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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Lakers_Celtics_Lipofsky.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="200" /></a><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Jump_ball" title="Jump ball">Jump ball</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> in 1988</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center" style="padding-bottom: 3px; font-weight: bold;border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:244px;max-width:244px;border:none; background:transparent;"> <div class="tsingle" style="float:left;margin:1px;width:120px;max-width:120px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="height:70px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;border:none;line-height:70px;"><a href="/wiki/File:CelticsWordmark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/CelticsWordmark.svg/120px-CelticsWordmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/CelticsWordmark.svg/180px-CelticsWordmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/CelticsWordmark.svg/240px-CelticsWordmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="344" /></a></div> <div class="thumbcaption" style="clear:left;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></div> </div><div class="tsingle" style="float:left;margin:1px;width:120px;max-width:120px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="height:70px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;border:none;line-height:70px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Lakers_Wordmark_Logo_2001-current.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Los_Angeles_Lakers_Wordmark_Logo_2001-current.svg/120px-Los_Angeles_Lakers_Wordmark_Logo_2001-current.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Los_Angeles_Lakers_Wordmark_Logo_2001-current.svg/180px-Los_Angeles_Lakers_Wordmark_Logo_2001-current.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Los_Angeles_Lakers_Wordmark_Logo_2001-current.svg/240px-Los_Angeles_Lakers_Wordmark_Logo_2001-current.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="329" data-file-height="110" /></a></div> <div class="thumbcaption" style="clear:left;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></div> </div><div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First meeting</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">November 9, 1948 Celtics 77, Lakers 55</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Latest meeting</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">February 1, 2024 Lakers 114, Celtics 105</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next meeting</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">January 23, 2025</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: #aaa 1px solid;">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Meetings total</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">374</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">All-time series</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">209–165 (BOS)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regular season series</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">166–134 (BOS)<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postseason results</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">43–31 (BOS)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Longest win streak</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">BOS W18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current win streak</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">LAL W1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: #aaa 1px solid;">Postseason history</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–0</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985 NBA Finals</a>: Lakers won, 4–2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987 NBA Finals</a>: Lakers won, 4–2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a>: Celtics won, 4–2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010 NBA Finals</a>: Lakers won, 4–3</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> The Celtics–Lakers rivalry is a <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_rivalries" title="List of NBA rivalries">rivalry</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. The Celtics and the Lakers are the two most storied franchises in the NBA, and the rivalry has been called the greatest in the league.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> The teams have met a record 12 times in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, with their first such meeting being in <a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a>. They would both go on to dominate the league in the 1960s and 1980s, facing each other in the Finals six times in the 1960s, three times in the 1980s, and recently in 2008 and 2010. The two teams have won the two highest numbers of championships in the NBA: the Celtics have won 18, and the Lakers have won 17 (12 in Los Angeles and 5 in Minneapolis). Together, they account for 35 of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">78 championships</a> (or 45%) in NBA history, and were tied for the most titles with 17 apiece from <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a> until <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a>. As of the 2023 offseason, the Celtics and Lakers have a .5918 and .5915 all-time winning records respectively. As of the end of the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24 season</a>, Boston is the only team with a winning overall record against the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> The rivalry became slightly less intense when <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> both retired in the early 1990s. However, the intensity picked up again in 2008, when the two teams met in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1987, with the Celtics winning the series 4–2.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> They met again in the 2010 NBA Finals, which the Lakers won in 7 games. Although the rivalry is primarily known for the Finals meetings of the past, the two teams remain hated rivals to this day. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1950s:_Boston_Celtics_and_the_Minneapolis_Lakers_dynasty">1950s: Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis Lakers dynasty</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1950s: Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis Lakers dynasty">edit</a>]</div> During the first decade of the NBA in the 1950s, the Minneapolis Lakers had the first NBA dynasty. Minneapolis would win the first ever Championship Series of the newly formed NBA in <a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_Finals" title="1950 NBA Finals">1950</a> (three BAA Finals were played between 1947–1949 and retroactively counted as NBA Championships, one of which was won by the Lakers in <a href="/wiki/1949_NBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 NBA Finals">1949</a>).<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Minneapolis_Lakers-7">[7]</a> Under Hall of Fame head coach <a href="/wiki/John_Kundla" title="John Kundla">John Kundla</a>, and with the NBA's first superstar in <a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">George Mikan</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Mike-8">[8]</a> they would win three more titles in <a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_Finals" title="1952 NBA Finals">1952</a>,<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> <a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_Finals" title="1953 NBA Finals">1953</a>,<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> and <a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_Finals" title="1954 NBA Finals">1954</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> The Celtics would emerge behind early NBA star <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> by winning the <a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957 NBA Finals</a><a href="#cite_note-1957Finals-12">[12]</a> and losing in <a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1958Finals-13">[13]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_McNeill_and_Bill_Russell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bob_McNeill_and_Bill_Russell.jpg/220px-Bob_McNeill_and_Bill_Russell.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bob_McNeill_and_Bill_Russell.jpg/330px-Bob_McNeill_and_Bill_Russell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bob_McNeill_and_Bill_Russell.jpg/440px-Bob_McNeill_and_Bill_Russell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3035" data-file-height="4535" /></a><figcaption>Bob McNeill and Bill Russell during the 1962 NBA Finals</figcaption></figure> The first NBA Finals match-up between the two teams was in <a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a> when on April 9, the Boston Celtics swept the Minneapolis Lakers 4–0 for the first sweep in the history of the NBA Finals.<a href="#cite_note-1959Finals-14">[14]</a> This would mark the first Finals loss for the previously dominant Lakers, and the first of eight straight titles for Boston.<a href="#cite_note-8straight-15">[15]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s:_Los_Angeles_Lakers_and_Boston_Celtics_dynasty">1960s: Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics dynasty</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1960s: Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics dynasty">edit</a>]</div> The Lakers relocated to Los Angeles in 1960.<a href="#cite_note-History_of_the_Lakers_#_10-16">[16]</a> It was after this move, and during this decade, that the rivalry would truly escalate. The two teams emerged as the strongest in the NBA, featuring greats such as <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell (basketball)">Bill Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a> and head coach <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a> for Boston and <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Gail Goodrich</a>, and coach/GM <a href="/wiki/Fred_Schaus" title="Fred Schaus">Fred Schaus</a> for Los Angeles. However, it would ultimately prove to be the decade of the Celtics, who won the finals every year in the 1960s except for <a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a>.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> The Lakers would be the Celtics opponent in six of those series: <a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a>,<a href="#cite_note-1962Finals-18">[18]</a> <a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963</a>,<a href="#cite_note-1963Finals-19">[19]</a> <a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a>,<a href="#cite_note-1965Finals-20">[20]</a> <a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a>,<a href="#cite_note-1966Finals-21">[21]</a> <a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a>,<a href="#cite_note-1968Finals-22">[22]</a> and <a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1969Finals-23">[23]</a> The Celtics won all of those match-ups. Three of those series (1962, 1966, and 1969) went seven games. The Celtics win over the Lakers in 1966 marked an unprecedented eight consecutive championships, the longest streak of any North American professional sports team.<a href="#cite_note-8straight-15">[15]</a> The Lakers acquired <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> in 1968, which brought the personal rivalry between him and Bill Russell, previously a feature of the <a href="/wiki/76ers%E2%80%93Celtics_rivalry" title="76ers–Celtics rivalry">76ers–Celtics rivalry</a>, to Celtics–Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> The Lakers posted the best record in the West during the 1968–1969 season. By contrast, the aging Celtics struggled to obtain the fourth seed, with Russell and Jones playing in their final seasons. Despite this, the Celtics upset the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> and made it to the Finals. The Lakers had home court advantage for the first time and won the first two games, but the Celtics rebounded to force and win a dramatic Game 7 at the <a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood, California)">Los Angeles Forum</a>, defying Laker's owner <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kent_Cooke" title="Jack Kent Cooke">Jack Kent Cooke</a>'s infamous prediction of a Lakers celebration.<a href="#cite_note-heller-25">[25]</a> West was named Finals MVP despite being on the losing team,<a href="#cite_note-1969Finals-23">[23]</a> but it was small consolation in a decade where the Lakers went without a championship, every one of their Finals' losses in that decade coming at the hands of the Celtics.<a href="#cite_note-taylor336_353-26">[26]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilt_Chamberlain_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers_in_the_1969_NBA_World_Championship_Series.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Wilt_Chamberlain_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers_in_the_1969_NBA_World_Championship_Series.jpg/220px-Wilt_Chamberlain_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers_in_the_1969_NBA_World_Championship_Series.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Wilt_Chamberlain_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers_in_the_1969_NBA_World_Championship_Series.jpg/330px-Wilt_Chamberlain_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers_in_the_1969_NBA_World_Championship_Series.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Wilt_Chamberlain_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers_in_the_1969_NBA_World_Championship_Series.jpg/440px-Wilt_Chamberlain_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers_in_the_1969_NBA_World_Championship_Series.jpg 2x" data-file-width="857" data-file-height="848" /></a><figcaption>Wilt Chamberlain (#13) of Los Angeles Lakers in the 1969 NBA finals vs Boston Celtics</figcaption></figure> The 1969 Finals also caused a deterioration in the relationship between Russell and Chamberlain, who had previously been friends despite their rivalry, into one of intense loathing, when Chamberlain took himself out of the decisive Game 7 with six minutes left, and Russell thereafter accused Chamberlain of being a <a href="/wiki/Malingerer" class="mw-redirect" title="Malingerer">malingerer</a> and of "copping out" of the game when it seemed that the Lakers would lose.<a href="#cite_note-taylor356_357-27">[27]</a> Chamberlain (whose knee was so bad that he could not play the entire offseason and ruptured it in the next season) was livid at Russell and saw him as a backstabber.<a href="#cite_note-taylor356_357-27">[27]</a> The two men did not talk to each other for over 20 years until Russell attempted to patch things up, although he never uttered a genuine apology.<a href="#cite_note-taylor367_371-28">[28]</a> When Chamberlain died in 1999, Chamberlain's nephew stated that Russell was the second person he was ordered to break the news to.<a href="#cite_note-chat-29">[29]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s:_Championships_but_no_rematch">1970s: Championships but no rematch</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1970s: Championships but no rematch">edit</a>]</div> The Celtics and Lakers both found success in the 1970s, but there would be no rematch between the two teams. The start of the decade saw the Lakers' woes in the NBA Finals continue, with a loss to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> in <a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970</a>.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> However, the Lakers rebounded two years later with a 33-game win streak in the regular season—a record which still stands. And to win the <a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972 NBA Finals</a> and their first championship in Los Angeles, also against the Knicks.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> This would also prove to be Laker great Jerry West's only NBA title. The following year, the Lakers again faced the Knicks in the <a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973 NBA Finals</a> and lost.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> They would not make it to the Finals again in this decade, but in 1975 they acquired <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> The Celtics won the NBA Finals in <a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a>,<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> and won again in <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a>,<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> under the leadership of coach <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> and players <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Dave Cowens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">Jo Jo White</a>. Neither team won another championship until the 1980s. However, the foundation for the renewed Celtics–Lakers rivalry of the 1980s was actually laid down in college basketball of the late 1970s. During the 1978–79 NCAA season, Michigan State was led by <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> to the championship game of the NCAA Tournament, where they faced Indiana State University, which was led by senior <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>. In what was the most-watched college basketball game ever,<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> Michigan State defeated Indiana State 75–64, and Johnson was voted Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.<a href="#cite_note-espnshowtime-37">[37]</a> Johnson would go on to be drafted by the Lakers, and Bird by the Celtics. The personal rivalry formed by these two basketball greats during college would transfer to their NBA careers, and reignite the rivalry between the two storied franchises that they came to represent.<a href="#cite_note-espnshowtime-37">[37]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s:_Showtime_Lakers_and_Larry_Bird">1980s: Showtime Lakers and Larry Bird</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1980s: Showtime Lakers and Larry Bird">edit</a>]</div> The Celtics–Lakers rivalry was renewed in the 1980s, in large part due to the personal rivalry between Bird and Johnson. Magic said of the games against the Celtics, "when the new schedule would come out each year, I'd grab it and circle the Boston games. To me, it was The Two and the other 80." Similarly, Bird said that, "the first thing I would do every morning was look at the box scores to see what Magic did. I didn't care about anything else."<a href="#cite_note-magiclarryquotes-38">[38]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(basketball)" title="Showtime (basketball)">Showtime Lakers</a> struck the first blow, winning the <a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980 NBA Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> The following year, behind the "Big Three" of future Hall of Famers Bird, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a>, the Celtics won the <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981 NBA Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> The Celtics lost the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals to the 76ers, and along with it the possibility of a rematch with the Lakers. However, the final game of that series is memorable to the rivalry because Boston fans chanted for the 76ers, who were just about to eliminate their Celtics, to "Beat L.A.!"<a href="#cite_note-beatla-41">[41]</a> Despite the encouragement, the 76ers lost the <a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982 NBA Finals</a> to the Lakers, who were led by new head coach <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a>.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> However, the 76ers defeated the Lakers the following year in the <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983 NBA Finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> The 1982–1983 season would also be the rookie year of Laker <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a>, another Hall of Famer in the storied rivalry.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> The Celtics would get a new head coach in <a href="/wiki/K.C._Jones" title="K.C. Jones">K.C. Jones</a>, who was also a former Celtics player, and two teams finally had their long-awaited rematch in the <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984 NBA Finals</a>,<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> a grueling seven-game series that had many memorable moments, including a 137–104 blowout in Game 3 that led Bird to call his Celtic teammates "sissies", the Kevin McHale takedown of Laker forward <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Kurt Rambis</a> which led to increased physical aggression by both teams, the sweltering heat of the infamously un-airconditioned <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> in Game 5, and <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a>'s 24-point performance in Game 7.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> The Celtics went on to win in seven games, increasing their record of Finals' series victories against the Lakers to 8–0.<a href="#cite_note-AllTimeFinals-46">[46]</a> The following year, the Lakers finally had their revenge, winning the <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985 NBA Finals</a> by taking Game 6 in Boston Garden, becoming the first visiting team to win an NBA championship in that arena before <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> repeated it in <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> Lakers owner <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Jerry Buss</a> famously remarked that "this has removed the most odious sentence in the English language. It can never again be said that 'the Lakers have never beaten the Celtics'". <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1987_NBA_Finals_Lipofsky.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/1987_NBA_Finals_Lipofsky.jpg" decoding="async" width="177" height="250" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> against the Celtics in the 1987 finals</figcaption></figure> The Celtics rebounded the following year to win the <a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986 NBA Finals</a> against the Rockets.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987 NBA Finals</a>, the two teams met for a tie-breaker of their 1980s Finals matches, and the Lakers once again emerged victorious in six games, with the iconic image of Johnson's junior sky hook.<a href="#cite_note-1987Finals-49">[49]</a> This series marked the end of an era for the Celtics. They did not reach the Finals again until 2008. The Lakers, meanwhile, went on to win the <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988 NBA Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>,<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> before losing to the Pistons the following year in <a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a>,<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> and win titles again in 2000, 2001 and 2002, all while the Celtics wallowed in mediocrity. Several journalists hypothesized that the Johnson–Bird rivalry was so appealing because it represented many other contrasts, such as the clash between the Lakers and Celtics, between Hollywood flashiness ("Lakers Showtime") and Boston <a href="/wiki/Blue-collar_worker" title="Blue-collar worker">blue collar</a> grit ("Celtic Pride") and between black and white fans.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> Race was a determining factor for many fans in the 80's, with a surge of white fans cheering for the predominately white Celtics team and black fans appreciating the more athletic style of the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> The city of Boston itself was split, as in an anecdote said by <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, he mentioned a black fan that came up to him to tell him that the majority of Black Bostonians cheered for the Lakers whenever they played Celtics.<a href="#cite_note-:0-56">[56]</a> Deemed the "Great White Hope" <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> was seen by Boston as a means to represent their views, “to be their final stronghold to a game that in less than 20 years had turned almost completely black demographically”.<a href="#cite_note-:0-56">[56]</a> But, Bird never bought into the narrative, rejecting the label and focusing purely on wanting to, as teammate Maxwell would say, “kick some ass and win”.<a href="#cite_note-:13-57">[57]</a> Magic and Bird held the highest respect for each other, demonstrating on a national platform, “how people of different races and backgrounds can compete, be rivals even, and still coexist”.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> A 1984 <a href="/wiki/Converse_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Converse (company)">Converse</a> commercial for its "Weapon" line of basketball shoes (endorsed by both Bird and Johnson) reflected the perceived dichotomy between the two players. In the commercial, Bird is practicing alone on a rural basketball court when Johnson pulls up in a sleek limousine and challenges him to a one-on-one match.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> Despite their on the court rivalry, the two became friends after filming the commercial together.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> Amidst a time where the NBA saw diminishing views, the Celtics–Lakers rivalry, led by Bird and Johnson, helped bring national attention to the NBA.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-:23-62">[62]</a> In just their first <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">Finals</a> matchup, game 7 drew in a record breaking 40 million views on CBS.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> As a result, CBS started to shift their focus on the Celtics and the Lakers, showcasing a double header with both teams playing every weekend.<a href="#cite_note-:13-57">[57]</a> With the two future Hall of Famers, the league won a whole generation of new fans.<a href="#cite_note-cbc-64">[64]</a> The rivalry between Bird, Johnson, and their teams contributed greatly to the success of the league during the decade; according to <a href="/wiki/Bryant_Gumbel" title="Bryant Gumbel">Bryant Gumbel</a>, "Magic and Larry saved the NBA."<a href="#cite_note-macmullan-65">[65]</a> Sports journalist Larry Schwartz of ESPN asserted that Johnson and Bird saved the NBA from bankruptcy.<a href="#cite_note-espnshowtime-37">[37]</a> In every single NBA Finals series during the 1980s, either the Lakers or the Celtics were present.<a href="#cite_note-AllTimeFinals-46">[46]</a> Many basketball experts also mention how Bird and Magic changed the way the game was played. They gave people different perspectives on the game, like making that extra pass on the fast break or going up hard for a layup. They were basketball geniuses and played a game that required fundamentals and hard work; something that can be replicated by the fans watching their games.<a href="#cite_note-:23-62">[62]</a> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a>, when talking about Bird and Magic, said that, “They definitely had a positive impact on the league”.<a href="#cite_note-:23-62">[62]</a> Playing off their rivalry in the NCAA and NBA, Johnson and Bird reunited to promote Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018 World Series</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (of which Johnson is a part-owner) and <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. In contrast to the frequent Lakers–Celtics championship match-ups, the Dodgers and Red Sox were meeting in the World Series for the first time (since the Dodgers franchise relocated to Los Angeles).<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s:_Lull_and_rebuilding">1990s: Lull and rebuilding</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1990s: Lull and rebuilding">edit</a>]</div> During the 1990s, the rivalry died down. Only the Lakers made an appearance in the NBA Finals that decade, losing the <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991 NBA Finals</a> to <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>, the first championship in the Bulls' dynasty.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> This would prove to be a defining moment of the NBA, a changing of the old guard as the Lakers and Celtics fell into mediocrity, while the Bulls won six titles led by Jordan, <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> and coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a>, who would cement their respective reputations as the greatest player and coach in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-nbah-68">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-50th-69">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> Both teams also faced set backs in the form of personal misfortune. On November 7, 1991, Johnson announced he had tested positive for HIV and would retire immediately.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> Celtics star <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Lewis" title="Reggie Lewis">Reggie Lewis</a> died of a heart attack in his prime in 1993, further marring the team in tragedy since second overall pick <a href="/wiki/Len_Bias" title="Len Bias">Len Bias</a> died of a drug overdose two days after he was drafted in 1986.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-lewis-76">[76]</a> In 1994, neither the Lakers nor the Celtics made the playoffs, marking the first time in the history of the NBA that both teams missed the playoffs in the same season. However, the Lakers began the rebuilding process in 1996 by trading for <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, who was drafted from high school that year by the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_(1988%E2%80%932002)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002)">Charlotte Hornets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> That same year, the Lakers signed <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> Meanwhile, in 1998, the Celtics drafted <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a>, a native of <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood, California</a> who had grown up as a Lakers fan.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> The following year, in 1999, Phil Jackson joined the Lakers as head coach.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2007:_Lakers_championships">2000–2007: Lakers championships</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000–2007: Lakers championships">edit</a>]</div> The Lakers returned to prominence in the early 2000s. Under Jackson's guidance, and with O'Neal and Bryant leading the way, the Lakers won three straight championships in <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a>,<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a>,<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> and <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> The Lakers' title in 2000 came against the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> who were coached by Celtic legend Bird. Paul Pierce's nickname, "The Truth", was accorded to him by Shaquille O'Neal after a 112–107 Lakers' victory over the Celtics on March 13, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2001</a> in which Pierce scored 42 points on 13 of 19 shooting.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> O'Neal pulled a Boston reporter over and gestured toward his notepad. "Take this down", said O'Neal. "My name is Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Pierce is the [expletive] truth. Quote me on that and don't take nothing out. I knew he could play, but I didn't know he could play like this. Paul Pierce is the truth."<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> In 2002, the Celtics, with Pierce and <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Walker" title="Antoine Walker">Antoine Walker</a>, made an impressive run for the Finals and the two teams narrowly missed each other. However, the Celtics eventually fell in six games to the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> in that year's <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_playoffs#Conference_finals_2" title="2002 NBA playoffs">Eastern Conference Finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> The Lakers returned to the Finals in <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a> but lost at the hands of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> Thereafter, O'Neal was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> Without O'Neal, the Lakers missed the playoffs the following year and failed to advance to the Finals for the next three years.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> The Celtics likewise made little playoff progress after their near Finals run in 2002. In 2004, they hired head coach <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> In 2007, they made blockbuster trades for <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA All Stars">All-Stars</a> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>,<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> who complemented career-long Celtics star Paul Pierce and emerging star <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rajon Rondo</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–2010:_Rivalry_renewed">2008–2010: Rivalry renewed</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2008–2010: Rivalry renewed">edit</a>]</div> With the addition of Allen and Garnett alongside Pierce to become the new "Big Three", along with the emergence of <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rajon Rondo</a>, the Celtics returned to the top of the NBA in the 2007–2008 season by posting the best record in the league and reaching the Finals. The Lakers also returned to the Finals with the help of the mid-season acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a>,<a href="#cite_note-GasolTrade-97">[97]</a> and the two teams finally met again in the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a>. The Celtics won in six games with an impressive come-from-behind victory in Game 4 and a blow-out of the Lakers in Game 6.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> The next season, the Lakers and Celtics played a regular season game on <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ESPN-99">[99]</a> The Lakers won that game, making <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> the fastest coach to win 1,000 games.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> They went on to win the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009 NBA Finals</a> that season, but the Celtics were eliminated by eventual Eastern Conference champions <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> In 2009, the Lakers signed <a href="/wiki/Ron_Artest" class="mw-redirect" title="Ron Artest">Ron Artest</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Metta_World_Peace" class="mw-redirect" title="Metta World Peace">Metta World Peace</a>).<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-103">[103]</a> The summer before the 2009–2010 season, Phil Jackson ran into Paul Pierce and told him, "Get it back, we want to meet you in the Finals."<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> The Lakers ended the season with the West's best record, while the Celtics would enter the playoffs as the number four seed. Build up for a rematch began with the Lakers taking a 2–0 lead over the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> in the Western Conference Finals, with chants of "We Want Boston!" erupting in the <a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> Likewise, chants of "Beat L.A.!" erupted up in <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a> as the Celtics took a commanding 3–0 lead over the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> Both teams fended off late series surges from their opponents, but won their respective series 4–2, setting up a rematch in the <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010 NBA Finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> The 2010 series had many memorable moments, including impressive performances from Bryant who led in points for six of the seven games, Ray Allen's Finals' record eight 3-pointers in Game 2, <a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Derek Fisher</a> carrying his team to victory and then crying in Game 3, a hard-fought Game 4 where <a href="/wiki/Glen_Davis_(basketball)" title="Glen Davis (basketball)">Glen Davis</a> screamed so loud he drooled while <a href="/wiki/Nate_Robinson" title="Nate Robinson">Nate Robinson</a> rode on his back, a dominant Lakers performance in Game 6, and a close Game 7 that became the highest rated NBA game since Michael Jordan's second retirement in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.<a href="#cite_note-2010finals-109">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-game7tratings-110">[110]</a> The Lakers won Game 7 against the Celtics for their very first time, bringing their total number of NBA championships to sixteen (they have one NBL championship in 1948), just one fewer than the Celtics' seventeen.<a href="#cite_note-2010finals-109">[109]</a> The Celtics signed Shaquille O'Neal for the 2010–2011 season to replace the injured <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a>, adding to the rivalry by bringing the <a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">Shaq–Kobe feud</a> to the Celtics–Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> During a game against the Lakers on February 11, 2011, Ray Allen became the all-time NBA leader in total 3-point field goals made.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> However, both the Lakers and Celtics would be eliminated in the second round of the playoffs that year by the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011 NBA Finals</a> participants, the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>, respectively. The following year they would again both be eliminated by the eventual <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012 NBA Finals</a> participants, the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> and Miami Heat, respectively. With the disbanding of Boston's Big Three, and anticipated changes to the Lakers' roster, some believe that the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12 NBA season</a> was the last chapter of the current Celtics–Lakers rivalry.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> On February 20, 2013, the Lakers played their first game since the death of long time owner <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Jerry Buss</a> who had died two days earlier, paying tribute to him at the Staples Center before facing off against the Celtics. The Lakers won 113–99 in a game that saw <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a> pass former Lakers star Johnson for fourth on the all-time NBA assist list.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010s:_Roles_reversed">2010s: Roles reversed</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2010s: Roles reversed">edit</a>]</div> Both the Celtics and Lakers missed the playoffs in the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14 season</a>, marking only the second time it has happened in the rivalry's history. With the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> also failing to make the playoffs that season, it marked the first time in NBA history that neither the Celtics, Lakers nor the Knicks qualified for the playoffs in the same season. But while the Celtics were able to return to the playoffs over the next three seasons and even made the Eastern Conference Finals in <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018</a>, the Lakers found themselves in a lengthy rebuilding process. Prior to 2014, the Lakers only missed the playoffs four times since moving to Los Angeles, and five times in franchise history. However, the Lakers proceeded to miss the playoffs a record six consecutive seasons, highlighted by four straight seasons with over 50 losses and a franchise-low 17–65 mark during the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 season</a>. On December 30, 2015, the Boston Celtics honored the Los Angeles Lakers' star <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> in his final game in TD Garden. The Lakers would beat the Celtics 112–104. Nevertheless, the rivalry between the Celtics and the Lakers remained fairly even during this recent period, with the two teams managing a split in the season series four of the last six times. However, battles between the Celtics and the Lakers took a back seat to the emerging <a href="/wiki/Cavaliers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry">rivalry</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>, who met in four consecutive NBA Finals between 2015 and 2018, where the Cavaliers were led by a big three of <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a>, while the Warriors were led by a big four of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a>. Notwithstanding the Celtics' success and the Lakers' struggles during this period, both teams would make their presence felt in subsequent offseasons. The Lakers' run of futility rewarded them with several high first-round picks (<a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo_Russell" title="D'Angelo Russell">D'Angelo Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Lonzo Ball</a> were selected second overall), while the Celtics benefited from the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>' ill-fated 2013 trade for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett with their top-three selections of <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a>. In addition, the Celtics went on to sign All-Star free agents <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hayward" title="Gordon Hayward">Gordon Hayward</a> in addition to acquiring Kyrie Irving from the Cavaliers. The Lakers would counter by signing LeBron James in the 2018 offseason. The two teams continued to retool in the 2019 offseason; the Lakers acquired <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Anthony Davis</a> from the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> while the Celtics brought in <a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a> after Irving left to join the Nets. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020s:_Celtics_break_championship_record">2020s: Celtics break championship record</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020s: Celtics break championship record">edit</a>]</div> In the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 NBA Playoffs">2020 playoffs</a>, the Celtics reached the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, losing in 6 games with Miami denying a Lakers–Celtics matchup, which would have been their first match since the <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010 NBA Finals</a>, while the Lakers defeated the Heat in the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020 NBA Finals</a> to become NBA champions. Rondo, who was a part of the 2020 Lakers championship team, became the second player in NBA history, after <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Clyde Lovellette</a>, to win titles with the Celtics and Lakers. <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">Two seasons later</a>, both teams have a combined 35 players on the <a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a>. However, the Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention for the seventh time in nine seasons, while the Celtics advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the first time in 12 years after defeating the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> in the Conference First Round (a rematch from last year's), the defending champion <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in the Conference Semifinals (a rematch from 2019), and finally the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in the Conference Finals (a rematch from 2020). Attempting to win their 18th title to break a tie with the Lakers for the most titles, the Celtics lost to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> in six games. In the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23 season</a>, both teams reached the conference finals, but a potential finals matchup was again thwarted when the eventual NBA champion <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> swept the Lakers and the Celtics fell to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in seven games. In the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">following year</a>, the Celtics beat the Mavericks to win their 18th championship while also breaking the tie with the Lakers. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finals_summaries">Finals summaries</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Finals summaries">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1959_NBA_Finals">1959 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1959 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959 NBA Finals</a></div> This was the first NBA Finals series between the Lakers and the Celtics, and the only such meeting to occur while the Lakers were still in Minneapolis. Minneapolis hadn't made an appearance in the Finals since winning four of the first five NBA Championships between 1950 and 1954, while Boston was making its third straight Finals appearance after winning in 1957 and losing in 1958.<a href="#cite_note-AllTimeFinals-46">[46]</a> Minneapolis, led by rookie sensation <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a>, made the Finals by defeating the defending World Champion <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a>. Boston would face a tough seven-game series against the <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> but would eventually emerge victorious, leading Celtic star <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> to predict that Boston would sweep Minneapolis. Cousy would prove his prediction correct, leading his team with 51 total assists (still a record for a four-game NBA Finals series) to defeat the Minneapolis Lakers in the first 4–0 sweep ever in the NBA Finals.<a href="#cite_note-summary1959-116">[116]</a> This marked the first of Boston's record eight straight titles.<a href="#cite_note-AllTimeFinals-46">[46]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1962_NBA_Finals">1962 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 1962 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962 NBA Finals</a></div> This was the first NBA Finals series between the Lakers and Celtics after the Lakers moved to Los Angeles.<a href="#cite_note-1962Finals-18">[18]</a> Boston would win game one. However, the Lakers would edge out for close victories in Game 2 and Game 3. The Celtics would win Game 4 before the Lakers would come back and win another close victory in Game 5.<a href="#cite_note-1962Finals-18">[18]</a> In the Game 5 victory, Baylor grabbed 22 rebounds and set the still-standing NBA record for points in a finals game with 61,<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> despite fouling out of the game.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> The Celtics won Game 6 to set up the first Game 7 between the two franchises. In Game 7, Laker <a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Frank Selvy</a>, after making two jumpers in the final 40 seconds to tie the game,<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-Selvy-120">[120]</a> missed a potential title-winning 18 foot <a href="/wiki/Jump_shot_(basketball)" title="Jump shot (basketball)">jump shot</a> in regulation, a miss which he said in June 2010 still haunted him more than 40 years later. Instead, the game went into overtime and the Celtics won by three points.<a href="#cite_note-Selvy-120">[120]</a><a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1963_NBA_Finals">1963 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 1963 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963 NBA Finals</a></div> The Lakers and Celtics would meet the following year in 1963. The Celtics would again defeat the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-AllTimeFinals-46">[46]</a> The Celtics took the first two games, but the Lakers would blow the Celtics out with a 20-point differential in Game 3. Although the Celtics would take Game 4, the Lakers would win Game 5 and fuel speculation that the young Lakers were about to surge past the older Celtics. A defiant Bill Russell denied that any such thing was going to happen. Sure enough, despite several close games, including the decisive game only having a three-point differential once again, the Celtics would only require six games to close out the Lakers this time.<a href="#cite_note-1963Finals-19">[19]</a> This series would also be notable for its future implications in NBA telecasts. When angry crowds showed up in Los Angeles to buy playoff tickets that were not available, the Lakers quieted the crowd by offering closed circuit TV viewing for $2.50 a head. "We were aware we were testing the future of pay television", Lakers general manager Lou Mohs told reporters.<a href="#cite_note-1963Finals-19">[19]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1965_NBA_Finals">1965 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 1965 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965 NBA Finals</a></div> The Celtics would make their ninth straight appearance in the NBA Finals and face the Lakers for the fourth time.<a href="#cite_note-AllTimeFinals-46">[46]</a> Celtics founder <a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown" title="Walter A. Brown">Walter A. Brown</a> died during the season, and <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a> led the team back to the Finals with his first Coach of the Year award.<a href="#cite_note-1965Finals-20">[20]</a> The Celtics defeated the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> to enter the Finals, marked by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a>'s famous call of "<a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">Havlicek</a> stole the ball!"<a href="#cite_note-1965Finals-20">[20]</a> Unlike their previous two encounters, the Celtics dominated the Lakers, who were playing without an injured Elgin Baylor, and only Game 2 had a close score.<a href="#cite_note-1965Finals-20">[20]</a> The Celtics would win the series in Game 5 with a 129–96 victory over the Lakers. This was the largest margin of victory in a deciding Finals game, and would not be broken until 2008, when the Celtics defeated the Lakers once again by a score of 131–92.<a href="#cite_note-cnnsi-2008-122">[122]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1966_NBA_Finals">1966 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 1966 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966 NBA Finals</a></div> This was the Boston Celtics' eighth consecutive NBA Championship, a feat unrivaled in North American professional sports.<a href="#cite_note-8straight-15">[15]</a> Despite finishing second in the division standings for the first time in a decade, Boston would return to the Finals for a record tenth straight time .<a href="#cite_note-1966Finals-21">[21]</a> After the Los Angeles Lakers' comeback overtime win in Game 1, <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a>, who had challenged the entire league to topple the Celtics from their reign by announcing he would retire after 1965–1966 before the season had started (thus giving his detractors "one last shot" at him), announced Bill Russell as the Celtics coach for 1966–1967 and beyond, the first African-American coach in the NBA. Laker coach <a href="/wiki/Fred_Schaus" title="Fred Schaus">Fred Schaus</a> privately fumed that Red's hiring had taken away all of the accolades his Lakers should have received following their tremendous Game 1 win.<a href="#cite_note-1966Finals-21">[21]</a> The Celtics won the next three games and looked ready to close out L.A. in Game 5. However, behind the efforts of Elgin Baylor, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Gail Goodrich</a>, the Lakers won the next two games, setting the stage for another classic Game 7 in the Boston Garden.<a href="#cite_note-1966Finals-21">[21]</a> The Celtics raced out to a huge lead, but down by 16 entering the fourth quarter, and 10 with a minute and a half to go, the Lakers mounted a furious rally in the closing moments which fell just short. The Celtics fended off the late Los Angeles rally to capture the NBA title and send Red Auerbach out a champion.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1968_NBA_Finals">1968 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 1968 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968 NBA Finals</a></div> After they both missed the NBA Finals in 1967, the Lakers and the Celtics would meet again in 1968. Boston's streak of 10 consecutive Finals appearances had been snapped in 1967 by the 76ers The 1968 Eastern Division Finals rematch between the Celtics and the 76ers, which started on April 21, was marred by the April 4 <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.">assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, but the decision was made not to delay the series.<a href="#cite_note-1968Finals-22">[22]</a> The Lakers, led by new head coach <a href="/wiki/Butch_van_Breda_Kolff" title="Butch van Breda Kolff">Butch van Breda Kolff</a>, would actually root for the Celtics to win the series, thinking that Bill Russell would be easier to defeat than 76er <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> (Chamberlain would become a Laker the following season).<a href="#cite_note-1968Finals-22">[22]</a> The Lakers would get what they wished for and face the Celtics, but ultimately to the same result. The Celtics won Game 1, and the two teams would alternate victories through Game 5. Game 5 was notable for an impressive Lakers' comeback sending it into overtime, but the Celtics would ultimately win that game. In Game 6, the Celtics closed out the Lakers in convincing fashion with a 124–109 victory.<a href="#cite_note-1968Finals-22">[22]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1969_NBA_Finals">1969 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 1969 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969 NBA Finals</a></div> With Bill Russell and Sam Jones in their final season, and plagued with injuries, the Celtics struggled to make the NBA playoffs as the fourth and final seed in the Eastern Conference. They upset the 76ers in the first round and postponed New York's finals appearance for another year. Awaiting the Celtics were the powerful Los Angeles Lakers who had a nucleus of Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and newly acquired Wilt Chamberlain.<a href="#cite_note-1969Finals-23">[23]</a> After losing the first two games in the Forum in L.A., no one thought Boston would even pull out a victory. However, they won Game 3 and a buzzer-beater by Sam Jones tied the series up at two games apiece. The home team won Games 5 and 6 which set up a dramatic seventh game. Before the game started, Laker's owner <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kent_Cooke" title="Jack Kent Cooke">Jack Kent Cooke</a> placed flyers in every seat stating "When, not if, the Lakers win the title, balloons will be released from the raftors, the USC marching band will play "<a href="/wiki/Happy_Days_Are_Here_Again" title="Happy Days Are Here Again">Happy Days Are Here Again</a>" and broadcaster Chick Hearn will interview Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain in that order."<a href="#cite_note-heller-25">[25]</a> Before the game, the Celtics circulated in their locker room a memo about the Lakers' celebration plans.<a href="#cite_note-lazenby-125">[125]</a> Russell noted the giant net hanging from the ceiling during pregame warmups and said to West, "Those [expletive deleted] balloons are staying up there."<a href="#cite_note-heller-25">[25]</a> West was furious at the balloons for providing the Celtics extra motivation.<a href="#cite_note-lazenby-125">[125]</a> Boston played tough through the first half and would keep the game close, with a score of 60–60. Remarkably, Boston would pull away and entered the fourth quarter up by 18. It seemed to be over when Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain was injured and replaced by reserve <a href="/wiki/Mel_Counts" title="Mel Counts">Mel Counts</a>. The Celtics, however, would begin to show their age when they began missing shots and turning the ball over and Laker Jerry West pulled L.A. to within one. Despite having numerous opportunities, the Lakers couldn't get over the hump and Don Nelson would make an incredible foul-line jump-shot which bounced off the back iron and fell in. During this, another battle was heating up off the court between Jack Kent Cooke and Lakers coach Butch Van Breda Kolff. Chamberlain was pleading for Breda Kolff to put him back in, but he refused. Cooke then came down to personally order the defiant coach to insert Wilt, but to no avail. This would prove critical as the Celtics held on and triumphed 108–106.<a href="#cite_note-1969Finals-23">[23]</a> The first ever Finals MVP award was given to Jerry West, despite being on the losing team (thus far the only time this has happened).<a href="#cite_note-finalsmvp-126">[126]</a> Despite this, West was inconsolable.<a href="#cite_note-1969Finals-23">[23]</a> In a show of good sportsmanship, Bill Russell held West's hand and John Havlicek said: "I love you, Jerry!"<a href="#cite_note-taylor336_353-26">[26]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1984_NBA_Finals">1984 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 1984 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984 NBA Finals</a></div> By virtue of a 62–20 record, the Celtics had homecourt advantage over the Lakers who finished the regular season with a 54–28 mark.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> The Celtics defeated the Lakers four games to three.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> The Lakers opened the series with a 115–109 victory at the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>. In Game 2, the Lakers led 113–111 with 18 seconds left when <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson" title="Gerald Henderson">Gerald Henderson</a> stole a <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> pass to score a game tying layup and the Celtics eventually prevailed in overtime 124–121.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> In Game 3, the Lakers raced to an easy 137–104 victory as Johnson dished out 21 assists.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> After the game, Bird said his team played like "sissies" in an attempt to light a fire under his teammates.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> In Game 4, the Lakers had a five-point game lead with less than a minute to play, but made several execution errors as the Celtics tied the game and then came away with a 129–125 victory in overtime. The game was also marked by Celtic forward <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a>'s takedown of Laker forward <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Kurt Rambis</a> on a breakaway layup which triggered the physical aspect of the rivalry.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would go after Bird later on in the third quarter, and 1981 Finals MVP <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> further antagonized the Lakers by following a missed <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> free throw by crossing the lane with his hands around his own neck, symbolizing that Worthy was "choking" under pressure. In Game 5, the Celtics took a 3–2 series lead as Bird scored 34 points. The game was known as the "Heat Game", as it was played under 97 °F-heat, and without any air conditioning at the infamous <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> In Game 6, the Lakers evened the series with a 119–108 victory. In the game, the Lakers answered the Celtics rough tactics when Worthy shoved <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> into a basket support. After the game, a Laker fan threw a beer at Celtics guard <a href="/wiki/M.L._Carr" class="mw-redirect" title="M.L. Carr">M.L. Carr</a> as he left the floor, causing him to label the series "all-out-war."<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> In Game 7, the Celtics were led by <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a>, who had 24 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists as they came away with a 111–102 victory. In the game the Lakers rallied from a 14-point deficit to three points down with one minute remaining, when Maxwell knocked the ball away from Magic Johnson. <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a> responded by sinking two free throws to seal the Celtics' victory.<a href="#cite_note-1984Finals-45">[45]</a> Bird was named MVP of the series.<a href="#cite_note-finalsmvp-126">[126]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1985_NBA_Finals">1985 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 1985 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985 NBA Finals</a></div> The Celtics, looking to repeat as NBA Champions, had homecourt advantage for the second year in a row as they finished the regular season with a 63–19 record while the Lakers compiled a 62–20 record.<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> For the first time, the Finals went to a 2–3–2 format with games one and two in Boston while the next three games were in Los Angeles.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Celtics four games to two. Game 1 became known as the "Memorial Day Massacre" as the Celtics soundly beat the Lakers 148–114.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> Celtic reserve forward <a href="/wiki/Scott_Wedman" title="Scott Wedman">Scott Wedman</a> made all 11 out of 11 field goal attempts. The Lakers responded in Game 2 with a 109–102 victory as <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> had 30 points, 17 rebounds, eight assists, and three blocks.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> had 22 points, making 8 out of 9 field goals attempted.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> In Game 3, the Celtics had a 48–38 lead in the second quarter before the Lakers, led by <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a>, took a 65–59 lead at halftime and then pulled away in the second half to come away with a 136–111 victory. Worthy had 29 points while Abdul-Jabbar had 26 points and 14 rebounds.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> The Celtics tied the series in Game 4, 107–105 as <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a> hit a jumper at the buzzer.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> In Game 5, the Lakers raced out to a 64–51 lead and stretched it to 89–72 before the Celtics cut the deficit to 101–97 with six minutes remaining. However, Magic Johnson made three shots while Abdul-Jabbar added four more shots, and the Lakers came away with a 120–111 victory to take a 3–2 series lead.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> Abdul-Jabbar led the Lakers with 36 points. The series shifted to Boston with only one full day off for both teams. In Game 6, the Lakers were led by Abdul-Jabbar who scored 29 points as the Lakers defeated the Celtics 111–100. Magic had a triple-double with 15 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds; Worthy had 28 points on 11 for 15 shooting.<a href="#cite_note-1985Finals-47">[47]</a> It was the first time the road team clinched their NBA championship in Boston, the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> would later do this in <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a>. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named MVP of the series, making him the oldest player (38 years, 1 month, 24 days) ever to win the MVP of an NBA Finals series.<a href="#cite_note-finalsmvp-126">[126]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1987_NBA_Finals">1987 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 1987 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987 NBA Finals</a></div> After being eliminated in the Western Conference Finals <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">a year earlier</a>, the Lakers returned to the NBA Finals and were awarded homecourt advantage as they accumulated a 65–17 record while the Celtics finished the season with a 59–23 record.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> The Los Angeles Lakers once again defeated the Celtics four games to two. In Game 1, the Los Angeles Lakers came away with a 126–113 victory. Magic Johnson had 29 points, 13 assists, and 8 rebounds, while <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> had 33 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds.<a href="#cite_note-1987Finals-49">[49]</a> In Game 2, the Lakers took a 2–0 series lead with a 141–122 victory. Magic had 22 points and 20 assists, while <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> made six three-point shots, then a record for most three-pointers made in a single NBA Finals game.<a href="#cite_note-1987Finals-49">[49]</a> In Game 3, the Celtics posted a 109–103 win, led by Bird, who had 30 points and 12 rebounds.<a href="#cite_note-1987Finals-49">[49]</a> In Game 4, the Celtics had a 16-point lead in the third quarter before the Lakers stormed back into the game. Bird had hit a three-point bomb with 12 seconds remaining to give the Celtics the lead, however, with two seconds remaining, Magic Johnson sank a "junior sky hook" to give the Lakers a 107–106 lead, then Bird missed a 20-foot jumper as time expired, allowing Los Angeles to gain a three games to one lead.<a href="#cite_note-1987Finals-49">[49]</a> In Game 5, the Celtics prevented the Lakers from celebrating in the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> by coming away with a 123–108 win. Boston guard <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a> made 5 out of 6 three-pointers attempted, including a 45-footer as the first half expired.<a href="#cite_note-1987Finals-49">[49]</a> In Game 6, the Lakers trailed the Celtics 56–51 at halftime, but thanks to an 18–2 run, they regained control of the game with a 30–12 third quarter to cruise to a 106–93 victory and their fourth championship in the decade.<a href="#cite_note-1987Finals-49">[49]</a> Magic Johnson was named unanimous MVP of the series, averaging 26.2 points, 13.0 assists, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 steals, leading the Lakers in all four categories.<a href="#cite_note-finalsmvp-126">[126]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_NBA_Finals">2008 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2008 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OpeningTipoffGame2-2008NBAFinals.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/OpeningTipoffGame2-2008NBAFinals.jpg/220px-OpeningTipoffGame2-2008NBAFinals.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/OpeningTipoffGame2-2008NBAFinals.jpg/330px-OpeningTipoffGame2-2008NBAFinals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/OpeningTipoffGame2-2008NBAFinals.jpg/440px-OpeningTipoffGame2-2008NBAFinals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2728" data-file-height="2407" /></a><figcaption>In 2008, the Lakers and the Celtics met in the NBA Finals for the first time in 21 years.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a></div> This was the first time the Celtics made the Finals since 1987, while the Lakers' last appearance had been in 2004. Boston was led by their 'Big Three' of <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>. Los Angeles was led by MVP <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> and All-Star <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a>.<a href="#cite_note-AllTimeFinals-46">[46]</a> The Celtics' 66–16 record gave them home court advantage over Los Angeles (57–25).<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> The Celtics won Game 1 98–88, highlighted by a dramatic comeback by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> after a third quarter knee injury. In Game 2, the Celtics had a comfortable 24-point lead in the fourth quarter, before <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> led a furious Lakers run that cut the lead to two. However the Celtics would hold on to win 108–102, taking the commanding 2–0 series lead. As the series shifted to Los Angeles, the Lakers stifled Pierce and Garnett in Game 3, winning 87–81. They also looked to be in control of Game 4, holding their ground for most of the third quarter, leading by as many as 24 points. However, the Celtics went on a 21–3 run to end the third quarter, closing the deficit to only two points (73–71). With 4:07 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Celtics took their first lead in the game when Celtics' reserve <a href="/wiki/Eddie_House" title="Eddie House">Eddie House</a> made an 18-foot (5.5 m) jumper. With House's shot, the Celtics were in the lead for good, winning 97–91. The Celtics' victory in Game 4 was the largest comeback in the NBA Finals since 1971.<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> The Lakers would win Game 5 103–98, despite blowing another large lead, and the series shifted back to Boston. However, the Celtics would close out the series in Game 6 with a dominant 131–92 win. The 39-point margin of victory was the largest ever in an NBA championship-clinching game, breaking the old record of 33, also set by the Celtics over the Lakers in Game Five of the <a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965 NBA Finals</a>, 129–96.<a href="#cite_note-cnnsi-2008-122">[122]</a> Paul Pierce was named Finals MVP.<a href="#cite_note-finalsmvp-126">[126]</a> This was the Celtics' 17th championship, their first one since 1986, extending their record for most NBA championships won by a single team. Their win in Game 6 was also a sense of relief. Entering the game, they set a record of most playoff games played in one season, with 26, breaking the previous record of 25 set by both the <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1993–94 New York Knicks season">1994 New York Knicks</a>, whom Celtics Coach <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a> played for, and the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2004–05 Detroit Pistons season">2005 Detroit Pistons</a>, both of whom lost in their respective finals in seven games (Knicks in <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a>, Pistons in <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a>).<a href="#cite_note-cnnsi-2008-122">[122]</a><a href="#cite_note-MostGames-132">[132]</a> However, for the 1994 Knicks, the first round was a best-of-five. They also set an NBA record for most playoff games ever needed to win a championship, with 26, surpassing the previous record of 24 by the Lakers in 1988.<a href="#cite_note-cnnsi-2008-122">[122]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_NBA_Finals">2010 NBA Finals</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 2010 NBA Finals">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010 NBA Finals</a></div> This was the third straight year in which the Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals. Much of both rosters had been kept intact since the teams last meeting in 2008 and the Celtics' veterans Paul Pierce, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> looked to add to their championship résumés, while <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> and the Lakers looked to even the score against the Celtics. The Lakers were the defending champions, having beaten the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> 4–1 in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009 NBA Finals</a>. This was the first NBA Finals to go the full seven games since <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a>, and only the fourth since the NBA switched the Finals to a 2–3–2 format in <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a>.<a href="#cite_note-133">[a]</a> The Lakers won Game 1 102–89, led by Kobe Bryant's 30-point performance. However, Ray Allen would respond in Game 2 by scoring 32-points and sinking a record eight 3-pointers, leading the Celtics to a 103–94 victory.<a href="#cite_note-134">[133]</a> Game 3 returned to Boston, where the Lakers took a 2–1 series lead by winning 91–84, again led by Bryant but with strong support from Derek Fisher.<a href="#cite_note-135">[134]</a> Game 4 would prove to be a close and hard-fought game, with the Lakers up by two at the end of the third quarter. However, Boston's bench would prove to be the deciding factor, outscoring the Lakers 13–2 for nearly half the quarter, en route to a 96–89 victory.<a href="#cite_note-tie-136">[135]</a> The Celtics won the game and evened the series. Despite an impressive 38-point performance from Bryant in Game 5, the Celtics would win 92–86 led by Paul Pierce's 27 points, and would take a 3–2 lead heading back to L.A. However, the Lakers opened up a massive lead in Game 6, peaking at 27. The Lakers' bench had outscored Boston's bench 24–0 entering the fourth quarter.<a href="#cite_note-137">[136]</a> The Lakers would win the game 89–67 and set up an epic Game 7. Both Kendrick Perkins of Boston and Andrew Bynum of Los Angeles were injured in this game. However, while Perkins was ruled out because of his injury, Bynum was cleared to play in Game 7.<a href="#cite_note-injury-138">[137]</a> This was the fifth Game 7 between the Lakers and Celtics. Boston had won all previous Game 7 match-ups between the two teams. Bryant exhibited difficulties for much of the game, shooting only 6-for-24 from the field. However, he grabbed 15 rebounds and scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter, including 8 out of 9 free throws.<a href="#cite_note-139">[138]</a> After the Celtics had built a 13-point lead late in the third quarter, the game was tied at 64 after a Fisher 3-pointer. Bryant hit two free throws and a jumper with 5:22 remaining to give the Lakers a lead they would never relinquish. Still nursing a 4-point lead with 1:46 remaining, Gasol blocked Pierce then converted a tough layup over three Celtics. After Wallace responded with a 3-pointer to make the score 76–73, Ron Artest sank a key 3-pointer for the Lakers to double the lead to 6 with 1:01 left. Artest's 20 points and all-around contributions led Phil Jackson to call him the MVP of Game 7.<a href="#cite_note-140">[139]</a> Ten seconds later, Allen hit another 3-pointer to cut the lead to 3. On the penultimate Lakers possession, Bryant missed, but Gasol snagged a crucial offensive rebound and found Bryant, who sank two more free throws. The Celtics would not give up, and Rondo grabbed his own offensive rebound and hit a 3-pointer to make the game 81–79. The Celtics were forced to foul Sasha Vujačić, he went to the line and made both free throws to give the Lakers a definitive 83–79 lead. Rondo would miss his final 3-pointer, Gasol grabbed his 18th rebound to go along with 19 points, and the Lakers won Game 7 against the Celtics for the first time in franchise history. They clinched their 16th NBA title, and repeated as NBA champions for the first time since their <a href="/wiki/Three-peat" title="Three-peat">three-peat</a> from <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a> to <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">"Shaq and Kobe" era</a>.<a href="#cite_note-141">[140]</a> Game 7 was the third most-watched game in NBA history, with 28.2 million viewers (No. 1 being Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016 NBA Finals</a>, No. 2 being <a href="/wiki/Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals" title="Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals">Game 6</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998 NBA Finals</a>).<a href="#cite_note-142">[141]</a> Game 7 was watched by an average audience of 1.1 million viewers on TSN, making it the largest Canadian audience ever recorded for an NBA game.<a href="#cite_note-143">[142]</a> This was also the first time since 2002 that a team has won back-to-back championships; that team was also the Lakers, led by Bryant and <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>. Kobe Bryant was named Finals MVP for the second straight year.<a href="#cite_note-finalsmvp-126">[126]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""Beat_L.A.!"">"Beat L.A.!"</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: "Beat L.A.!"">edit</a>]</div> One of the lasting effects on the Lakers–Celtics rivalry was the usage of the famous "Beat L.A.!" chant, sung by fans in opposing arenas whenever a Los Angeles–based team plays in their home venue. The chant originated during Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1982 Eastern Conference Championships</a> at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> when the Boston fans urged the victorious <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> to "Beat L.A.!"<a href="#cite_note-beatla-41">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-144">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-145">[144]</a> One of the more notable places outside of Boston that have used this chant is the state of <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, specifically around the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a> region. Not only have the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>' fans used this chant for matches against the Lakers in <a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Suns_rivalry" title="Lakers–Suns rivalry">their rivalry</a>, but it has also been used when the Suns played against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> during their playoff matches, as well as being used by other Arizona-based sports teams when playing against key rivals like in the <a href="/wiki/Diamondbacks%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" title="Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry">Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cardinals%E2%80%93Rams_rivalry" title="Cardinals–Rams rivalry">Cardinals–Rams rivalry</a>.<a href="#cite_note-146">[145]</a> In January 2011 before an upcoming Celtics–Lakers regular season matchup, Celtics forward <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> with shoe company <a href="/wiki/Anta_Sports" title="Anta Sports">Anta</a> released a "Beat L.A." green shoe which featured on the tongue the numbers "152–120", which was at the time the Celtics all-time record against the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-147">[146]</a><a href="#cite_note-148">[147]</a> The Celtics won the game, 109–96.<a href="#cite_note-149">[148]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season-by-season_results">Season-by-season results</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Season-by-season results">edit</a>]</div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;">Boston Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers Season-by-Season Results </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">1940s (Lakers, 8–3)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></th> <th>at Neutral Site</th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948–49 NBA season">1948–49</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">3–2 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers 3–2 </td> <td>Neutral site game was played at <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" title="Chicago Stadium">Chicago Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>. Lakers join the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a> (BAA) from the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">National Basketball League</a> (NBL) and are placed in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Western Division</a>. Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Finals" title="1949 BAA Finals">1949 BAA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_NBA_season" title="1949–50 NBA season">1949–50</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">5–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 3–0 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers 8–3 </td> <td>Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League merge to become the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). Lakers briefly join the <a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central Division</a>. Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_Finals" title="1950 NBA Finals">1950 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">1950s (Celtics, 55–29)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></th> <th>at Neutral Site</th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_NBA_season" title="1950–51 NBA season">1950–51</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 3–0 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 11–6 </td> <td>Lakers move back to the Western Division. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> makes his debut for the Celtics. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (44–24). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_NBA_season" title="1951–52 NBA season">1951–52</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 14–9 </td> <td>Neutral site Game was played at <a href="/wiki/Roy_Wilkins_Auditorium" title="Roy Wilkins Auditorium">St. Paul Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_Finals" title="1952 NBA Finals">1952 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NBA_season" title="1952–53 NBA season">1952–53</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">5–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 3–0 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 19–10 </td> <td>Lakers finish with the best record in the league (48–22). Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_Finals" title="1953 NBA Finals">1953 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_NBA_season" title="1953–54 NBA season">1953–54</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">5–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 3–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 24–13 </td> <td>Neutral site game was played at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_(1925)" title="Madison Square Garden (1925)">Madison Square Garden (III)</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (46–26). Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_Finals" title="1954 NBA Finals">1954 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954–55</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">6–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 30–16 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li>Madison Square Garden (III)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Minnesota#Hibbing_Historical_Museum" title="List of museums in Minnesota">Hibbing Memorial Building</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hibbing,_Minnesota" title="Hibbing, Minnesota">Hibbing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_College_(Moorhead,_Minnesota)" title="Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)">Concordia Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moorhead,_Minnesota" title="Moorhead, Minnesota">Moorhead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NBA_season" title="1955–56 NBA season">1955–56</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">7–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 32–23 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li>Madison Square Garden (III)</li> <li>St. Paul Auditorium</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>.</li></ul> On November 11, 1955, Celtics beat the Lakers 119–75, their largest victory over the Lakers with a 44-point differential. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_NBA_season" title="1956–57 NBA season">1956–57</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">5–4 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #79A3DD !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F7C330, inset -2px -2px 0 #F7C330; !important;;">Lakers, 36–28 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena" title="Blue Cross Arena">Rochester Community War Memorial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Exposition_Center" title="Kentucky Exposition Center">Kentucky State Fairgrounds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisville" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisville">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li>Madison Square Garden (III).</li></ul> Last time the Lakers held the lead in the overall series. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> makes his debut for the Celtics. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (44–28). Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NBA_season" title="1957–58 NBA season">1957–58</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">9–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 4–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 37–36 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Olympia" title="Detroit Olympia">Detroit Olympia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Auditorium" title="Rhode Island Auditorium">Rhode Island Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>.</li></ul> Celtics sweep Lakers for the first time. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (49–23). Celtics lose <a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_NBA_season" title="1958–59 NBA season">1958–59</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">9–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 5–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 46–36 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bojangles_Coliseum" title="Bojangles Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li>Detroit Olympia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cow_Palace" title="Cow Palace">Cow Palace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daly_City,_California" title="Daly City, California">Daly City</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hec_Edmundson_Pavilion" title="Hec Edmundson Pavilion">Hec Edmundson Pavilion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li>Rhode Island Auditorium</li></ul> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> makes his debut for the Lakers. On February 27, 1959, Celtics beat the Lakers 173–139, repeating the record 44 point differential and setting a record for most points scored against the Lakers in a game and a franchise record for most points scored in a game. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (52–20). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 50–36 </td> <td>1st NBA Finals series. First sweep in NBA Finals history. Celtics win 22 games in a row against the Lakers. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NBA_season" title="1959–60 NBA season">1959–60</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">8–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 58–37 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li>Kiel Auditorium</li> <li>Madison Square Garden (III)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones-Hill_House" title="Jones-Hill House">Cole Field House</a>, <a href="/wiki/College_Park,_Maryland" title="College Park, Maryland">College Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></li></ul> Last season Lakers played as a Minneapolis team. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (59–16). Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">1960s (Celtics, 75–48)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>at Neutral site</th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_NBA_season" title="1960–61 NBA season">1960–61</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">8–2 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 4–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 66–39 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li>Rhode Island Auditorium</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Convention_Hall_and_Civic_Center" title="Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center">Convention Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li>Madison Square Garden (III)</li> <li>Kiel Auditorium</li></ul> Lakers relocate to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> makes his debut for the Lakers. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (57–22). Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">1961–62</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">6–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td>Tie, 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 72–42 </td> <td>Neutral site games were played at <ul><li>Madison Square Garden (III)</li> <li>Cole Field House</li></ul> Celtics finish with the best record in the league (60–20). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–3 </td> <td>Tie, 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 76–45 </td> <td>2nd NBA Finals series. First NBA Finals in the rivalry to go to game seven. Most recent Finals in which the series was decided by overtime in Game seven. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962–63</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">5–4 </td> <td>Tie, 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 3–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 80–50 </td> <td>Neutral site game was played at <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Place" title="Huntington Place">Cobo Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (58–22). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 84–52 </td> <td>3rd NBA Finals series. Bob Cousy plays his final game for the Celtics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NBA_season" title="1963–64 NBA season">1963–64</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">6–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–1 </td> <td>Tie, 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 90–55 </td> <td>Neutral game played at Madison Square Garden (III). Last season the rivalry is played at a neutral site. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (59–21). Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_Finals" title="1964 NBA Finals">1964 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_NBA_season" title="1964–65 NBA season">1964–65</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">7–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 4–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 97–58 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (62–18). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 101–59 </td> <td>4th NBA Finals series. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NBA_season" title="1965–66 NBA season">1965–66</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">7–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 4–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–2 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 108–62 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–3 </td> <td>Tie, 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 112–65 </td> <td>5th NBA Finals series. Lakers force a game seven after trailing 3–1 in the series. Celtics appear in ten consecutive NBA Finals, an NBA record and tying a North American professional sports record with the NHL's <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> (1951–1960) and NFL's <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> (1946–1955). Celtics win eight consecutive NBA Finals championships, a record in all North American professional sports. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NBA_season" title="1966–67 NBA season">1966–67</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">5–4 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 4–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 4–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 117–69 </td> <td>Bill Russell becomes the player-coach for the Celtics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NBA_season" title="1967–68 NBA season">1967–68</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–3 </td> <td>Tie, 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 121–72 </td> <td>Last season Lakers played at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Sports_Arena" title="Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena">Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</a>. On December 31, 1967, Lakers open <a href="/wiki/Kia_Forum" title="Kia Forum">The Forum</a>. On February 11, 1968, Lakers beat the Celtics 141–104, their largest victory over the Celtics with a 37-point differential and their most points scored in a game against the Celtics. </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 125–74 </td> <td>6th NBA Finals series. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968–69</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">4–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 127–78 </td> <td>Final season for <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>. </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 3–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 131–81 </td> <td>7th NBA Finals series. Celtics and Lakers meet in seven NBA Finals in ten years. Celtics win eleven NBA Finals championships in thirteen years. Celtics become the first team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 2–0 series deficit and the first road team to win game 7. <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> wins the inaugural <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award">NBA Finals MVP</a> despite being on the losing team, the first and only time this has happened. Last series for Bill Russell as he retires the <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1969–70 Boston Celtics season">next season.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season" title="1969–70 NBA season">1969–70</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">4–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 133–85 </td> <td>Lakers lose <a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970 NBA Finals</a>. Elgin Baylor played his final game in this rivalry on March 3, 1970. He missed all ten meetings across the next two seasons before retiring. </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">1970s (Celtics, 22–16)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">1970–71</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">3–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 136–87 </td> <td>Celtics are placed in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic Division</a>. Lakers are placed in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific Division</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season" title="1971–72 NBA season">1971–72</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">4–1 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 137–91 </td> <td>Lakers finish with the best record in the league (69–13). Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972–73</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 141–91 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (68–14). Jerry West played his final game in this rivalry on March 9, 1973. He missed all four meetings the following season before retiring. Lakers lose <a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season" title="1973–74 NBA season">1973–74</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 143–93 </td> <td>Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1974–75</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 147–93 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (60–22). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 151–93 </td> <td>Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976 NBA Finals</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> makes his debut for the Lakers. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 153–94 </td> <td>Lakers finish with the best record in the league (53–29). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 154–96 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">3–1 </td> <td>Tie, 1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 155–99 </td> <td>Last season where the Celtics and Lakers faced each other more than two games per season. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers 100–98 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers 123–105 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 155–101 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> make their debut for the Celtics and Lakers respectively, beginning their rivalry. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (61–21). Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">1980s (Lakers, 22–17)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 98–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 105–91 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 157–101 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (62–20). Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 119–113 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 108–103 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 158–102 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (63–19). Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 110–95 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 113–104 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 160–102 </td> <td>Lakers lose <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 111–109 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 116–108 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 160–104 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (62–20). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 164–107 </td> <td>8th NBA Finals series. First NBA Finals series between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Celtics beat the Lakers eight consecutive times in the NBA Finals. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 104–102 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 117–111 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 165–108 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (63–19). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">4–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 167–112 </td> <td>9th NBA Finals series. Lakers win their first NBA Finals matchup over the Celtics. Lakers become the first team to clinch the NBA Championship at Boston against the Celtics and the only time they've done so. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 110–95 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 105–99 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 169–112 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (67–15). Celtics win <a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–87</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 117–110 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 106–103 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 169–114 </td> <td>Lakers finish with the best record in the league (65–17). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">4–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 171–118 </td> <td>10th NBA Finals series. First NBA Finals series to reach 10 occurrences. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season" title="1987–88 NBA season">1987–88</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 115–114 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 115–106 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 171–120 </td> <td>Lakers finish with the best record in the league (62–20). Lakers win <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 110–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 119–110 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 172–121 </td> <td>Lakers lose <a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989 NBA Finals</a>. Final season for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 119–110 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 116–110 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 172–123 </td> <td>Lakers finish with the best record in the league (63–19). </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">1990s (Lakers, 10–8)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NBA_season" title="1990–91 NBA season">1990–91</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 104–87 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 98–85 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 173–124 </td> <td>Lakers lose <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1991–92</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 114–91 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 114–107 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 175–124 </td> <td>Final season for Larry Bird. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 96–87 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 129–119 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 176–125 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 109–99 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 100–97 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 177–126 </td> <td>Both the Celtics and Lakers miss the playoffs in the same season for the first time in NBA history. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 120–118 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 118–92 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 178–127 </td> <td>Final season Celtics played at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 124–107 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 102–91 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 178–129 </td> <td>Celtics open up <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">Fleet Center</a> (now known as TD Garden). Final season for Magic Johnson. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 110–94 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 109–102 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 179–130 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> makes his debut for the Lakers. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 118–103 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 108–102 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 180–131 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> makes his debut for the Celtics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 99–90 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 109–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 180–133 </td> <td>Due to a delayed Collective Bargaining Agreement, Celtics and Lakers did not play in the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998 NBA season</a>. Lakers open up <a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> (now known as Crypto.com Arena). Lakers finish with the best record in the league (67–15). Lakers win <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">2000s (Lakers, 14–12)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 100–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 112–107 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 180–135 </td> <td>Lakers win <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 99–81 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 109–108 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 182–135 </td> <td>Lakers win <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 98–95(OT) </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 104–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 183–136 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 117–109 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 105–82 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 183–138 </td> <td>Lakers lose <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 104–101 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 104–95 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 184–139 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 105–97 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 112–111 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 185–140 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 111–98 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 122–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 185–142 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 107–94 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 110–91 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 187–142 </td> <td>Celtics finish with the best record in the league (66–16). </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">4–2 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 191–144 </td> <td>11th NBA Finals series. First NBA Finals series in the rivalry to take place in the 21st century. With their last NBA Finals series being in <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a>, this remains the longest gap of the Celtics and Lakers not facing each other in the NBA finals at 21 years. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 110–109(OT) </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 92–83 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 191–146 </td> <td>Lakers win <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 90–89 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 87–86 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 192–147 </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">2010s (Lakers, 15–12)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010 NBA Finals</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">4–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 3–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 195–151 </td> <td>12th NBA Finals series. Latest NBA Finals matchup in the rivalry. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 92–86 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 109–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 196–152 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 88–87(OT) </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 97–94 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 196–154 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 116–95 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 113–99 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 197–155 </td> <td>Paul Pierce traded to the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> after the season. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 107–104 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 101–92 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 197–157 </td> <td>Both the Celtics and Lakers miss the playoffs in the same season for the second time. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 113–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 118–111(OT) </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 198–158 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 112–104 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 107–100 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 199–159 </td> <td>Final season for Kobe Bryant. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 113–107 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 115–95 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 201–159 </td> <td>Celtics record their 200th win over the Lakers. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 107–96 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 108–107 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 202–160 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 129–128 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 120–107 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 203–161 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> signs with the Lakers. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 139–107 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 114–112 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 204–162 </td> <td>Lakers win <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020 NBA Finals</a>, tying the Celtics for most NBA Titles won. </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">2020s (Celtics, 5–3)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>Overall series</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 96–95 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 121–113 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 205–163 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 130–108 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 117–102 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 206–164 </td> <td>Celtics lose <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022 NBA Finals</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">2–0 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 125–121(OT) </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 122–118(OT) </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 208–164 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a> </td> <td>Tie </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;">Lakers 114–105 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;">Celtics 126–115 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 209–165 </td> <td>Lakers win the inaugural <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament_championship_game" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament championship game">2023 NBA Cup</a>. Celtics win their first <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Podoloff_Trophy" title="Maurice Podoloff Trophy">Maurice Podoloff Trophy</a> (64–18). Celtics win <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024 NBA Finals</a>, once again holding the title for most NBA championships won with 18. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NBA_season" title="2024–25 NBA season">2024–25</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">Summary of Results</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th colspan="2">Season series</th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></th> <th>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers</a></th> <th>at Neutral Site</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>Regular season games </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">166–134 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 83–51 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 78–58 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 25–5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Postseason games </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">43–31 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 27–11 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 20–16 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Postseason series </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">9–3 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 5–1 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 4–2 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>: <a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a>, <a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a>, <a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963</a>, <a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a>, <a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a>, <a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a>, <a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a>, <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a>, <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a>, <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Regular and postseason </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">209–165 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 111–62 </td> <td style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;;">Lakers, 98–74 </td> <td style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;;">Celtics, 25–5 </td> <td>There were 30 total Neutral site games played. <ul><li>8 games at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_(1925)" title="Madison Square Garden (1925)">Madison Square Garden (III)</a>.</li> <li>3 games at <a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Auditorium" title="Rhode Island Auditorium">Rhode Island Auditorium</a></li> <li>2 games at <a href="/wiki/Roy_Wilkins_Auditorium" title="Roy Wilkins Auditorium">St. Paul Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Olympia" title="Detroit Olympia">Detroit Olympia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jones-Hill_House" title="Jones-Hill House">Cole Field House</a></li> <li>1 game at <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" title="Chicago Stadium">Chicago Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Minnesota#Hibbing_Historical_Museum" title="List of museums in Minnesota">Hibbing Memorial Building</a>, <a href="/wiki/Concordia_College_(Moorhead,_Minnesota)" title="Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)">Concordia Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena" title="Blue Cross Arena">Rochester Community War Memorial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Exposition_Center" title="Kentucky Exposition Center">Kentucky State Fairgrounds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bojangles_Coliseum" title="Bojangles Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cow_Palace" title="Cow Palace">Cow Palace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hec_Edmundson_Pavilion" title="Hec Edmundson Pavilion">Hec Edmundson Pavilion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Convention_Hall_and_Civic_Center" title="Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center">Convention Hall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Place" title="Huntington Place">Cobo Arena</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Individual_Records">Individual Records</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Individual Records">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baylor,_Chambers_and_West.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Baylor%2C_Chambers_and_West.jpeg/220px-Baylor%2C_Chambers_and_West.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Baylor%2C_Chambers_and_West.jpeg/330px-Baylor%2C_Chambers_and_West.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Baylor%2C_Chambers_and_West.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="411" data-file-height="465" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> (right) scored the most points in this rivalry. Baylor holds the regular season record, and West holds the postseason record in both total points and points per game.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_Scorers_(Regular_Season)">Top Scorers (Regular Season)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Top Scorers (Regular Season)">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Points </th> <th>GP </th> <th>PPG </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>2,338 </td> <td>92 </td> <td>25.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>2,171 </td> <td>85 </td> <td>25.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>1,954 </td> <td>96 </td> <td>20.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>1,802 </td> <td>106 </td> <td>17.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>1,682 </td> <td>110 </td> <td>15.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>1,617 </td> <td>99 </td> <td>16.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>1,487 </td> <td>80 </td> <td>18.6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>1,450 </td> <td>81 </td> <td>17.9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vern_Mikkelsen" title="Vern Mikkelsen">Vern Mikkelsen</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>1,161 </td> <td>77 </td> <td>15.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Frank Ramsey</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>1,099 </td> <td>77 </td> <td>14.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Per_Game_(Regular_Season,_min._10_GP)">Per Game (Regular Season, min. 10 GP)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Per Game (Regular Season, min. 10 GP)">edit</a>]</div> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (LAL/BOS) – 27.2<a href="#cite_note-150">[b]</a> (11 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> (LAL) – 26.6 (10 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> (LAL) – 25.5 (85 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> (LAL) – 25.4 (92 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> (LAL) – 25.1 (31 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> (BOS) – 24.7 (26 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> (BOS) – 24.4 (14 GP)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_Scorers_(NBA_Finals)">Top Scorers (NBA Finals)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Top Scorers (NBA Finals)">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Points </th> <th>GP </th> <th>PPG </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>1,254 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>33.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>1,036 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>28.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>877 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>20.9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>739 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>650 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>22.4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>480 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>25.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>470 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>24.7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> </td> <td>Celtics </td> <td>429 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>19.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>421 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>22.2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>393 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>20.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Per_Game_(Finals)">Per Game (Finals)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Per Game (Finals)">edit</a>]</div> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> (LAL) – 33.0 (38 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> (LAL) – 28.0 (37 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> (LAL) – 27.2 (13 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> (BOS) – 25.3 (19 GP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem 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Detroit (1946–1947) and Minneapolis (1947–1960)</li> <li>Based in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, California</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="History of the Los Angeles Lakers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_all-time_roster" title="Los Angeles Lakers all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_draft_history" title="Los Angeles Lakers draft history">Draft history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_accomplishments_and_records" title="Los Angeles Lakers accomplishments and records">Records</a></li> 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Memorial Sports Arena">Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kia_Forum" title="Kia Forum">Kia Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crypto.com_Arena" title="Crypto.com Arena">Crypto.com Arena</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Ownership</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jeanie_Buss" title="Jeanie Buss">Jeanie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Buss" title="Jim Buss">Jim</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Buss" title="Johnny Buss">Johnny Buss</a> (majority)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Anschutz_Entertainment_Group" title="Anschutz Entertainment Group">Anschutz Entertainment Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Roski_Jr." title="Ed Roski Jr.">Ed Roski Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Soon-Shiong" title="Patrick Soon-Shiong">Patrick Soon-Shiong</a> (minority)</dd> <dt>President</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jeanie_Buss" title="Jeanie Buss">Jeanie Buss</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rob_Pelinka" title="Rob Pelinka">Rob Pelinka</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Bay_Lakers" title="South Bay Lakers">South Bay Lakers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">MIC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">NBA championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Finals" title="1949 BAA Finals">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_Finals" title="1950 NBA Finals">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_Finals" title="1952 NBA Finals">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_Finals" title="1953 NBA Finals">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_Finals" title="1954 NBA Finals">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; 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Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletch_(film)" title="Fletch (film)">Fletch</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Was_a_Good_Day" title="It Was a Good Day">It Was a Good Day</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">33 game win streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics/Lakers:_Best_of_Enemies" title="Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies">Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers_versus_Celtics_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs">Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulls_vs_Lakers_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs">Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Season:_A_Team_in_Search_of_Its_Soul" title="The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul">The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winning_Time:_The_Rise_of_the_Lakers_Dynasty" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_ESPN_commentators" title="List of NBA on ESPN commentators">ESPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of NBA Finals broadcasters">NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA All-Star Game broadcasters">WNBA All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA Finals broadcasters">WNBA Finals</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Flemming" title="Bill Flemming">Bill Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Forte" title="Chet Forte">Chet Forte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howard" title="Chuck Howard">Chuck Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McKay" title="Jim McKay">Jim McKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Nessler" title="Brad Nessler">Brad Nessler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ruocco" title="Ryan Ruocco">Ryan Ruocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Elliott" title="Sean Elliott">Sean Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Elmore" title="Len Elmore">Len Elmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kerr" title="Johnny Kerr">Johnny Kerr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Jack Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Aldridge" title="David Aldridge">David Aldridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Cox" title="Heather Cox">Heather Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Diles" title="Dave Diles">Dave Diles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Gutierrez" title="Israel Gutierrez">Israel Gutierrez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassidy_Hubbarth" title="Cassidy Hubbarth">Cassidy Hubbarth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sal_Masekela" class="mw-redirect" title="Sal Masekela">Sal Masekela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rinaldi" title="Tom Rinaldi">Tom Rinaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Sedano" title="Jorge Sedano">Jorge Sedano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Beadle" title="Michelle Beadle">Michelle Beadle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenberg" title="Mike Greenberg">Mike Greenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Nichols_(journalist)" title="Rachel Nichols (journalist)">Rachel Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Patrick (sportscaster)">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sage_Steele" title="Sage Steele">Sage Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Taylor_(sportscaster)" title="Maria Taylor (sportscaster)">Maria Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Broussard" title="Chris Broussard">Chris Broussard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Javie" title="Steve Javie">Steve Javie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Myers" title="Bob Myers">Bob Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Simmons" title="Bill Simmons">Bill Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Smith" title="Stephen A. Smith">Stephen A. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wilbon" title="Michael Wilbon">Michael Wilbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Jay Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Wojnarowski" title="Adrian Wojnarowski">Adrian Wojnarowski</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a> announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barnett" title="Dave Barnett">Dave Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Chick Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Manfra" title="Fred Manfra">Fred Manfra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Earl Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vitale" title="Dick Vitale">Dick Vitale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a> (Games 2, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a> (Games 3, 5-7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_Finals" title="2003 WNBA Finals">2003</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_Finals" title="2005 WNBA Finals">2005</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_Finals" title="2014 WNBA Finals">2014</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Finals" title="2015 WNBA Finals">2015</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Finals" title="2016 WNBA Finals">2016</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Finals" title="2017 WNBA Finals">2017</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_Finals" title="2019 WNBA Finals">2019</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">2022</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023</a> (Games 1, 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_Finals" title="2024 WNBA Finals">2024</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1968 NBA All-Star Game">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1969 NBA All-Star Game">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1970 NBA All-Star Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1971 NBA All-Star Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1972 NBA All-Star Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1973 NBA All-Star Game">1973</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1985 NBA All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1986 NBA All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1987 NBA All-Star Game">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1988 NBA All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1989 NBA All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1990 NBA All-Star Game">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="WNBA All-Star Game">WNBA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 WNBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 WNBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 WNBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 WNBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 WNBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 WNBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 WNBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 WNBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 WNBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 WNBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 WNBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 WNBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 WNBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman#Broadcasting_career" title="Jack Twyman">"I think we see Willis coming out!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Block_(basketball)" title="The Block (basketball)">"The Block (2016)"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a> </li></ul></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">Bryant–O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Lakers–Pistons rivalry">Lakers–Pistons</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Celtics–Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavaliers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry">Cavaliers–Warriors</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_on_television" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association on television">NBA on TV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_television_ratings" title="NBA Finals television ratings">NBA Finals TV ratings</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="NBA on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="NBA on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="NBA on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game 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Doucette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Glieber" title="Frank Glieber">Frank Glieber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Kelly (sportscaster)">Jim Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Lundquist" title="Verne Lundquist">Verne Lundquist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Musser" title="Andy Musser">Andy Musser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nantz" title="Jim Nantz">Jim Nantz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Patrick" title="Mike Patrick">Mike Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Robertson_(television_announcer)" title="Don Robertson (television announcer)">Don Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Summerall" title="Pat Summerall">Pat Summerall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Andariese" title="John Andariese">John Andariese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Rick Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="James Brown (sportscaster)">James Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">Billy Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Dischinger" title="Terry Dischinger">Terry Dischinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Elmore" title="Len Elmore">Len Elmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Erickson" title="Keith Erickson">Keith Erickson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Gus Johnson (basketball)">Gus Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Sonny Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Lantz" title="Stu Lantz">Stu Lantz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_McGlocklin" title="Jon McGlocklin">Jon McGlocklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Mullins_(basketball)" title="Jeff Mullins (basketball)">Jeff Mullins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Packer" title="Billy Packer">Billy Packer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Raftery" title="Bill Raftery">Bill Raftery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Ramsey" title="Cal Ramsey">Cal Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendy_Rudolph" title="Mendy Rudolph">Mendy Rudolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Cazzie Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Shackelford" title="Lynn Shackelford">Lynn Shackelford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Steele" title="Larry Steele">Larry Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlsie_Cantey" title="Charlsie Cantey">Charlsie Cantey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Chastain" title="Jane Chastain">Jane Chastain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irv_Cross" title="Irv Cross">Irv Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gray (sportscaster)">Jim Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Hill" title="Sonny Hill">Sonny Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Jiggetts" title="Dan Jiggetts">Dan Jiggetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Joyce" title="Andrea Joyce">Andrea Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Brien_(radio_and_television_personality)" title="Pat O'Brien (radio and television personality)">Pat O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Visser" title="Lesley Visser">Lesley Visser</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NBA Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_Finals" title="1975 NBA Finals">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_Finals" title="1977 NBA Finals">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1974 NBA All-Star Game">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1975 NBA All-Star Game">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1976 NBA All-Star Game">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1977 NBA All-Star Game">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1978 NBA All-Star Game">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1979 NBA All-Star Game">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1980 NBA All-Star Game">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1981 NBA All-Star Game">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1982 NBA All-Star Game">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1983 NBA All-Star Game">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1984 NBA All-Star Game">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1985 NBA All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1986 NBA All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1987 NBA All-Star Game">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1988 NBA All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1989 NBA All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1990 NBA All-Star Game">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons#1979.E2.80.931994:_The_Bad_Boys_era" title="Detroit Pistons">The Bad Boys</a>" <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Jordan_Rules" title="Jordan Rules">Jordan Rules</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals#Game_5" title="1976 NBA Finals">The Greatest Game Ever Played</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shot" title="The Shot">The Shot</a>" </li></ul></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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