2010 NBA Champions: Ron Artest Leads Charge, Lakers defeat Celtics To Win Title

The first half of Game 7 of the NBA Finals was hard to watch. The Los Angeles Lakers missed more than 30 shots and shot 26 percent, but climbed within striking distance of the Boston Celtics because of their incredible offensive rebounding. It was hideous basketball.

It wasn’t just that shots clanged constantly. Fundamentally, both teams struggled. Turnovers were committed and poor offensive sets were run. But the defense was incredible. That’s what made the first 24 minutes exciting. It was a brutal battle between the NBA’s best. A battle that would continue to be fought right down to the finish.

Lakers star Kobe Bryant epically struggled in the first two quarters, and would in the fi...

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