The Celtics and Lakers have had a long history of great moments in the NBA Finals. Here is a look at some of those great moments.
The Celtics beat the Lakers in overtime 110-107 to win Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals. While this video doesn't have the finish of the game there are two things I love about it. One is that some of the Lakers had names on the back of their jerseys and some did not. The second is I love the underhand free throw at the 2:40 mark.
In Bob Cousy's last game the Celtics beat the Lakers in Game 6 of the 1963 NBA Finals. The postgame celebration that followed.
The 1969 Boston Celtics were huge underdogs in the NBA playoffs. But they came all the way through to beat the Lakers in the NBA Finals. Balloons in the rafters in the L.A. Forum for a Lakers celebration brought the motivation the Celtics needed to pull off the upset.
The end of Game 7 of the 1969 NBA Finals. As player/coach this would be Celtics' Bill Russell's final game. He capped it off with an 11th championship. You could see Russell's emotion come out as the Celtics celebrated another title over the Lakers.
In Game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals Celtics F Kevin McHale clotheslined Lakers F Kurt Rambis starting a fight.
The finish of Game 7 of the 1984 NBA Finals that the Celtics won over the Lakers. The crowd at the end of the game is hillarious!
This celebration followed after the Celtics won. The Celtics players could have cared less that Brent Musberger and the CBS cameras were there. They said and did what they wanted. This how team celebrations should be!
Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals is known as the "Memorial Day Massacre" with the Celtics putting a 148-114 beatdown on the Lakers that began with a 79-49 halftime lead.
The finish of Game 6 of the 1985 NBA Finals that the Lakers won over the Celtics in Boston.
The end of Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals was one of the best finishes in NBA history. Larry Bird hit a three pointer with 12 seconds left to give the Celtics the lead. But then Magic Johnson came back with his famous "baby sky hook" to win the game for the Lakers, and give them a 3-1 lead in the series.
The Lakers ended up winning the 1987 NBA Finals in 6 games and then the party began.
In Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals the Celtics came back from down 24 points to beat the Lakers 97-91 in one of the greatest comebacks in NBA history.
After Kevin Garnett finally won his NBA Championship in 2008 over the Lakers in Game 6 he famously said "Anything is Possible!!!" then went nuts.
Of course there are a few commercials over the years about the Lakers vs Celtics rivalry.
The famous Converse commercial between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
And this 2008 NBA Playoffs commercial.
As for this 2010 series? I say Celtics win in 6.
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