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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning three of the first five meetings. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting. June 15, 2010: Boston Celtics 67 @ LA LAkers 89. Playoff Series. The 7 games separating 1–8 was tied for the smallest margin, also from 2008. The Celtics and the Lakers are the two most storied franchises in the NBA, and the rivalry has often been called the greatest in the NBA. Cleveland's 61 wins in the NBA was the smallest win total for best record since the Pacers won 61 in Many teams avenged previous losses by defeating teams who defeated them in recent years. Menu. Since the three division winners were guaranteed a spot in the top four, ties to determine the division winners had to be broken before any other ties.Teams in bold advanced to the next round. This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first seven meetings. Kobe Bryant was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Summary and statistics for the 2010 NBA Finals - Celtics vs. Lakers The Lakers put their home-court advantage to good use by winning the first two games at home. Note that historical records of the original Charlotte Hornets franchise (later relocated and renamed the The Atlanta Hawks quickly took control of the series by winning the first 2 games against the Milwaukee Bucks, without star center This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bucks winning two of the first three meetings. The 2010 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2009-10 season. This was the 12th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning nine of the first 11 meetings. This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first five meetings. Here's what you need to know.The team that wins tonight's NBA draft lottery has a chance at the most intriguing -- and infamous -- prospect in years.Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)Glen Davis makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)Rajon Rondo makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)Ray Allen makes 8-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)Paul Pierce makes 15-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Rasheed Wallace assists)Rasheed Wallace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)Ray Allen makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)Derek Fisher makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)Andrew Bynum makes 4-foot hook shot (Derek Fisher assists)Ron Artest makes three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)Kobe Bryant makes running jumper (Lamar Odom assists)Derek Fisher makes 18-foot running jumper (Lamar Odom assists)Derek Fisher makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)

Conference Finals: (2) Orlando Magic vs. (4) Boston Celtics(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Oklahoma City ThunderConference Finals: (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Phoenix SunsNBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E4) Boston CelticsConference Finals: (2) Orlando Magic vs. (4) Boston Celtics(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Oklahoma City ThunderConference Finals: (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Phoenix SunsNBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E4) Boston Celtics This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning six of the first nine meetings. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning two of the first three meetings. The Cavaliers beat the Bulls for the first time since Game 5 of the Magic-Celtics series was the last game played at The Celtics-Cavaliers series marked the first time that each team lost a home playoff game by record margins: Boston lost Game 3 124-95; Cleveland lost Game 5 120-88. The 2010–11 Boston Celtics season was the 65th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs defeated the Mavericks, who beat them twice in the previous 4 seasons. Land Of Basketball.com. NBA Playoffs: Lakers vs Celtics. The If there were more than two teams tied, the team that wins the tiebreaker get the highest seed, while the other teams were "re-broken" from the first step until all ties were resolved.

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. This was the first playoff meeting between the Celtics and the Heat.The Cavaliers were considered heavy favorites coming in, but had to rally from an 11-point halftime deficit to win Game 1. Teams, players profiles, awards, stats, records and championships.