NBA 2010 Finals | LA Lakers Defeat Boston Celtics in Game 7

 

Here’s the highlights of the game 7.

 

NBA 2010 Finals | Boston Celtics Now Leads the Series 3-2 Before Going to LA

 

Paul “The Truth” Pierce inked 27 big points without turnover playing 42 minutes  sealing the last home game of the series and moving to LA for game 6.  Defense was the key for this game win according to panelists.  Rajon Rondo contributed 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 18 big points.  Kevin Garnett with 5 steals, 10 rebounds and 18 points while Ray Allen added 12 points.  The bench players again contributed well this game, pumping up the game and provided breather for the starting unit.

Kobe on the other hand couldn’t make the Lakers win with all by himself 38 big points.  Only him and Pau Gasol with only 12 points were in double figures. 

Game 6 is Tuesday in Los Angeles and would expect they would bounce back to even the series again and force game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals.

Celtics Bench Killed LA Lakers in Game 4

 

Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Nate “The Great” Robinson combined force out of the bench has silenced the whole Lakers Team this night.  Davis scored 18 big points and Robinson inked 12 points to surpass game 4 and even the series to 2 games a piece.  Paul Pierce lead the team with his 19 points.  Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rondo contributed 13, 12 and 10 points respectively.  The bench of Boston Celtics played all through out 4th quarter versus the starters of LA Lakers yet the greenies dominated the quarter until the last minute.

Kobe Bryant on the other hand had a great game still, with his 33 points including mercy shots in the regulation.  Pau Gasol also inked 21 points.  But the Celtics team did a very good job on defense especially against Bryant.

Game 5 is Sunday and still in Boston.

NBA 2010 Finals | Fisher Superb Performance Steals a Game in TD Garden – Lakers with 2-1 Lead

 

Derek Fisher saved LA Lakers with 16 points most of those are fired on the last quarter.  Kobe Bryant had 29 points, 4 assists and 7 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers take a 91-84 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night Game 3 of the NBA finals.

Lamar Odom had eight points and the Lakers seized control late in the first quarter, helped by some awful Boston shooting. The Celtics went without a field goal for nearly 6 minutes spanning the quarters as Los Angeles built a 17-point lead.

Kevin Garnett scored 25 points, 3 assists and 6 rebounds for the Celtics, but Ray Allen is limited to only two points and Paul Pierce were off to miserable starts but finished with 15 points.

Allen, who scored 32 points and made an NBA finals-record eight 3-pointers in Boston's Game 2 victory, missed all five shots and was scoreless. Pierce was 1 of 8 for five points and had three fouls.

It was a quick turnaround for the teams after the long flight from Los Angeles following the Celtics' 103-94 victory Sunday. Lakers coach Phil Jackson put his team through a long shootaround Tuesday afternoon, and it appeared to be paying off.

Game 4 is Thursday night.

 

NBA 2010 Finals | Allen, Rondo Combination Lifted Boston to Even the Series to 1-1

 

Ray Allen scored 27 of his 32 points in the first half with a record-setting 3-point shooting display, Rajon Rondo completed a triple-double down the stretch and the Boston Celtics evened the NBA finals with a 103-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 Sunday night.

Allen hit a finals-record eight 3-pointers in a dazzling effort for the Celtics. Rondo then took charge after Allen cooled down, racking up 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his fifth playoff triple-double to hand Los Angeles its first home loss of the postseason.

Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while battling more foul trouble for the Lakers, who hadn't lost a home playoff game since last year's Western Conference finals.

Game 3 is Tuesday night in Boston.

 

NBA FINALS 2010 Lakers vs Celtics | Lakers Take Game 1

 

Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol combine for 53 points to help Lakers drop Celtics in Game 1 of Finals.  Bryant exploded with 30 points and 7 rebounds to lift LA Lakers and take Game one of the Best of Seven Championship Series against Boston Celtics.  Pau Gasol made an outstanding night with 23 points and 14 rebounds.  Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum added 15 and 10 points respectively.

The 12th finals meeting between the NBA's most entertaining rivals opened with a chippy, rough-edged first half featuring 28 fouls and 27 free throws.

Both teams seemed determined to get a physical edge early in the series, starting just 27 seconds in when Ron Artest and Paul Pierce got double technical fouls after tumbling to the court with elbows locked.

Bryant picked up two early fouls, but still led four Lakers starters who scored at least seven points.

Rajon Rondo led the Celtics with 10 points, and Pierce added nine. Rondo's latest productive offensive game included four assists and helped cover up for combined 5-for-14 shooting by Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, who picked up three fouls.

Boston and Los Angeles are meeting in the finals for the second time in three years, following the Celtics' six-game victory over the Lakers in 2008. If the first 24 minutes of the rematch are any indication, the series will be a knockdown, drag-out physical confrontation - and the supposedly finesse-oriented Lakers held their ground early.

Artest's defensive showdown with Pierce, the 2008 finals MVP against his hometown team, got heated in the opening minute. Jostling for rebounding position, Artest and Pierce locked elbows while back-to-back and rolled to the court together.

After they got up aggressively, the officiating crew called double technical fouls. The collision set the tone for the first quarter, which featured 18 personal fouls and 20 free throws, 12 by Boston.

On the other hand, Paul Pierce inked 24 points and 9 rebounds but not sufficient to steal game one of the series.  Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen contributed 16 and 12 points respectively.  The superstar point guard Rajon Rondo added 13 points and lead the game with 8 assists.

NBA 2010 Eastern Conference Finals | BostonCeltics Finished the Series in Game 6

 

The Boston Celtics came out strong today to finish the Eastern Conference Finals and ended the hopefuls Orlando Magic with 96-84.

Six weeks ago, this team was counted out, trudging through the mucky muck of their own inconsistencies. Sure, there was a flash here, a dominant defensive stand there, but the body of evidence for title contention didn't add up to much more than most of the 16 playoff teams could boast.

The Celtics didn't care. They knew their own capacity, as Doc Rivers told anyone who would listen, even after losses to the New Jersey Nets and Washington Wizards how much he liked his team. And now they're headed back to the NBA Finals.

The Magic made some, mostly mini, runs, but Boston always had an answer. The first window came at the onset of the second quarter, when Rajon Rondo was laying face down on the sidelines after taking a hard fall. This put Nate Robinson, who had played all of 44 minutes in the playoffs, front and center.

His response? A 13-point quarter that staved off Orlando's composed effort.

Paul Pierce lead the Celtics with his 31 points and 13 rebounds.  Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo added 20 and 14 respectively.

On the other hand Dwight Howard scored 28 points and Vince Carter, 17 points.

NBA 2010 Eastern Conference Finals | Orlando Magic Survives Game 5 to Topple Boston Celtics

 

Not ready to go home just yet, the only place the Orlando Magic are headed is back to Boston.

Halfway to history.

Taking another step toward overcoming an improbable 3-0 series deficit, Dwight Howard had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Magic to a 113-92 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Rasheed Wallace scored 21 and Rajon Rondo with 19 points for Celtics.

A series that looked like a sweep a few days ago now has the Celtics taking a slim 3-2 lead into a pressure-packed Game 6 in Boston on Friday night.

NBA 2010 Eastern Conference Finals I Boston on a 3-0 Command Against Orlando

 

Boston Celtics again defeated Orlando Magic with 94-71 blow out on the 3rd game of their Eastern Conference Finals battle.  Rajon Rondo fired the 1st half of the game with 11 points, 12 assists and 4 steals that lead the whole Celtics team to pick up game three of the series.  Out of the bench, Glenn Davis contributed 17 and the Big Three were all in double digits.But above all, the reason the Celtics are now four quarters away from returning to the NBA Finals is simple: they fought harder.

With 8:37 to play in the second quarter, with the Celtics already out to a 17- point lead, J.J. Redick threw an errant pass to Mickael Pietrus that was deflected far into the backcourt. Chasing was Jason Williams, who loped after the ball, either unaware of or undeterred by Rajon Rondo's pursuit. Williams bent down to pick up the ball, Rondo dove. The ball went to the effort, and Rondo made the legal play of standing with the ball before dribbling in for a layup.

It was a play that NBA players just don't typically make, and it sunk the Magic, who were never closer than 15 the rest of the way.

It was also the sort of play Rondo has been making throughout the playoffs.

"I told him, that was probably the play of the playoffs to me," Kevin Garnett said. "Pure hustle, pure basketball, pure "I want it more than you".

Beyond Rondo, who very well might be the player of the 2010 postseason, the thrashing was just another example of the Celtics putting their opponents on their heels from the word "Go", and those opponents never, ever, looking like themselves.

NBA 2010 Eastern Conference I Boston Stolen again 2nd Game in Orlando

 

Boston cleared its way to a 2-0 series lead on the road against a Orlando that had won 14 straight until this series. The Celtics held the Magic to 39 percent shooting.

Paul Pierce drew 28 points, Rajon Rondo had a terrific 25 and the Boston Celtics gain its lead in the Eastern Conference finals with a 95-92 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

On the other hand, Dwight Howard produced 30 points while Vince Carter and J.J. Redick scored 16 apiece for the Orlando Magic, who turned over  an 11-point deficit to take a brief lead in the fourth quarter. But Boston didn’t let it go for the home takers.

Game 3 is Saturday night and will be in Boston.

 

 

 

 

Here’s some highlights of the Boston-Orlando game 2. 

NBA 2010 Eastern Conference Finals Game One Highlights and Results

 

 

The Celtics used their trademark smothering defense to take game one of their Eastern Conference Finals battle against Orlando Magic with the score 92-88.

Ray Allen took charge when he fired 25 points, Paul Pierce added 22, while Garnett and Rondo shared 8 a piece.

On the other hand, Vince Carter fired 23 points while Dwight Howard provided 13 points.

 

Here’s the another or possible back to back top 1 play again in NBA Action for Tony Allen. 

 

Here’s the video of Game One highlights.

NBA 2010 2nd Round Results

 

Western Conference

Phoenix Suns shutdown San Antonio Spurs with a 4-0 sweep.

Los Angeles Lakers knockout Utah Jazz with a 4-0 sweep.

 

Eastern Conference

Boston Celtics closed the hopes of Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-2 Standing

Orlando Magic stopped Atlanta Hawks with 4-0 sweep.