1950s: Minneapolis Lakers dynasty and Boston Celtics1960s: Boston Celtics dynasty and Los Angeles Lakers1950s: Minneapolis Lakers dynasty and Boston Celtics1960s: Boston Celtics dynasty and Los Angeles Lakers1962 NBA Finals: Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles LakersNBA on CBS 1982 Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Finish ("Beat LA")
When angry crowds showed up in Los Angeles to buy playoff tickets that were not available, the Lakers quieted the crowd by offering closed circuit TV viewing for $2.50 a head. @Lakers 62 Sure enough, despite several close games, including the decisive game only having a three-point differential once again, the Celtics would only require six games to close out the Lakers this time.This series would also be notable for its future implications in NBA telecasts. Remarkably, Boston would pull away and entered the fourth quarter up by 18. He's struggled from the line all season long. Boston had won all previous Game 7 match-ups between the two teams. A defiant Bill Russell denied that any such thing was going to happen. By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer January 20, 2020 at 10:34 pm. The chant originated during Game 7 of the In January 2011 before an upcoming Celtic-Lakers regular season matchup, Celtic forward The following players have played for both the Celtics and the Lakers in their careers: The Celtics would again defeat the Lakers.The Celtics took the first two games, but the Lakers would blow the Celtics out with a 20-point differential in Game 3. "The 2010 series had many memorable moments, including impressive performances from Bryant who led in points for six of the seven games, Ray Allen's Finals' record eight 3-pointers in Game 2, The Celtics signed Shaquille O'Neal for the 2010–2011 season to replace the injured On February 20, 2013, the Lakers played their first game since the death of long time owner On December 30, 2015, the Boston Celtics honored the Los Angeles Lakers' star Both the Celtics and Lakers missed the playoffs in the But while the Celtics were able to return to the playoffs over the next three seasons and even made the Eastern Conference Finals in Nevertheless, the rivalry between the Celtics and the Lakers remained fairly even during this recent period, with the two teams managing a split in the season series four of the last six times. 69.7% from the charity stripe.Rajon Rondo has played his old team plenty of times already, but the veteran guard appeared to savor facing off against the Celtics. The Celtics head to the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday for a matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, the first half of a back-to-back that takes them to Utah on Wednesday.Jaylen Brown, SG, Celtics: 20 points, six rebounds, three steals, one blockhe bulk of Boston's roster is used to playing without its normal point guard. Before the game started, Laker's owner Boston played tough through the first half and would keep the game close, with a score of 60–60. However, the Celtics would close out the series in Game 6 with a dominant 131–92 win. The home team won Games 5 and 6 which set up a dramatic seventh game. https://t.co/0q6oM36zdMEasier to send hard double teams at Tatum with the lack of shooting on the Celtics bench. @celtics 96 The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 114-112 on Sunday in the latest installment of their legendary rivalry. https://t.co/REiZ36hvPiThis has been Rondo's best defensive game of the season, and possibly of his Lakers tenure.If this is Playoff Rondo, the Lakers might not need another point guard.Rondo wasn't the only Lakers reserve to come up big, as Kyle Kuzma and Tatum appeared to take it upon himself to carry the Celtics offense, flashing the all-around game that is making him such a dynamic player in his third season.can't leave an All-Star wide open ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/rf2pfNP5K1 TATUM WITH AUTHORITY!