Los Angeles Laker fans celebrate while police try to control a crowd on the street outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Lakers fans go mad after their team’s victory.
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Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters extinguish a trash fire near the Staples Center.
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A Los Angeles Police Department officer tries to control a crowd as a trash can burns behind him.
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A trash can burns outside a Starbucks cafe in downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles police officers form a line to keep the crowd away from Staples Center.
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Fans of the Lakers celebrate their victory in the 2010 NBA Finals Championship.
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LAPD officers arrest a man as fans of the Los Angeles Lakers get out of hand following the team’s victory.
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A Los Angeles riot police officer arrests a demonstrator.
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A taxi cab is ingulfed in flames as fans of the Lakers cause chaos.
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A broken windshield of a vehicle is seen during celebrations after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics.
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Firefighters spray water on a car which was set on fire during celebrations.
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Crowds of rowdy revelers poured into the streets after Game 7 of the NBA finals Thursday night, rocking cars, setting bonfires and throwing rocks and bottles at officers in scattered sections of the city.
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