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The series win brought the Lakers' franchise NBA championship total to 16, [26] at the time, second only to the Celtics' 17 championships, at the time. This also marked the 11th title for the team since moving from Minneapolis in 1960 , and it was the franchise's fifth Finals win in eleven seasons. [ 26 ]
The 2010 NBA Finals featured a 2008 Finals rematch between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, marking the first time since 2005 that the last two NBA Champions met in the NBA Finals. The 2010 NBA Finals would be the last NBA Finals featuring Kobe Bryant , Paul Pierce , Kevin Garnett , and Rasheed Wallace .
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
The Celtics defeated the Lakers in six games, led by their "Big Three" superstars of Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce. The Lakers bounced back from the loss by winning the 2009 NBA Finals, where they beat Orlando Magic in five games. The Lakers met the Celtics once again in 2010, trailing 3–2 before winning the last two games at home.
The Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA championship against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008. The winning game was on a Tuesday, and the rolling rally was held on Thursday.
That fueled Magic Johnson’s comeback in 1985 after critical mistakes, and the Lakers’ series win over the Celtics in '85 was the first time the Lakers had ever beaten the Celtics in a Finals ...
Paul Pierce scored 27 points to lead the Celtics to a (3-2) lead in the series. With a crucial game six, the Lakers put on a dominant performance at the Staples Center with a 19-point victory (89–67) to tie the series 3 games apiece (3–3). In a pivotal game seven, the rivalry of the Lakers and the Celtics once again met in a game seven.
The Celtics took the first two games, but the Lakers would blow the Celtics out with a 20-point differential in Game 3. Although the Celtics would take Game 4, the Lakers would win Game 5 and fuel speculation that the young Lakers were about to surge past the older Celtics. A defiant Bill Russell denied that any such thing was going to happen.