The Los Angeles Lakers defeated a team in the Finals championship.
2010 NBA Finals . The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers ( who were also defending NBA champions ) , and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics . Los Angeles Lakers . In 1968 , the Lakers acquired four-time NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Wilt Chamberlain to play center , and after losing in the Finals in 1969 and 1970 , they won their sixth NBA title -- and first in Los Angeles -- in 1972 , led by new head coach Bill Sharman .