Celtics at Lakers Game 7 Recap NBA Finals Picks: The Los Angeles Lakers celebrated their Sweet 16th NBA title last night at the Staples Center as Kobe Bryant claimed his second consecutive NBA Picks Finals MVP award. In a sloppy and defensively dominated battle against an undermanned Boston Celtics team, the Lakers turned in a poised and all-around effort. It was a NBA betting odds game that saw Ron Artest redeem himself with a twenty-point performance and provided a complete seven-game sweep to the team that won the battle on the boards.

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The Lakers out-rebounded the Celtics 53-40, which proved to make the difference once again. The most impressive aspect of this NBA championship game was the ability of the Lakers to hang in there and stay close, despite Kobe Bryant’s sub-par shooting performance (6 for 24). But the Lakers did what was expected of them all season long, and that’s to hold down the ship until their future hall of fame captain can get it going.  Bryant found a way to put points on the board as he found his way to the line 15 times, hitting 11 of those and finishing with 23 points.

With a ring for the thumb now, Kobe and the Lakers will surely open up as the early 2011 NBA Betting Odds favorites to finish off the three-peat, which would be the fourth in head coach Phil Jackson’s illustrious career. Some questions may have to be answered during the offseason, mainly those surrounding the return of their head coach, as well as the return of point guard Derek Fisher. The Lakers will look to make some moves during the 2010 NBA DRAFT (June 24, 7 p.m.-midnight ET on TNT). The Boston Celtics will head home after a valiant effort, and have some coaching issues to figure out as well. With Doc Rivers’ return in question and the departure of assistant coach Tom Thibodeau, who accepted a three year deal to coach the Chicago Bulls next season, the Celtics starting center, Kendrick Perkins will have a long offseason to rehab and try to make it back by the start of the 2011 NBA season.

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