kevin Garnett had 17 points but grabbed only three rebounds. Kendrick Perkins’ absence was evident in the battle of the boards; the Lakers grabbed 53 rebounds to the Celtics 40. 23 of those 53 rebounds were offensive. Rajon Rondo’s 15 point, 10 assist and 8 rebound performance was wasted. He was by far the best Celtic on the floor.

The Lakers will be going for their third straight championship next season but it’ll be hard to do that without coach Phil Jackson. Jackson is in the final year of his contract.

With Kobe’s fifth ring, now people can talk about comparing him to Michael Jordan. Or maybe that doesn’t start until he wins his sixth?

Los Angeles Lakers Merchandise

The Lakers bested their rivals in seven games. Celebrate Los Angeles’ victory with Lakers merchandise, Lakers bedding, Lakers jewelry and Lakers watches. You’ll find a great selection of items to commemorate the victory of the Los Angeles Lakers.