The stage is set for another predictably NBA Finals 2010, with the two winningest teams in the league meeting in the finals starting this week. The Los Angeles Lakers meet the Boston Celtics in a best of seven championship series to determine the NBA champions of 2010. For the Celtics, they are aiming to added one more trophy to their collection of seventeen. For the Lakers, Kobe and his team are trying to catch up with championship number 16, and avenging their
loss two years ago.
The LA Lakers have home-court advantage as they have a better regular season record than the Boston Celtics. The championship series starts on Thursday, June 3 with Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals. But first, here's how the two teams got here:
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season as the Pacific Division champion with a 57-25 record. As the #1 seed in the Western Conference, the Lakers eliminated the #8 seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the first round, with the finale game 6 ending in a final-second two-pointer by Pau Gasol to clinch the win. Then in the conference semifinals, Los Angeles became the first team in NBA history to sweep the Utah Jazz thus placing them in their third straight Western Conference Final. In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers won both of their first two games at home, but proceeded to lose the next two in Phoenix. In game 5, Ron Artest made a shot to beat the buzzer off a Kobe Bryant miss to give the Lakers the victory. The Lakers then proceeded to beat the Suns on their home floor in game 6 led by Kobe Bryant's 37 points. Game 6 clinched the Lakers their third straight appearance in the NBA Finals, the last team to do so being the Los Angeles Lakers themselves (2000-2002). This is the Los Angeles Lakers' 31st NBA Finals appearance.
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season as the Atlantic Division champions with a 50-32 record. As the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics eliminated the #5 seeded Miami Heat in five games during the first round in the playoffs. Then in the conference semifinals, Boston defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games, the earliest that a top seed as been eliminated since the Dallas Mavericks' first round loss to the Golden State Warriors in 2007. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics went on to eliminate the Orlando Magic in six games. In reaching the Finals the Boston Celtics became the first team in NBA history to do so with a better regular season road record than home. Also, the Boston Celtics became the second team in NBA history to reach the NBA Finals after beating the team with the best record, Cleveland Cavaliers, and team with second-best record in the league, Orlando Magic, after the Houston Rockets did it in 1995. The Celtics were overshadowed by the #1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and #2 seeded Orlando Magic who were both favorites to win it all, but they proved resilient in defeating both to secure their 21st finals appearance.
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NBA Finals Schedule 2010: looking for the full schedule of games in the Lakers vs Celtics NBA Finals 2010? The championship series schedule starts on June 3 with Game 1 to be played at Staples Center. The rest of the series is posted below.
NBA Finals 2010, Game 1
NBA Finals 2010, Game 2
June 6
8:00 p.m. ET |
| Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
| Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | ABC |
NBA Finals 2010, Game 3
June 8
9:00 p.m. ET |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics |
| TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | ABC |
NBA Finals 2010, Game 4
June 10
9:00 p.m. ET |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics |
| TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | ABC |
NBA Finals 2010, Game 5 *
June 13
8:00 p.m. ET |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics |
| TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | ABC |
NBA Finals 2010, Game 6 *
June 15
9:00 p.m. ET |
| Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
| Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | ABC |
NBA Finals 2010, Game 7 *
June 17
9:00 p.m. ET |
| Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
| Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | ABC |
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