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The first NBA Finals match-up between the two teams was in 1959 when on April 9, the Boston Celtics swept the Minneapolis Lakers 4–0 for the first sweep in the history of the NBA Finals. [14] This would mark the first Finals loss for the previously dominant Lakers, and the first of eight straight titles for Boston.
Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers vs Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers: Lakers, 5–1 1950, 1954, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2001: 5 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks: Lakers, 3–2 1952, 1953, 1970, 1972, 1973: 4 Boston Celtics vs St. Louis Hawks (Atlanta Hawks) Celtics, 3–1 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961: 4: Golden State Warriors vs ...
The Rockets were only the second team in NBA history to make the Finals after posting a losing record in the regular season, and the Celtics had an NBA best record of 62–20. The Celtics won the Finals in 6 games. The Lakers returned to the Finals in 1982, this time led by new coach Pat Riley, in a rematch against the 76ers. The 76ers defeated ...
This was the Lakers' first Game 7 win over the Celtics in Finals history, [49] the Celtics had won all previous matchups in Game 7s. [23] Moreover, the Lakers were now 3–9 against the Celtics since the two teams first competed against each other in the 1959 NBA Finals. [50]
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 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2007–08 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series that was played from June 5–17, 2008, the series was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers.
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 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.