2010 NBA Finals MVP Odds - Lakers Kobe Bryant Huge -250 Odds Favorite

2010 NBA Finals MVP Odds: This year’s 2010 NBA Finals will matchup two of the, if the the biggest rivals in the history of the National Basketball Association. Playing for the Larry O’Brien trophy will be the 15-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, taking on the 17-time NBA kings, the Boston Celtics. This is indeed the matchup every old school NBA fan wanted to see, as this series certainly has a retro feel. It almost feels like it’s the 80s all over again, as both of these teams seem destined for a physical dogfight in this year’s 2010 NBA Finals.

“It’s a sexy matchup,” Kobe Bryant acknowledged when asked about a Lakers-Celtics 2010 NBA Finals. “We’re looking forward to this challenge, looking forward to the test.”

But out of all the stars that will surely to shine in the 2010 NBA Finals, which one do you think will light up the night? The last time these teams met was during the 2008 NBA Finals, where Paul Pierce was named the Finals’ Most Valuable Player. Last season, Kobe Bryant took those honors, as he led his team to its first NBA championship in 7 long years. But who will it be this year? Will someone else emerge to be the difference-maker in these Finals other than The Truth and the Black Mamba?

According to NBA Finals MLV Odds makers, the usual suspects will once again be the frontrunners, with a little bit of a wrinkle, as Kobe Bryant [-250 ML], Paul Pierce [EVEN] and Rajon Rondo [+500 ML] lead the way in the category of NBA Finals MVP Odds favorites.

Playing his best basketball of the season, Bryant is the clear sports betting odds favorite to take the NBA Finals MVP hardware for a second consecutive year. As we saw in the Phoenix series, No.24 is still the best player in the game. According to Suns head coach Alvin Gentry, Bryant is the best player in the game, and it’s not even close. After hitting a nearly-impossible shot that sealed the Suns fate in the Western Conference Final, Gentry and Bryant exchanged pleasant words.

“I said, ‘Good defense,’ to Grant,” Gentry recalled after the game. “(Bryant) said, ‘Not quite good enough.’ … I thought Grant was going to block the shot. That was a fallaway 3-pointer with a hand in your face, off balance. You know, that’s who he is. That really is who he is.”

One thing is almost certain when you look into Kobe’s eyes in the days leading up to Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals at the STAPLES Center on Thursday: he has not forgotten what happened two years ago around this time.

“We have … five new members of the team, but some of these guys remember how it felt to lose,” stated 20-time NBA champion Phil Jackson. “There’s nothing worse than losing in a finals. It’s about as low as you can get after riding a high, getting through three series, going into the fourth one. I had hoped I’d never experience it, but I’ve done it twice now, so I know it’s a real difficult summer after that.”

Here's the rest of the 2010 NBA Finals MVP Odds:

Kobe Bryant (Lakers) -250

Rajon Rondo (Celtics) even

Paul Pierce (Celtics) +500

Pau Gasol (Lakers) +1500

Ray Allen (Celtics) +2000

Kevin Garnett (Celtics) +2500

Derek Fisher (Lakers) +4000

Andrew Bynum (Lakers) +4000

Ron Artest (Lakers) +4000

Lamar Odom (Lakers) +4000

zx Field (Any Other Player) +5000

Kendrick Perkins (Celtics) +10000

Rasheed Wallace (Celtics) +20000