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The Hawks upset the Celtics (with a healthy Russell) in Game 1 at the Boston Garden, 104–102. [3] Boston struck back with a wipeout in Game 2, 136–112. [4] In St. Louis, the Hawks prevailed 111–108 in Game 3 when Russell severely sprained his ankle. [5] [1] Without Russell, the Celtics evened the series with a 109-98 surprise victory in ...
The Lakers outscored the Celtics 30–12 in the third quarter for an 18-point turnaround, mostly on fast breaks. The score at the end of three quarters was 81–68, Lakers. The Celtics only scored 12 points in the third quarter, one more than the record for the lowest scoring quarter in playoff history.
After alternating wins with the Lakers, the Celtics won Game 7 and the series with a score of 111–102. This was the last NBA Finals to use the 2–2–1–1–1 format until 2014 . The following year , the NBA Finals format was changed to 2–3–2 after Red Auerbach complained about the constant travelling during the Finals.
The Lakers would not defeat the Celtics in the NBA Finals until 1985, where they clinched the title at Boston Garden; the Lakers would lose to the Celtics in the Finals in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1984 and 2008. After the 1985 Finals, the Lakers would beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals again in 1987 and 2010, both times in Los Angeles.
The 1986 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.It pitted the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics against the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets, in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals (though only Allen Leavell and Robert Reid remained from the Rockets' 1981 team).
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 1962 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1961-62 season.The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
Boston Celtics.932 Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages. NBA awards