enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Celtics–Lakers rivalry - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtics–Lakers_rivalry

   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 ...

3. 2010 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals

   The Celtics held an 11-point lead with 3:57 remaining, [18] but the Lakers mounted a late comeback bid behind Bryant, who posted 10 of the final 12 points for the Lakers. Three free throws with 1:08 remaining pulled the Lakers within 92–86, and they had an opportunity to get closer in the final minute; however, a Bryant pass was stolen by ...

4. 1984 NBA playoffs - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs

   It was the first NBA Finals meeting between the Celtics and Lakers since 1969; they met 7 times in the Finals from 1959 to 1969, with Boston coming out on top each year. Going into the 1984 playoffs, the Lakers had already won 2 titles in the 1980s and the Celtics 1, making the revival of the Celtics–Lakers rivalry arguably inevitable and ...

5. 1984 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals

   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.

6. 1987 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals

   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.

7. 1969 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals

   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.

8. 1968 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals

   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.

9. 1987 NBA playoffs - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NBA_Playoffs

   They reached the Western Conference Finals, where they were swept by the Lakers. As of 2025, they are the most recent team with a sub-.500 record (39–43) to win a playoff series. The 1989 & 1991 Warriors, 1998 Knicks, 2010 Spurs and 2023 Lakers were the other 7th seeds to beat the 2nd seed.