Shots · Playoff plays · Clutch · #45

Artest's redemption three

Bryant kicked the ball to Artest, who stayed composed and made the three over Paul Pierce's outstretched contest.

#45 · Shots · Playoff plays

Artest's redemption three

2010 · 1:01 remaining

Ron Artest & Kobe Bryant · Boston Celtics

2010 · 1:01 remaining

Ron Artest & Kobe Bryant

Against Boston Celtics

The stakes

NBA Finals Game 7

The shot created the breathing room Los Angeles needed to survive its rivalry's ultimate game and gave Artest a redemptive defining moment on the championship stage.

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Lakers vs Celtics

2010 NBA Finals Game 7 · Jun 17, 2010

Los Angeles and Boston closed another Finals rivalry chapter with a tense, low-scoring Game 7.

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