Despite a 6-for-24 shooting night, Kobe Bryant, who was named series Most Valuable Player, scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Ron Artest scored 20 points and Pau Gasol scored 19 while grabbing 18 rebounds, as the Los Angeles Lakers outscored the Boston Celtics 30-22 in the fourth quarter to win the seventh and deciding game of the NBA Finals 83-79 at home Thursday night to win their 17th major league title overall----one in the old National Basketball League (1948), one in the rival Basketball Association of America (1949), and 15 in the newly-merged National Basketball Association (their first in 1950). The NBA record books say 16. For head coach Phil Jackson, this marked his record 11th NBA title as a head coach. Here's Kobe (right), pictured with teammate Derek Fisher and the Lawrence O'Brien Trophy in this Getty Images photo.
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