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2. Celtics–Lakers rivalry - Wikipedia

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   Last season where the Celtics and Lakers faced each other more than two games per season. 1979–80: Lakers: 2–0: Lakers 100–98 Lakers 123–105 Celtics, 155–101: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson make their debut for the Celtics and Lakers respectively, beginning their rivalry. Celtics finish with the best record in the league (61–21).

3. 1984 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. 1984 NBA playoffs - Wikipedia

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   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. 2024 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

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   A series win gave the Celtics their 18th championship, one more than the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA history. [6] Their last win was in the 2008 NBA Finals . This is the Celtics' third Finals appearance where they played a team from Texas , as they previously defeated the Houston Rockets in the 1981 and 1986 Finals.

6. 1982 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

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   The Lakers were stunned in the 1981 NBA Playoffs by the Houston Rockets in a 3-game mini-series. The previous season saw the Lakers in a state of uncertainty, after Magic Johnson missed 45 games due to a knee injury. Their problems continued early in the new season, and with the team at 7–4 the Lakers decided to fire head coach Paul Westhead.

7. 1987 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

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   The Celtics took it right to the Lakers, controlling the boards and taking a 55–47 lead into halftime. The Celtics had a balanced scoring attack with Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Danny Ainge, and Dennis Johnson all scoring in double figures. In the 3rd quarter, Bird finally got hot by scoring 12 in the quarter and helping the Celtics lead by ...