2010 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson 4 Boston Celtics Doc Rivers 3
Dates	June 3–17
MVP	Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
Hall of Famers	Celtics: Ray Allen (2018) Kevin Garnett (2020) Paul Pierce (2021) Lakers: Kobe Bryant (2020) Pau Gasol (2023) Coaches: Phil Jackson (2007) Officials: Danny Crawford (2025)
Eastern finals	Celtics defeatedMagic, 4–2
Western finals	Lakers defeatedSuns, 4–2
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The2010 NBA Finals was thechampionship series of theNational Basketball Association's (NBA)2009–10 season and conclusion ofthe season's playoffs, held from June 3 to 17, 2010. Abest-of-seven playoff series, it was contested between theWestern Conference champion and defending championLos Angeles Lakers, and theEastern Conference championBoston Celtics. It was their twelfthFinals meeting overall, and their most recent to date.

The Lakers earned home court advantage for finishing the regular season with a better record. After the Lakers won the opening game at home, the Celtics led 3–2 entering Game 6 before the Lakers won the next two games.Kobe Bryant was named theMost Valuable Player of the Finals for the second consecutive year.

The Lakers had won theprevious season's NBA Finals against theOrlando Magic for the franchise's 15th championship. The Celtics won their previous NBA Finals appearance against the Lakers in2008. This was the 12th Finals played between thetwo rival teams. The Celtics won nine of their previous 11 Finals meetings against the Lakers, winning in1959,1962,1963,1965,1966,1968,1969,1984, and2008, while the Lakers won in1985 and1987.

The regular season series was split, with each team winning on the opponent's court by a point:

The Celtics finished the regular season as theAtlantic Division champion with a 50–32 record. As the No. 4 seed in theEastern Conference, they eliminated the No. 5 seededMiami Heat in five games during the first round of the playoffs. Then in the conference semifinals, the Celtics defeated theCleveland Cavaliers in six games, the earliest that a top seed has been eliminated since theDallas Mavericks' first-round loss to theGolden State Warriors in2007. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics went on to eliminate theOrlando Magic in six games. In reaching the Finals, the Celtics became the first team in NBA history to do so with a better regular season road record than home. The Celtics became the second team in NBA history to reach the NBA Finals after beating the team with the best record,Cleveland Cavaliers, and the team with the second-best record in the league,Orlando Magic, after theHouston Rockets did it in theirchampionship season of 1995.

After the Lakers won the Finals in the preceding year, the team management made changes to the roster.Trevor Ariza departed to theHouston Rockets and was replaced by free agentRon Artest.^[1] Assistant coach and former head coachKurt Rambis moved to a head coaching position with theMinnesota Timberwolves.^[2] The Lakers finished the regular season as thePacific Division champion, compiling a 57–25 record.^[3][4] On February 1, Bryant moved pastJerry West into 14th place on theNBA's career scoring list. He also moved past West to become the Lakers franchise scoring leader.^[5]

As the No. 1 seed in theWestern Conference, they eliminated the No. 8 seededOklahoma City Thunder in six games during theWestern Conference first round playoffs, with the final game ending when Bryant missed a jumper and Pau Gasol grabbed the offensive rebound to shoot a layup and win the game.^[6] In theWestern Conference semifinals, the Lakers won against theUtah Jazz in four games, leading the team to their third straight Western Conference final.^[7] In the Western Conference finals against thePhoenix Suns, the Lakers won both of their first two games at home, and lost the next two in Phoenix both by 9 points. In Game 5,Ron Artest made an off-balance layup to beat the buzzer off a Bryant missed shot for the Lakers to win. The Lakers beat the Suns on their home floor in Game 6 led by Bryant's 37 points. The Game 6 victory gave the Lakers their 31st NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.^[8] The team also earned their third straight consecutive appearance in the Finals, with the last team to achieve such a feat being the2000-2002 Lakers.^[9]

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Both teams started strong, playing a close game for most of the 1st quarter until a 7–2 Lakers run inspired by bench playersJordan Farmar andShannon Brown to end the quarter. The Celtics again started the 2nd quarter strong. However, the Lakers managed to extend the lead 50–41 at the end of the first half with another run led byRon Artest and Gasol. More of the same came in the 3rd quarter, as the Lakers matched nearly all of the Celtics' attempts to get back in the game. To end the 3rd quarter, the Lakers went on a 15–4 run to give them a 20-point lead going into the 4th quarter. While the Celtics would try to get back into the game withNate Robinson and 2008Finals MVPPaul Pierce, they never got closer than 11 points. The game was capped off with a three-pointer by Bryant with 3.6 seconds left, securing his 10th 30-point game in his last 11. The Celtics were outplayed by the Lakers in nearly every statistical category, in rebounding (31–42) and in second-chance points (0–16). Much of the Celtics' performance came fromKevin Garnett, who finished with 16 points (on 16 shots) and 2 rebounds. Ray Allen, who was hampered by foul trouble, finished with 12 points and 5 personal fouls.^[10]

The Celtics came out much more aggressively to begin Game 2. The Lakers fought back (Gasol had nine points in the quarter) and managed to reduce the Celtic's lead to seven points at the end of the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter,Ray Allen hit an impressive five three-pointers (only missing once) to add to the two that he hit in the first quarter. This explosive offensive output pushed the Celtics forward and allowed them to lead by as many as 14 points. Bryant and the Lakers put up a quick 7–0 run to end the first half to cut it to a 54–48 Celtics' lead. Foul trouble plagued players of both squads, with many players having three fouls going into the break. The Lakers would continue their attack and managed to take the lead 57–56 early in the 3rd. Both teams fought hard, leading to the 72–72 tie going into the 4th. The final quarter was dominated by the Celtics, though, asRajon Rondo's 10 points in the quarter helped tie the series 1–1. Rondo finished with an impressive triple-double of 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and Allen hit eight of 11 three-pointers, breaking a Finals record previously set by theHouston Rockets’Kenny Smith during Game 1 of the1995 NBA Finals.

The last Finals series to be tied at 1–1 after two games was the2004 NBA Finals which involved the Lakers and theDetroit Pistons.

Prior to the starting lineups being announced, singerMonica performed the national anthem.^[11] Kevin Garnett scored the first six points of the game to give the Celtics a 6–0 lead and eventually helped the team to a seven-point lead (12–5) early in the first quarter.^[12] Following the first full timeout of the game, the Lakers scored 13 straight points thanks in part to free throws by Bryant and Gasol.^[12] After the score was tied at 16–16, the Lakers outscored the Celtics 10–1 for the remainder of the first quarter.^[12]

The Lakers' 32–8 run continued well into the second quarter when Bryant completed a free throw after being fouled by forwardGlen "Big Baby" Davis en route to making a layup 43 seconds into the game.^[12] Further helping to widen the gap was Shannon Brown who made a 20-foot jumper from a Lamar Odom assist.^[12] Odom, Farmar, and Bynum also made shots to widen the score to 17 points above the Celtics.^[12] The Celtics would soon create their own comeback with an 11–4 run before the Lakers called for a full timeout.^[12] Bryant made jumper on a Gasol assist while Pierce shot another three-pointer on a Rondo assist.^[12] The final two minutes of the first half ended in a shootout between the Celtics and Lakers starters resulting in a 52–40 Lakers lead.^[12]

The first few minutes of the second half proved to be a slow start for both teams as the Celtics piled 2–8 shooting while the Lakers posted 2–11 shooting before the first full timeout.^[12] Gasol made a 20-foot jumper to give the Lakers their first points of the third quarter; Garnett responded by a 20-foot jumper.^[12] Shortly after making his third shot from beyond-the-arc, Pierce received his fourth foul sending him to the bench.^[12] Odom, who replaced a limping Bynum, also earned two fouls of his own in addition to bad passing.^[12] The Celtics soon took advantage of the Lakers problems when Davis, Tony Allen, andRasheed Wallace managed to successfully hit several critical shots to end the quarter on a six-point deficit.^[12]

The Celtics continued their momentum into the fourth quarter eventually pulling to within one point after two minutes.^[12][13] After coming off the bench to replace a struggling Gasol in the fourth quarter, Derek Fisher made a 12-foot jumper in what would be another of his finest postseason performances in his career.^[12] He then made four consecutive shots to give the Lakers a 78–73 lead before earning a foul on Ray Allen.^[12] With 1:40 left in the game, Bryant made his lone shot of the quarter despite posting 25 points in the first three periods combined.^[12] Foul troubles for both Garnett and Pierce hurt the Celtics chances of closing the gap with the Lakers.^[14] Pierce made one final layup with five seconds left in the game, but the Lakers edged the Celtics with a 91–84 victory to take a 2–1 lead in the series.^[12] Bryant was the leading scorer of the game with 29 points; Garnett's 25 points bested all other Celtics players for Game 3. Derek Fisher scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.^[15][16] Compared to his record eight three-point field goals in Game 2, Ray Allen went a near-record 0–13 in field goals for this game.^[17]

After the first quarter, the Celtics held a 19–16 lead;Paul Pierce scored eight points in the quarter for the Celtics, while Gasol had eight points for the Lakers. The Lakers rebounded to take a three-point lead entering halftime.^[18] The Lakers maintained a two-point lead following the third quarter, in which Bryant made three three-point baskets. Early in the fourth quarter, the Celtics went on a run that gave them control of the game; with a lineup that featured four reserves, the Celtics outscored the Lakers 13–2 over nearly half the quarter.^[19] The Celtics held an 11-point lead with 3:57 remaining,^[18] but the Lakers mounted a late comeback bid behind Bryant, who posted 10 of the final 12 points for the Lakers. Three free throws with 1:08 remaining pulled the Lakers within 92–86, and they had an opportunity to get closer in the final minute; however, a Bryant pass was stolen by Rondo, who subsequently made a layup to extend the Celtics' lead. Pierce led the Celtics with 19 points in the game. The Celtics benefitted from strong bench play, as their reserves doubled the scoring of the Lakers' backups. Davis scored 18 points (nine in the fourth quarter) andNate Robinson added 12. For the Lakers, Bryant and Gasol, with 33 and 21 points respectively, accounted for most of the team's scoring.Andrew Bynum was unable to play in the second half because of a knee injury.^[19]

The Celtics started the game with a 6–0 run, and ended the first quarter leading by 2 on a strong performance by Paul Pierce. After a short Lakers run, the Celtics pushed the lead to 6 by the end of the half, with Pierce shooting 7–10, scoring 15 points, despite the Celtics only getting to the free-throw line six times. Pierce's three-pointer pushed the Celtics' lead to double digits, 50–39, early in the third quarter, but the Lakers chipped away at that lead to bring it down to 8, as the Celtics went into the fourth quarter attempting to maintain a 73–65 advantage. With the Celtics leading by 12 with less than three minutes to play, seven straight free throws by the Lakers cut the lead to 87–82 with a little over 40 seconds in the game. On an inbounds play, Garnett lobbed the ball to Pierce, who, while falling out of bounds, hurled it toward a streaking Rondo, who laid it up and in, essentially solidifying the Celtics' win of the game with a 7-point lead with 35 seconds to play. Garnett chipped in with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Rondo played well, shooting 9–12 from the floor for 18 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. The game featured a 38-point performance by Bryant (hitting numerous shots in the 3rd quarter), being the only Lakers player to score over 12 points and one of only two in double figures. Pierce, on the other hand, would dominate the game with 27 points on 57% shooting from the floor.^[20]This was the Celtics' last win in the NBA Finals untilGame 1 of the2022 NBA Finals.

The Lakers returned to Los Angeles with a 3–2 deficit in the series. This was an elimination game for them, and the Celtics were one game away from the championship. The Celtics starting centerKendrick Perkins suffered a serious knee injury in the first quarter, rendering the Celtics more vulnerable on defense and rebounding. The desperate Lakers opened up a massive lead, peaking at 27. The Lakers' bench had outscored the Celtics' bench 24–0 entering the fourth quarter.^[21]

It was later revealed that Perkins tore both hisPCL andMCL, and he was ruled out for Game 7.^[22] His Lakers counterpart,Andrew Bynum left the game early in the third quarter due to swelling in his knee from a torn meniscus. He, however, was not ruled out for Game 7.^[22]

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This game was the first Game 7 in an NBA Finals since2005 five years earlier, as well as head coachPhil 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] Suddenly, the Lakers offense began to falter with starters missing field goals and easy layups.^[24] The Celtics utilized their opponents struggles to widen their lead.^[24] After the team's first full timeout, the Celtics managed to outscore the Lakers 6–1, with Davis scoring four points on questionable calls. The Celtics held the Lakers to only 14 points and took a 23–14 lead ending the first quarter.^[24]

At the start of the second quarter, the Lakers got back in the game by scoring 11 straight points to take a two-point lead over the Celtics.^[24] The lead proved to be brief, however, as Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett scored two-pointers to regain control of the game.^[24] Nevertheless, the Lakers continued to score points, with Ron Artest hitting 3 of his 4 free throws in the quarter to maintain a four-point deficit.^[24] Before the second quarter concluded, Paul Pierce sunk a pair of free throws to end the first half with a 40–34 Celtics lead.^[24]

The Celtics opened the second half going on a 9–2 run which widened their lead over the Lakers by as much as 13 points, 49–36.^[24] The turning point for the Lakers however arrived after the team took a twenty-second timeout.^[24] Bryant made a running jumper on a Lamar Odom assist in what would turn out to be a 6–2 run by the Lakers cutting their deficit to six points behind the Celtics.^[24] Pierce then scored a three-pointer to restore the lead to nine.^[24] As the third quarter drew to a close, the Lakers continued their momentum as Bryant completed a 4-foot jumper while Gasol hit two free throws.^[24] Lakers reserve Lamar Odom made a tip shot to make the score 57–53 at the end of the quarter.^[24]

The Lakers' fortunes rode high midway through the fourth quarter as Fisher sunk a three-point field goal from 26-feet to tie the game at 64.^[24] Despite having a poor night offensively, Bryant hit two free throws and followed through with a 17-foot shot to give the Lakers a 68–64 lead, the team's first lead since early in the second quarter.^[24] Gasol hit two more free throws on a Garnett foul to extend that margin to six.^[24] The Celtics would not give up, however, as with the Lakers leading by 6 with a minute-and-a-half remaining, Wallace hit a three-pointer to cut the Lakers' lead to 76–73. Although Artest exhibited shooting difficulties throughout the game, he answered in spectacular fashion by sinking a three-point goal to restore his team's lead back to six with a minute remaining in the game.^[24] It would prove to be the lethal blow for the Celtics. In the fourth quarter, four Celtics' players (Garnett, Davis, Pierce, and Wallace) earned four or more personal fouls.^[24] Wallace would later depart from the game after fouling out.^[25] After Artest's three, Allen would respond with a three-pointer of his own to cut the Lakers' lead to three again. In the ensuing play, Bryant attempted a three, but the three missed. However, Gasol was there to get the crucial offensive rebound. Gasol then passed the ball to Bryant, who was then fouled by Wallace, fouling him out. Bryant attained two more free throws on Wallace's foul to extend the lead to five, 81–76.^[24] After a Celtics' timeout, Allen attempted a three-pointer but he missed it. Rondo grabbed the offensive rebound and hit a three-pointer to bring the Celtics within two, 81–79. However, the Celtics were forced to foulSasha Vujačić, consequently enabling the Laker's guard to complete two free throws and help his team take a four-point lead, 83–79, over the Celtics.^[24] With 11.7 seconds left in the game, Rondo made one last-ditch effort to revive the Celtics' hopes by attempting a three-pointer.^[24] The ball missed the basket enabling Gasol to make a defensive rebound.^[24] Gasol passed the ball to Odom who quickly threw it to the opposite end of the court in the hands of Bryant as the buzzer sounded.^[26]

Bryant, despite shooting 6 for 24 (25%) from the field, scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter. He was named theFinals MVP for the second straight season.^[27][28] Pierce led the Celtics with 18 points and ten rebounds, but he shot 5–15 (33.3%) from the field.^[28][29] The Lakers had 23 offensive rebounds and out-rebounded the Celtics, 53–40. Gasol had 18 rebounds and Bryant added 15.^[30][31] The Lakers shot 37 free throws to the Celtic's 17.^[31] After the game, the Lakers head coach Phil Jackson hailed Artest, who scored 20 points in Game 7 including his last-second three-pointer, as the "most valuable player" of the game.^[32][33]

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For the eighth consecutive year in the United States,ABC televised the Finals.Mike Breen,Mark Jackson andJeff Van Gundy provided commentary for the games. The Finals was also broadcast onESPN Radio, withJim Durham,Hubie Brown andJack Ramsay calling the action. Game 1 was watched by 14.1 million viewers, the most watched Finals opening game since2004.^[34] The viewership for the opening game resulted in a ratings percentage of 8.6% of households in the United States.^[35] Game 7 had the highest average number of viewers with 28.2 million, since1998 when 35.9 million watched theChicago Bulls defeat theUtah Jazz in Game 6 of that year's Finals. The average number of viewers of 18.1 million, was the highest since2001.^[36][37] Local TV affiliates of the competing franchises were Los Angeles'KABC-TV and Boston'sWCVB-TV. Theflagship radio stations of the respective teams broadcast all Series games with their local announcers. In Los Angeles,KSPN carried the Lakers' English-language broadcasts, withSpero Dedes andMychal Thompson announcing, whileKWKW aired the team's Spanish broadcasts.^[38] In Boston,WEEI carried the Celtics' English broadcasts withSean Grande andCedric Maxwell announcing.^[38]

Lakers head coach Phil Jackson earned his 11th NBA championship title, further extending his record for most championships earned by either an NBA coach or any coach and general manager in a major North American professional sports league. It was also his 13th NBA championship title, as he had won two as a player with the Knicks in1970 and1973.^[45] Bryant won his second consecutiveNBA Finals MVP Award. He later said that this championship win was the "sweetest" because it was against the longtime, storied rivals and was the toughest series by far.^[46][47] Furthermore, the Lakers forward Luke Walton and his fatherHall of FamerBill Walton became the only (as of 2011) father and son to both have won multiple NBA championships Bill in1977 and1986 and Luke in2009 and 2010.^[48] Lastly, this would become Bryant's final championship, and, as of the2023–24 NBA season, this was also marked the most recent NBA Finals meeting between the Lakers and the Celtics.

The Boston–Los Angeles sports rivalry would be rekindled later in the decade, beginning with theLA Galaxy capturing the2014 MLS Cup over theNew England Revolution. In 2018, theBoston Red Sox wonMajor League Baseball'sWorld Series over theLos Angeles Dodgers, and theNew England Patriots defeated theLos Angeles Rams inSuper Bowl LIII to capture theNational Football League's championship. While neither theBoston Bruins nor theLos Angeles Kings have faced off in theNational Hockey League'sStanley Cup Finals, they have both won theStanley Cup during the decade, with the Bruins winning theirs in2011, and the Kings in2012 and2014.

The series win brought the Lakers' franchise NBA championship total to 16,^[26] at the time, second only to the Celtics' 17 championships, at the time. This also marked the 11th title for the team sincemoving from Minneapolis in 1960, and it was the franchise's fifth Finals win in eleven seasons.^[26] This was the Lakers' first Game 7 win over the Celtics in Finals history,^[49] the Celtics had won all previous matchups in Game 7s.^[23] Moreover, the Lakers were now 3–9 against the Celtics since the two teams first competed against each other in the1959 NBA Finals.^[50]

On June 21, a victory parade took place for the Lakers. Unlike like previous years, however, there was no pep rally that followed after the end of the parade due to both security and financial reasons.^[51] The team was transported around on an open-air float equipped with loudspeakers enabling the players to talk to the spectators. The parade began at 11 a.m local time at Staples Center, turned east onChick Heart Court, turned south ontoFigueroa Street, then east ontoJefferson Boulevard before entering beneathInterstate 110.^[51] The parade concluded at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Grand Avenue near theUniversity of Southern California'sGalen Center.^[51][52] Occasionally,Ron Artest led the crowd in chanting "Boston sucks!"^[53] Over 65,000 people were estimated to have attended the parade.^[54] Most of the 2009–10 Lakers team were on hand to receive theirchampionship rings before the start of the season opener against theHouston Rockets on October 26.^[55] They also visited U.S. presidentBarack Obama at theTHEARC Boys and Girls Club in Washington, DC. in December 2010, presenting him with a banner declaring the Lakers as 2009–10 NBA World Champions.^[56][57]

In November 2010, Time Capsule Press published a book entitledJourney to the Ring: Behind the Scenes with the 2010 NBA Champions Lakers. The book, written by coachPhil Jackson, featured various photographs from sports photographerAndrew D. Bernstein chronicling the Lakers 2009–10 season en route to their triumph against the Celtics.^[58] Throughout the early 2010s, the Lakers maintained their tradition of success during the regular season; however, the team would stagnate when they experienced a prolonged absence from the playoffs for several years after the2012-13 season. In 2014, coach Jackson, by then the President of Basketball Operations for theNew York Knicks, hiredDerek Fisher to become the team's coach. On Fisher's staff was many of Jackson's longtime assistants, such asKurt Rambis,Jim Cleamons, andRasheed Hazzard.

The Lakers would not return to the Finals until2020, with theLeBron James andAnthony Davis-ledteam (former Celtics point guardRajon Rondo would also be on the team) defeating theMiami Heat and winning their 17th title, which tied the Celtics for the most in league history, at the time.^[59] The championship was a tribute toKobe Bryant, who died in a tragichelicopter accident, along with 8 others including Bryant's daughterGianna Bryant, in January of that year. The tie with the Celtics lasted until2024, where the Celtics defeated theDallas Mavericks in 5 games to win their 18th championship.

During a private meeting in 2007 between head coachDoc Rivers,Paul Pierce, and the newly acquiredRay Allen andKevin Garnett, Garnett asked Rivers how many titles he thought the core could win together. Instead of answering the question, Rivers stated the core had five years together before it would go downhill.^[60]

Rivers prediction proved to be correct, as the fifth year of theBig Three was2012, which ended up being their last year they made a deep postseason run together. By this time, Ray Allen was 36, Kevin Garrett was 35, and Paul Pierce was 34. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout, which helped an older Celtics team. They finished fourth in the Eastern Conference, where they defeated theAtlanta Hawks in six games in theFirst Round, and thePhiladelphia 76ers in seven games in theSemifinals. In theEastern Conference Finals, they faced theMiami Heat for the third consecutive season (the team who defeated them in last season'sSemifinals). In addition,LeBron James faced the Celtics for the third straight year in the playoffs. The LeBron-led Cavs also faced the Celtics in 2010 only to be defeated 4–2, which ultimately led to James' arrival on the Heat that summer. Their 2012 series was hard-fought and the Celtics eventually took advantage going up 3-2 heading back toTD Garden. The Heat prevented a celebration from happening in Game 6 with a 98–79 blowout win to send the series back to Miami for a seventh and deciding game. James had one of his best playoff games, scoring 45 points and getting 15 rebounds, 30 of his 45 came in the first half alone. In Game 7, the Celtics started strong and had a 7-point lead going into halftime, but the Heat carved into the lead in the third quarter and eventually took control, winning the game 101–88, and advancing to theNBA Finals.

Allen departed for theMiami Heat in 2012, where he would win his second and final NBA championship title withthem in the2013 NBA Finals, while Pierce and Garnett were traded to theBrooklyn Nets the following offseason. Also in the 2013 offseason, Rivers took over as theLos Angeles Clippers head coach, and the last remaining piece of the “Big Four”, Rondo, was traded to theDallas Mavericks early into the2014–15 season. Rondo would later join the Lakers in 2018 and win a championship withthem in2020. TheCeltics would not make it back to the Finals until 12 years later in2022, where they were defeated by theStephen Curry-ledGolden State Warriors in a six-game series.^[61] The Celtics would once again make it to the Finals two years later in2024, this time defeating theLuka Dončić andKyrie Irving-ledDallas Mavericks in five games, garnering their first championship title in 16 years and 18th overall, effectively consolidating their position as the NBA franchise with thehighest number of NBA championship titles.^[62]

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