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On this day: 2010 - LA Lakers seal 16th NBA title with Game 7 win over Boston Celtics

The LA Lakers claimed their last NBA Championship five years ago today with a dramatic 83-79 win in the deciding Game 7 against their perennial rivals, the Boston Celtics. A fourth quarter surge by the Lakers at the Staples Center sparked a 16th title for LA, putting them one behind the Celtics.

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The hosts trailed 23-14, 40-34 and 57-53 after each of the first three quarters, but Derek Fisher’s three-pointer tied the game at 64 in the fourth. Despite a poor night, Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 23 points in the final quarter. Ron Artest, Lamar Odom and Pao Gasol, with 18 rebounds, also played crucial roles. Victory was sweet revenge for defeat to Boston in the 2008 finals.

Other memorable events on this day.

1930: Don Bradman becomes first Australian to score Test century at Trent Bridge – one of his 11 on English soil. Despite his 131-run total, Australia lost by 93 runs.

1962: Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 to win the World Cup, becoming only the second team to retain the trophy, after Italy first achieved the feat in 1938.

2003: Man Utd accept £25m Real Madrid bid for David Beckham.

2013: Justin Rose captures first major championship after winning the US Open at Merrion.

Justin Rose reacts after clinching the US Open title.
Justin Rose reacts after clinching the US Open title.


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