In basketball, Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102–89 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals Thursday night in Los Angeles, California. Bryant scored 30 points in the game to lead all scorers. Kobe Bryant scored 30 points in Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals . Bryant was backed-up by a 23-point, 14-rebound effort from Pau Gosol and 15 points from Ron Artest . For Boston, Paul Pierce had 24 points and Kevin Garnett had 16 points. The first quarter was fairly evenly matched, ending 26–21 in favor of the Lakers. At one point the Lakers were up 16–10, but Boston was able to close to within one point. Late points by Jordan Farmar and Shannon Brown built the lead to five in the final minute and the Lakers had the chance to go up by more, but Lamar Odom missed a six-foot jump-shot. In the second quarter, both team remained close until late in the quarter when the Lakers opened an 12-point lead late in the final minute. With just two tenths of a second on the clock, Boston's Rajon Rondo hit a three-pointer to bring the score to within nine: 50–41. This series is the 12th between the two franchises, dating back to 1959, with the Celtics leading the series 9–2. The Minneapolis Lakers first appeared in the Basketball Association of America -- the precursor to the NBA -- defeating the Washington Capitols 4–2. The next year, Minneapolis defeated Syracuse Nationals 4–2 in the first NBA. The Celtics first played in the NBA finals in 1957, defeating the St. Louis Hawks 4–3. In 1959, the Lakers and Celtics first faced each other in the Finals. The Celtics won the series 4–0. In 1962, the Lakers -- now in Los Angeles -- met for the second time -- this time winning 4–3. It was not until the eighth meeting -- in 1985 -- did the Lakers win. The best-of-seven series resumes Sunday night at Los Angeles' Staples Center .
In basketball, hit a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter to lift the to a 102–89 victory over the in Game 1 of the Thursday night in Los Angeles, California. Bryant scored 30 points in the game to lead all scorers. scored 30 points in Game 1 of the . Bryant was backed-up by a 23-point, 14-rebound effort from and 15 points from . For Boston, had 24 points and had 16 points. The first quarter was fairly evenly matched, ending 26–21 in favor of the Lakers. At one point the Lakers were up 16–10, but Boston was able to close to within one point. Late points by and built the lead to five in the final minute and the Lakers had the chance to go up by more, but missed a six-foot jump-shot. In the second quarter, both team remained close until late in the quarter when the Lakers opened an 12-point lead late in the final minute. With just two tenths of a second on the clock, Boston's hit a three-pointer to bring the score to within nine: 50–41. This series is the 12th between the two franchises, dating back to 1959, with the Celtics leading the series 9–2. The Minneapolis Lakers first appeared in the Basketball Association of America — the precursor to the NBA — defeating the Washington Capitols 4–2. The next year, Minneapolis defeated Syracuse Nationals 4–2 in the first NBA. The Celtics first played in the NBA finals in 1957, defeating the St. Louis Hawks 4–3. In 1959, the Lakers and Celtics first faced each other in the Finals. The Celtics won the series 4–0. In 1962, the Lakers — now in Los Angeles — met for the second time — this time winning 4–3. It was not until the eighth meeting — in 1985 — did the Lakers win. The best-of-seven series resumes Sunday night at Los Angeles' .
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