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In January 2011 before an upcoming Celtics–Lakers regular season matchup, Celtics forward Kevin Garnett with shoe company Anta 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. [146] [147] The Celtics won the game, 109–96. [148]
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Celtics in the conference finals before losing to the Lakers in the 1980 NBA Finals, with Johnson earning Finals MVP honors for his Game 6 performance. Since then Bird won a championship in 1981 , then Magic led the Lakers to the finals in 1982 and 1983 , winning in the former.
Most assists in a quarter, finals; 8 by Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics (vs. St. Louis Hawks) on April 9, 1957; 8 by Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers (vs. Boston Celtics) on June 3, 1984; 8 by Robert Reid, Houston Rockets (vs. Boston Celtics) on June 5, 1986; 8 by Michael Cooper and Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers (vs. Boston Celtics) on June 4, 1987
The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time (he had won the award under his birth name, Lew Alcindor, as a Buck in 1971 ).
2 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets: Celtics, 2–0 1981, 1986: 2 Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz: Bulls, 2–0 1997, 1998: 2 Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat: Tied, 1–1 2006, 2011: 2 Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs: Tied, 1–1 2013, 2014: 2 Boston Celtics vs San Francisco/Golden State Warriors: Tied, 1–1 1964, 2022
The 1987 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1986–87 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2.
The Los Angeles Lakers had won 55 games in the regular season (2nd best to the Baltimore Bullets' 57 wins), seven more than their perennial rivals, the Boston Celtics, and therefore held homecourt advantage for the first time ever in an NBA Finals meeting vs. the Russell-led Celtics. Both teams had their share of problems in the regular season.
The Celtics won their tenth NBA Championship in twelve seasons, by defeating the Lakers in six games. Significantly, Game 6 marked the first time that any NBA competition had taken place during the month of May. This was the last NBA Finals without a Finals MVP named as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award was introduced the following year.