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With the exception of a three-game first round sweep of the San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers were pushed to a Game 7 by the Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, and Detroit Pistons before claiming the first repeat championship since the Celtics of 1969. Prior to 2008, the Celtics and Lakers came close to renewing their rivalry in the 2002 NBA Finals.
This game was the first Game 7 in an NBA Finals since 2005 five years earlier, as well as head coach Phil Jackson’s first-ever Finals Game 7. [23] Both the Celtics and Lakers kept the game close early in the first quarter with each team holding a one-point lead. [24]
Los Angeles Lakers: Boston Celtics: 83–79: Staples Center, Los Angeles: Fifth time that the Celtics and Lakers met in a game 7. Kobe Bryant won his second consecutive Finals MVP award, scoring 10 of his game high 23 points in the fourth quarter, as well as grabbing 15 rebounds to clinch the victory for the Lakers. 2013 [68] Miami Heat: San ...
This was the fifth Game 7 between the Lakers and Celtics. Boston had won all previous Game 7 match-ups between the two teams. Bryant exhibited difficulties for much of the game, shooting only 6-for-24 from the field. However, he grabbed 15 rebounds and scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter, including 8 out of 9 free throws ...
The Timberwolves overcame a 20–point deficit to win game 7 against the Nuggets, the largest game 7 comeback in NBA playoffs history. [29] With the defending champion Nuggets losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 2024 playoffs marked the fifth straight year where the defending champion was eliminated before the conference finals.
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The Lakers' easy 137–104 victory in Game 3 of the Finals caused Bird to label teammates "sissies". The words inspired the Celtics, and shot down the Lakers, with the Celtics winning Game 7 by a score of 111–102, a Laker heartbreaker, and still, arguably, the most memorable Finals of the 1980s.