2010 NBA Finals
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| Dates | June 3–17 | ||||||||||||||
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| MVP |
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) |
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| Television |
ABC (U.S.) TSN (Canada) |
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| Announcers | Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy | ||||||||||||||
| Radio network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Durham, Hubie Brown and Jack Ramsay | ||||||||||||||
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| Hall of Famers |
Coaches: Phil Jackson (2007) |
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| Eastern Finals | Celtics defeated Magic, 4–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Finals | Lakers defeated Suns, 4–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Game 1: | Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Derrick Stafford |
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| Game 2: | Monty McCutchen, Mike Callahan, Ken Mauer |
| Game 3: | Dan Crawford, Bill Kennedy, Bennett Salvatore |
| Game 4: | Scott Foster, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard |
| Game 5: | Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford |
| Game 6: | Monty McCutchen, Joe DeRosa, Ken Mauer |
| Game 7 | Joe Crawford, Dan Crawford, Scott Foster |
The 2010 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship series for the 2009–10 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Los Angeles Lakers, champions of the Western Conference and defending NBA champions, and the Boston Celtics, champions of the Eastern Conference. The Lakers defeated the Celtics, four games to three, to win the franchise's 16th NBA championship. The 64th edition of the championship series was played between June 3 and June 17, was broadcast on ABC, and was watched by an average of 18.1 million people.
The Celtics earned their berth into the playoffs by winning the Atlantic Division. The Lakers won the Pacific Division to earn their berth. The Celtics reached the NBA Finals by defeating the Miami Heat in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference First Round, the Cleveland Cavaliers in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals, and defending Eastern conference champion Orlando Magic in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals. The Lakers reached the NBA Finals by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the best-of-seven Western Conference First Round, the Utah Jazz in the best-of-seven Western Conference Semifinals, and the Phoenix Suns in the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals. The NBA Finals were scheduled in the Major League Baseball World Series 2–3–2 seven game format, with the Lakers possessing home-court advantage as a reward for finishing with better regular season record than the Celtics.
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