Starring: An unwavering Laker fan base, a lot of tension, a shrink, NBA League Pass (for all of us outside Cali.), gym time to expend nervous energy, long nights after losses, long nights after wins, and then the Lakers, making it all worth it. The sun shines again for another glorious summer in La La Land. Damn, that was fun.
- In the end, Lakers beat Celtics at their own grinding game - latimes.com
- `The hardest one by far' - LA Daily News
- Despite rough night, Kobe rebounds, comes through - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Champs! Heart-stopping win for Lakers - The Orange County Register
- NBA Franchise Rankings: Los Angeles Lakers No. 1 - ESPN
- Forum Blue And Gold " On Top Again
- 10 Years After: A Conversation With The Youthful Kobe – Lakernoise
- NBA Championship Front Pages - Photos - SI.com
Much Much more Revelry after the jump...in true Laker & SS&R fashion...
Lakers.com/NBA.com
- LAKERS: 2010 Championship Parade Information
- The Lakers Are Champions of Basketball
- Los Angeles Lakers - NBA Champions
- Lakers 83, Celtics 79: Game 7 Twitter Diary
- NBA.com: 24-second thoughts on Game 7
- NBA.com: Four key stats show why Lakers stand as NBA champs
- No Doubt About The MVP "
- Artest Sings Redemption’s Song "
- Celtics’ 4th quarter woes return "
- The new coaching strategies "
ESPN
- 2010 NBA Finals: Kobe Byrant is now the greatest Los Angeles Laker of all time
- 2010 NBA playoffs: Kobe Bryant finds a way to win for Los Angeles Lakers
- 2010 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers' leaders shine down stretch
- Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers - Recap - June 17, 2010
- Lakers Capture Franchise Title No. 16 - Daily Dime
- Los Angeles Lakers to pay for victory fete, keep cost at $2M
- 2010 NBA Finals: Game 7 draws best TV rating in NBA since 1998
- Rasheed Wallace tries to talk to officials after Game 7 loss
- Phil Jackson could have decision on future by 27th
- Crowds rock cars, start fights, set fires in LA
- Intro to all-time NBA franchise rankings
- NBA Franchise Rankings: Los Angeles Lakers No. 1
- Ron Artest was the Los Angeles Lakers' man on the spot
- 2010 NBA Finals: Boston Celtics couldn't run with Los Angeles Lakers in fourth quarter
- Champions wear hats - TrueHoop Blog
- Seven sequences that mattered in Game 7 - TrueHoop Blog
- First Cup: Friday - TrueHoop Blog
- The Celtics' missing player - TrueHoop Blog
- Rebounds, not legacies, the story for Lakers - TrueHoop Blog
Land O' Lakers
OC Register
- In the end, Lakers decided it wasn't over
- Champs! Heart-stopping win for Lakers
- Pau Gasol steps up just in time in Game 7
- Despite rough night, Kobe rebounds, comes through
- Winning "does improve my chances" of Phil coaching next season, Pau getting two MVP votes and Kobe's mom throwing fist in the air
- The breakfast of NBA champions - Lakers blog
- Video: Lakers win championship. What’s next? - Lakers blog
- Lakers-Celtics Game 7, the morning after - Lakers blog
- Championship-trophy presentation transcript - Lakers blog
- Video: Lakers champagne championship celebration - Lakers blog
- Shaq to Kobe: Congrats man - Lakers blog
- Lakers championship parade set for Monday - Lakers blog
LA Daily News
- `The hardest one by far'
- Lakers victory parade to be held Monday
- Lakers edge Celtics in Game 7, win 16th title
- CELTICS NOTEBOOK: Wallace's presence gives Boston an early boost
- Ending emotional for Celtics
- LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Game 7 dreams come true
- Da do, Ron-Ron: It's Artest who saves day for Lakers
- Champions again!
LA Times
- NBA Finals: Lakers vs. Celtics Game 7
- Despite heavy LAPD presence, violence breaks out after Lakers' victory
- Mike Dunleavy: Pau Gasol paved the way for the Lakers to beat Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals
- Pau Gasol provides needed lift for Lakers
- In the end, Lakers beat Celtics at their own grinding game
- Lakers' defense, rebounding make the difference against Celtics
- Lakers talk about winning the NBA title
- Kobe Bryant's performance in Lakers' Game 7 win over Boston still a head-scratcher | Lakers Blog
- Ron Artest validates his arrival to the Lakers with an NBA championship | Lakers Blog
- Sasha Vujacic can turn his attention to that other event: the World Cup | Lakers Blog
- Doc Rivers, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Glen Davis discuss Celtics' loss to Lakers
- Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest and Derek Fisher discuss Lakers' 2010 NBA Championship
- No urban legend: NBA will donate merchandise of Game 7 loser to charity | Lakers Blog
Press-Enterprise
Forum Blue and Gold
ProBasketballTalk
- Ron Artest mythology may soon have a life of its own
- NBA finals: Lakers will parade the streets as champions on Monday
- NBA finals, Lakers Celtics Game 7: Ron Artest leading the break in slow motion
- NBA finals, Lakers Celtics Game 7: The coach's perspective
- Quote of the day, where the Shaq/Kobe feud lives on
- If this was Rasheed Wallace's last game, he went out being the full Sheed
- NBA Finals: Derek Fisher comes up big yet again
- NBA finals, Lakers Celtics Game 7: Captain Obvious is reporting that Boston missed Kendrick Perkins
- NBA Finals Lakers Celtics Game 7: "Crazy Pills" Ron Artest validates loonies everywhere with championship performance
- NBA Finals, Lakers Celtics: How Boston blew the championship
Lakers Nation
The Lakers Nation
- The Gear is Here!
- Finals, Game 7: Lakers vs. Celtics — True Character (79-83, Win)
- Kobe: "I got one more than Shaq"
- Lakers victory parade Monday; Lakers to pay $2 million for it!
- A Special Edition of Kimmel’s Show Friday Night–With the Lakers
- Brian Scalbrene Interview Today: "This Is The Hardest Day Of My Life"
- Boston in tears brings us to smiles!
- Lakers breaking records against Boston
Fox Sports
- Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics for second straight NBA title
- Old Celtics run out of gas before the finish
- Artest comes up big for Lakers in Game 7 win
- O'Neal has nothing but praise for ex-teammate Bryant
Yahoo Sports
- Celtics as we know it could be done
- Artest delivers crazy finish to title
- Kobe's fifth title proves his most difficult
Ball Don't Lie
- Game 7 may have been the end of an era for the Boston Celtics
- 'Net reaction - 2010 NBA Finals Game 7, Celtics remix
- Video: Jack Nicholson avoids Kevin Garnett, plays it cool
- C-a-c: Look in to my eyes and tell me what it is you see
- Rasheed Wallace 'just wanted to talk' to the refs after Game 7
- 'Net reaction - 2010 NBA Finals Game 7, Lakers edition
- Video: Ron Artest goes 2-for-2 in crazy postgame interviews
- Behind the Box Score, where the Lakers are the champs
- Suicide lines: Lakers take it
NBA Fanhouse
- Kobe, Phil Survive Another Mean Road
- Kobe Bryant Wins 2010 Finals MVP
- Video: Inside Staples Center Just After Lakers Won the Title
- Lakers Championship Photos
The Sporting News
- Ugly Game 7
- Kobe Bryant Now Has One More Ring Than Shaq, Because We Can Joke About That Now - Eric Freeman
- Shanoff
- Finals Wrap: It Wasn
- Kobe Bryant's reliance on teammates leads to his fifth NBA title - Ian Thomsen
- Celtics' core might be broken up after near-miss in NBA Finals - Chris Mannix
- NBA Finals Report Card, Game 7 - Chris Mannix
- 2010 NBA Finals, Game 7 - Photos
- NBA Championship Front Pages - Photos
NY Times
- Lakers 83, Celtics 79 - Rally and Repeat - Lakers Take 16th Title
- For Celtics and Lakers, Choices Loom as Confetti Falls
NBC Los Angeles
Dime Magazine
- Lakers: A 3-Peat Is One Trade Away
- Kobe Bryant: Snake Eyes
- Shout Outs To The Shrink, An Angry Spaniard & Other Reasons The Lakers Won
- Slaughter On The Boards, The Absence Of Jesus & Other Reasons Why The Celtics Lost
- Purple Reign 2: Lakers repeat as NBA champions, Kobe as Finals MVP
SB Nation
- Kobe Bryant Isn't Michael Jordan, According To Jordan's Son - From Our Editors
- And So It Ends: Lakers Win Defensive Battle For Second Straight NBA Championship
Simers/Plaschke/Heisler (Yes, even they joined in the Laker mania...sorta. Don't set expectations too high)
- Simers: Lakers' Phil Jackson is worth whatever it takes
- Plaschke: For the Lakers, victory has never been harder -- or sweeter
- Heisler: Kobe Bryant comes clean about the pressure
Misc./Laker Loving (it's the end, what the hell)
- 10 Years After: A Conversation With The Youthful Kobe – Lakernoise
- Lake Show NBA Finals Game 7 Rewind: Sweet Repeat – Lakers 83, Celtics 79 | Lakers of Fire
- Ron-Ron Earns His Bling-Bling |
- 16th Title is Sweetest of All for Lakers | Lake Show Life | A Los Angeles Lakers Blog
Photos
- LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 06/17/10 | Celtics | Photo Gallery
- Originally from the Soviet Union, but now enjoying life in Southern California are Laker fans Emilia : Sports Photo
- Laker Championship Photos Daily News Photo Galleries
- Photos: Lakers vs. Celtics, Game 7 - latimes.com
- Photos: L.A. Lakers NBA title teams - latimes.com
- NBA Champions, Lakers 83, Celtics 79 | Photo Galleries | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
- 2010 NBA Finals, Game 7 - Photos - SI.com
- NBA Championship Front Pages - Photos - SI.com
Video (Brace yourselves...)
- Derek Fisher Postgame LAKERS: Lakers Video Player
- Celtics-Lakers Highlights LAKERS: Lakers Video Player
- Kobe Bryant On Lakers' Championship - ESPN Video - ESPN
- Video: Lakers win championship. What’s next? - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Video: Lakers champagne championship celebration - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Locker Room Celebration Lamar Odom Video Library - cbs2.com
- Locker Room Celebration Video Library - cbs2.com
- Locker Room Celebration Luke Walton Video Library - cbs2.com
- Best of Ron Artest Locker Room Video Library - cbs2.com
- Jim Hill, John Ireland Wrap Lakers' 16th Title Video Library - cbs2.com
- Highlights from Lakers 16th Title Video Library - cbs2.com
- Derek Fisher on NBA Title Video Library - cbs2.com
- Kobe: I have 1 more than Shaq Video Library - cbs2.com
- Joe Bryant on His Son Kobe, Lakers Video Library - cbs2.com
- Finals Game 7 Mini-Movie - NBA Videos and Highlights
- Pau Gasol: Hall of Fame? - NBA Videos and Highlights
- Video NBA finals: 'Crazy Pills' Artest on the mic - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports
- NBA finals Video: Kobe has one more than Shaq, and would like to tell you so - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports
- Video: Ron Artest goes 2-for-2 in crazy postgame interviews - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Video: Inside Staples Center Just After Lakers Won the Title -- NBA FanHouse
- Raw Video: Ron Artest, the Morning After | NBC Los Angeles
Thanks for the ride, Lakers.