Boston defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 97 to 91 by pulling off the greatest comeback in the NBA Finals in 37 years.
The Lakers had a 35--14 lead after the first quarter, the largest first-quarter lead in NBA Finals history. The Lakers eventually led by 24 points, but the Celtics chipped away at the lead. Boston went on a 21--3 run to end the third quarter down only by two points, 73--71.
With 4:07 remaining in the game, the Celtics took their first lead when Boston reserve Eddie House made an 18-foot jumper. The shot gave the Celtics the lead for good. It was the largest comeback in the NBA Finals since 1971.
The victory gave the Celtics a 3-1 lead in the series. They went on to win the NBA championship in six games.
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∙ 14y agoPlaying without injured power forward Kevin Garnett, the Celtics lost the Eastern Conference title to the Orlando Magic in seven games.
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∙ 13y agoThe Celtics creaminated the Lakers with a mindblowing 4-2 game run and in the last game they crushed em by 39 points...with an ending score of 131 to 92.
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Boston Celtics
In the NBA Championship in 1974, the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks to win it all.
they had a rematch from the 2008 finals and beat the Boston Celtics in 7 games
The Lakers' first NBA title win over the Boston Celtics occurred in 1985. They beat the Celtics again in 1987 and 2010.
The Philadelphia 76ers won the 1966-67 NBA title, snapping the Celtics' streak of eight consecutive championships.
The Los Angeles Lakers have beaten the Boston Celtics three times in the NBA Finals: in 1985, 1987 and 2010.
Twelve times. The Celtics have won nine of the championship meetings.
The Celtics won their championship in Game 6 at the TD Banknorth Garden.
The Celtics won in the year 1957.
The Boston Celtics have the most number of NBA championship titles with 17.