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Los Angeles Lakers: Greatest NBA Finals performances in team history

By Jamaal Artis

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 17: A general view of the final shot of the Boston Celtics during their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals at Staples Center on June 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 17: A general view of the final shot of the Boston Celtics during their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals at Staples Center on June 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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19 Dec 1998: Jerry West looks on during the Las Vegas Shootout between the Arizona Wildcats and the Iowa State Cyclones at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Navada. Arizona defeated Iowa St. 75-61. – Los Angeles Lakers
19 Dec 1998: Jerry West looks on during the Las Vegas Shootout between the Arizona Wildcats and the Iowa State Cyclones at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Navada. Arizona defeated Iowa St. 75-61. – Los Angeles Lakers /

Number 10

  • Jerry West 1969 NBA Finals Game 7 vs. Boston Celtics

  • PTS: 42 REB: 13 AST: 12

Playing with a thigh injury and a pulled hamstring, Jerry West valiantly tried to will the Lakers to a game seven win at home against the hated Boston Celtics. Ultimately it was not meant to be, West had a triple-double in a 108-106 loss.

The loss meant that the Lakers would lose their sixth finals of the 1960s all to the Boston Celtics. The loss was all the more bitter as West was rewarded for his efforts by being named the first most valuable player of the NBA Finals.

To this day, West is still the only player to win the Finals MVP while playing for the losing team yet he never beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals as a player.

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