Kobe: 2010 title against Celtics was most satisfying

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Kobe Bryant has been a part of five NBA championship teams, but the one that means the most to him is the one that hurts the most in these parts:

The 2010 title against the Celtics.

"Game 7 against the Celtics in 2010," he told Yahoo.com's Graham Bensinger when asked to identify the most satisfying victory of his career. "That was the most satisfying one, because that was the hardest one.

"We came back to L.A. from that series . . . down, 3-2 against a great, great team with four Hall of Famers . . . Game 7, being down 15 points in the fourth quarter. That was a rough one."

It was especially satisfying since the Celtic had beaten the Lakers in 2008, which planted doubts in Bryant's head about whether he'd ever win another championship.

"Maybe everybody was right, I can't win without Shaq," he remembered thinking. "This is my one opportunity, and I blew it."

Watch the entire interview here.

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