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Comment by Phoebe Macon on June 17, 2010 at 10:49pm

Lakers Edge Celtics in Game 7, To Win The 16th Title!!

LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Los Angeles Lakers have won their 16th NBA championship, dramatically rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 83-79 Thursday night in Game 7 of the NBA finals.

Kobe Bryant(notes) scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting while winning his fifth title with the Lakers, who repeated as NBA champions for the first time since winning three straight from 2000-02.

Ron Artest(notes) added 20 points for the Lakers, who shot terribly while trailing for most of the first 3 1/2 quarters. Yet they reclaimed the lead midway through the fourth quarter and hung on with big shots from Pau Gasol(notes) and Artest.

With their fifth title in 11 seasons, the Lakers moved one championship behind Boston’s 17 banners for the overall NBA lead.

Series at a Glance vs.
Lakers win series 4-3

Game 1: at LAL
BOS 89, LAL 102 - Final

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Game 2: at LAL
BOS 103, LAL 94 - Final

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Game 3: at BOS
LAL 91, BOS 84 - Final

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Game 4: at BOS
LAL 89, BOS 96 - Final

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Game 5: at BOS
LAL 86, BOS 92 - Final

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Game 6: at LAL
BOS 67, LAL 89 - Final

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Game 7: at LAL
BOS 79, LAL 83 - Final

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Series Breakdown

Comment by Phoebe Macon on June 16, 2010 at 3:39am

Lakers Win Game #6 in NBA Finals!!

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a decisive seventh game with a 89-67 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Tuesday night.


Kobe Bryant scored 15 points as the Los Angeles Lakers, trying to save their season, opened a 51-31 lead over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night at halftime of Game 6 of the NBA finals.

Trying to force the first Game 7 in the finals in five years, the Lakers led by as much as 22 in a dominant performance over the first 24 minutes after dropping the last two games to fall into a 3-2 deficit.

Ron Artest, who has struggled offensively, added 10 points, while the Lakers' reserves played a key role in a huge second-quarter spurt.

Ray Allen scored 13 points for the Celtics, making his first 3-pointer since hitting an NBA finals-record eight in Game 2. But backcourt mate Rajon Rondo had only two points on 1-of-8 shooting.

The Celtics lost center Kendrick Perkins to a right knee injury and had plenty of other problems, shooting poorly and getting crushed on the backboards after moving themselves to the brink of an 18th title.

It would take a huge comeback for it to come Tuesday.

Game 7 would be Thursday, and would be the first winner-take-all game in the NBA finals since San Antonio beat Detroit in 2005.

The Lakers shot 60 percent in the first quarter and moved the ball much better than they did in Boston, when too often their only offense was Bryant.

Boston had a two-point lead after Allen finally connected from behind the arc again, but the Lakers answered with a 16-4 run to make it 26-16 on Artest's 3-pointer with 2:57 remaining in the first quarter.

The Celtics lost Perkins during the run when he went down after grabbing an offensive rebound and getting fouled by Andrew Bynum. Perkins went to the floor and eventually was helped by two teammates to the back, where the team said he would get X-rays.

It was 28-18 after one quarter, and the Lakers quickly blew it open even while Bryant was getting some rest. A 10-2 surge increased the lead to 17. After Paul Pierce's basket, Sasha Vujacic made a 3-pointer. Jordan Farmar threw down a powerful dunk on the fast break to extend it to 45-25 midway through the period.

It peaked at 22 on Bryant's jumper, and the Lakers brought a 51-31 advantage to the break even after making only one basket in the final 3 1/2 minutes.

Los Angeles outrebounded Boston 30-13.


(Copyright ©2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Comment by Phoebe Macon on June 16, 2010 at 12:43am

I'm so glad that my Son "TIVO....ed" the Laker Game for me because I worked late yesterday. The Laker Game was awesome. They came out and played to WIN. They should have been doing that every game. But... Everybody was hustling down the Court yesterday like their lives depended on it. That's the way we like it. Keep it up LAKERS!! (Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Shannon Brown, Jordan Farmar, Ron Artest, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, and Andrew Bynum) did their thing last night and took the ball to the hoop. WAY TO GO LAKERS!! GREAT GAME......NOW DO IT AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND THE "CHAMPIONSHIP" WIN WILL BE OURS!!

Comment by Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert on June 15, 2010 at 8:57pm

LAKERS WON GAME #6!!!!!!
READY FOR GAME #7
ONLY 1 WIN AWAY!!!!!!!
GO LAKERS GO!!!!!!!
BEAT BOSTON!!!!!!!

Comment by Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert on June 15, 2010 at 3:57pm

RIGHT ON ED!!!!!
ENJOY THE GAME!!!!!
TAKE CARE,
TAWNETTE

Comment by Edmund Stevens on June 15, 2010 at 1:58am

GO LAKERS GO!
GO KOBE GO!
GO LAKER TEAM GO!
LAKERS......ALL....THE.....WAY....TONIGHT!

Comment by Edmund Stevens on June 10, 2010 at 10:09pm

That's okay Lakers, we'll get em next time (GO KOBE)!

Comment by Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert on June 9, 2010 at 12:45pm

Antwon,
Glad to see another Laker Fan!!!
You tell them Antwon!
Go Antwon Go!
Take Care,
Tawnette

Comment by Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert on June 9, 2010 at 12:40pm

Phoebe,
Thank You for The Wonderful Article on The Lakers!!!
I really Enjoyed It! Hats off to Fish and The Whole Laker Team. You Played like The Team we know and Love!
Take Care,
Tawnette

Comment by Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert on June 9, 2010 at 12:35pm

Reggie,
Glad The Lakers ended Your Birthday on the Best Note!!!
Glad to see another Laker Fan!
Go Reggie Go!
Take Care,
Tawnette

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