Lakers beat Celtics for 16th NBA title

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol paced the Los Angeles attack in the fourth quarter as the Lakers rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Boston 83-79 and capture their 16th NBA championship. Bryant scored 23 points and Spain's Gasol had 19 points and 18...

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol paced the Los Angeles attack in the fourth quarter as the Lakers rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Boston 83-79 and capture their 16th NBA championship. Bryant scored 23 points and Spain's Gasol had 19 points and 18 rebounds for the Lakers who edged the Celtics in a defensive duel on Thursday to take the series four games to three.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.