Who Won The Nba Finals In 2010?
It was the Los Angeles Lakers who won the NBA Finals in 2010. They defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games, with Kobe Bryant being named the Finals MVP.
2010 NBA Finals
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
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. The Lakers defeated the Celtics, four games to three, to win their 16th NBA championship. The 64th edition of the series was played between June 3 and June 17, 2010. ESPN broadcasted the series, marking the sixth time that ABC televised an NBA Finals game. This was also the 52nd meeting of these two teams in post-season play, withBoston holding a 33–18 edge.
This was also Boston’s first trip to the NBA Finals since winning it all in 1986 against Houston; during that time period, every other finalist had at least one return trip to the Finals. In addition, this series featured two former teammates on opposing teams for just the second time in history (the previous occurrence being when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal won three consecutive titles together with Los Angeles Lakers before parting ways). It was also just the ninth title matchup that featured teams located on opposites coasts (the Eastern seaboard vs. the Pacific Ocean), with Game 7 held on Father’s Day.
The Lakers entered this series as defending champions after winning last year’s championship over Orlando in five games and looked to become only the seventh team in league history to repeat as NBA Champions back-to-back. After sweeping both Dallas and Utah in four games each during their first and second rounds of playoffs respectively (extending their playoff winning streak to nine consecutive games dating back from last year’s finals), they avenged 2008 Finals defeat by beating Phoenix in six games during their conference finals matchup.
Boston beat both Miami and Cleveland in six games each during their first and second rounds of playoffs respectively before overcoming Orlando 4–2 in a tough seven game conference finals matchup; this meant they had beaten all three 2008–09 Eastern Conference playoff teams en route to making it back to The Finals for first time since 1987. This was just their fifth appearance overall since 1966 (when they won it all).
Entering this final round matchup, Boston held an overall 60–22 record while Lakers held an overall 57–25 record; these two teams met twice during regular season with each team winning once on home soil respectively.
Results
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. The Lakers defeated the Celtics, four games to three, to win their 16th NBA championship. The 64th edition of the series was played between June 3 and June 17, was broadcast on ABC, and was watched by an average of 18.1 million people.
Aftermath
It was a close match but the Los Angeles Lakers came out on top, winning their 16th NBA Championship. With this victory, the Lakers became the team with the most NBA Championships in history. The 2010 NBA Finals were a rematch of the previous year’s Finals, which the Lakers had also won.
Reactions
The Los Angeles Lakers’ victory in the 2010 NBA Finals was praised by many, including those who had been rooting for the other team. Some called it the best Finals ever. Reactions were varied, with some people happy for the Lakers and others feeling that the Boston Celtics deserved to win.
On the Lakers’ side, players and fans alike were thrilled with the win. Kobe Bryant was named Most Valuable Player of the Finals, and many people felt that he deserved it. Fans celebrated in the streets of Los Angeles, and there were parties all over the city.
The Celtics’ fans were not as happy, but they were still proud of their team. Many people said that even though they lost, the Celtics had put up a good fight. Some fans even said that they would rather see the Lakers win than any other team.
Legacy
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. The Lakers defeated the Celtics, four games to three, to win the franchise’s 16th NBA championship. The 64th edition of the series was played between June 3 and June 17, was broadcast on ABC, and was watched by an average of 18.1 million people.
The Lakers went on to win Game 7 by a score of 83–79, clinching their second consecutive title and seventeenth overall. Lakers’ forward Pau Gasol was named Most Valuable Player of the series; his teammate Kobe Bryant had won the award for each of their previous two wins in 2009 and 2008.
