Game 1: The Los Angeles Lakers Defeat the Boston Celtics 102-89 — 2010 NBA Finals
The Los Angeles Lakers took it to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals. The video has more on this story:
NBA.com has the full boxscore.
Boston’s Ray Allen was in foul trouble throughout the game, a fact which did not help the Celtics contain Kobe Bryant (30 points) on offense.
The Celtics were not quick enough in their defensive rotations tonight, and the Lakers’ length bothered Boston’s offensive execution.
ABC showed a statistic during the game which stated that the winner of Game 1 in the NBA Finals goes on to win the championship 73% of the time.
Game 2 is Sunday in LA.
