5 Legendary performances of Kobe Bryant in NBA Finals

#2 38 at Boston Celtics, Game 5, 13th June 2010

Kobe went bonkers with 38 points on road but could not get the win

Stat line: 38 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and a block on 48.1% shooting

The Boston Celtics were up against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant and the Celtics were desperate to take revenge of the Finals loss in 2008. After four games, the series was tied at two games apiece and the focus shifted to the Game 5 at TD Garden.

Kobe Bryant who was carrying the team on his back all through the season came up alive once again in Game 5 as he scored 38 points and could not be defended by the Celtics' defenders.

He went for 13-27 from the field with a field-goal percentage of 48.1. Kobe also took a lot of shots from behind the arc and went for 4-10 with a 3-point field-goal percentage of 40.0.

He shot a lot of contested shots over the defenders and made it look effortless. Boston defenders were left scratching their heads as Kobe kept making shots. Barring Bryant, no one showed up for the Lakers and the Celtics successfully defended their home floor.

This series will go down as one of the greatest finals of all-time and the Lakers successfully took revenge after coming back from a 3-2 deficit. Kobe Bryant averaged 28.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in this series.