It’s a rematch between Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics from the 2008 NBA Finals and Kobe led Lakers to take game 1 of the 2010 face off.
Kobe collected a total of 30 points while Pau Gasol made a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds as Lakers crushed Celtics 102-89 at the Staples Center in front of a sold out crowd.
Paul Pierce led the Boston with 24 points. Pierce and Rasheed Wallace were both called with technical fouls. Boston made a .433 percentage in field goals against .487 of Lakers.
