LOS ANGELES — It wasn't easy, and it certainly wasn't pretty in the battle of the NBA's most storied franchises.
But do the Los Angeles Lakers really care?
After 48 minutes of rugged, sloppy basketball, the Lakers are champions for the second season in a row after an 83-79 victory Thursday against the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
It was a measure of revenge for the Lakers, who vowed to get tougher after their six-game loss to the Celtics in the 2007-08 Finals. Their 16th franchise title, one behind Boston, was accomplished by rallying from a 13-point deficit early in the third quarter.
Kobe Bryant, who averaged 28.6 points in the Finals and came up with 15 rebounds Thursday, was named Finals MVP for the second year in a row.
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