Ranking Kobe Bryant's 5 NBA Championships

#1 2010: Against the Boston Celtics in 7 games

Many claimed Kobe was nothing without Shaq. He proved them wrong.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics rivalry are one of the biggest in the sports world. The Celtics are the most successful franchise in NBA history. They have 17 championships. The Lakers are the second most successful behind the Celtics with 16 rings to their name.

This definitely had to be the sweetest for Kobe Bryant and the best! Not only because of his loyalty to the Lakers but also due to the fact that the Lakers came back from a 3-2 deficit to retain the NBA championship. The 2010 finals will go down as one of the most entertaining finals in NBA history. It was nail biting till the end. The Celtics were a powerhouse. They had the big three in Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen. They were all facilitated by their genius and skillful point guard, Rajon Rondo who was tough to stop. The Lakers really struggled in dealing with Rondo.

But the Lakers grinded it out and were bailed out on more than one occasion by Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol. The Lakers wanted to avenge the loss they suffered at the hands of the Celtics in 2008 and they really had to toil for it.

Coming back home to the Staples Center 3-2 down having lost back to back games at the TD Garden in Boston, the Lakers were on the back foot. But they grinded it out and home advantage paid dividends as they scrapped to victory in Game 7 after miserable shooting throughout the game. Even the great Kobe Bryant just shot 6-24 from the field in Game 7. Kobe ‘Bean’ Bryant still went on to win his 2nd and last Finals MVP award as he averaged 28.6 points, 8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists.