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The 2010 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2009–10 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs, held from June 3 to 17, 2010. A best-of-seven playoff series, it was contested between the Western Conference champion and defending champion Los Angeles Lakers , Lakers, and the Eastern ...
The 2010 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2009-10 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year.
Kobe Bean Bryant (/ ˈ k oʊ b i / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Sixers were the opponents for one of the best games of Kobe's playoff career, Game 2 of the 2001 NBA Finals, when he posted 31 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds after a shocking Game 1 loss for ...
Bryant was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in the 2007–08 season and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference. [7] As a member of the U.S. men's basketball team , Bryant was a two-time Olympic gold medalist starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics ("The Redeem Team" [ 8 ...
Kobe Bryant won his second consecutive NBA Finals MVP as well as his fifth and final NBA Championship. After the Finals, Bryant underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in July. [4] On July 14, 2010, Phil Jackson won the 2010 ESPY Awards for Best Coach/Manager while Kobe Bryant won for Best NBA Player. This was the last time the Lakers ...
2009–10 NBA season; League: National Basketball Association: Sport: Basketball: Duration: October 27, 2009 – April 14, 2010 April 17 – May 29, 2010 (Playoffs) June 3 – 17, 2010 (Finals) Number of games: 82: Number of teams: 30: TV partner(s) ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV: Draft; Top draft pick: Blake Griffin (did not play regular season games ...
In the 2010s, we saw the decline of several all-time greats and the rise of several more. Here they are in Yahoo Sports NBA's All-Decade Team.