NBA Finals Game 7: Odds Favor Lakers vs Celtics

The 2010 championship trophy will be awarded tonight when Game 7 of the NBA finals tips-off at 9:00pm EST from the STAPLES Center in a game that can be seen on ABC television. Lakers vs Celtics odds at online sportsbooks have Los Angeles -7 betting favorites over Boston while the over/under total is sitting at 186. The Lakers -340 are also huge money line favorites in 2010 NBA finals odds vs the Celtics +280 for tonight's Game 7 in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest led the way for the Lakers and embarrassed the Celtics with a 89-67 win in Game 6 on Tuesday.

Bryant netted 26-points, 11 rebounds and four steals, Artest added 15-points and six rebounds while Pau Gasol dropped in 17-points with 13 rebounds to secure the Game 6 victory for Los Angeles. The Lakers went 33-79 (.418) from the floor while holding Boston to 28-84 (.333) shooting and also recorded 13-steals and 8 blocks in the win. "I was very happy," Bryant said after Game 6. "We did a great job defensively. We kept them out of the middle, kept them out of the paint, did a good job on the boards. It was a solid effort by us."

Ray Allen managed 19-points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists while Paul Pierce was held to just 13-points. Kevin Garnett netted 12-points in Game 6 while Rajon Rondo finished with 10-points and six assists in the loss. '"I thought we were ready," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers after the game. "We never gave ourselves an opportunity offensively, because we never trusted each other. Everybody was out to make their own place." There has only been three teams to blow a 3-2 lead in the NBA finals since going to a 2-3-2 format but if there is a glimmer of hope for Boston not to become the fourth team in history to do so, it is the fact that they finished with the second best road record during the regular season.