The teams had met often in the NBA Finals before 1985, but it was no real rivalry. It couldn’t be, because the Celtics had won eight in a row against the Lakers franchise, dating to 1959 when it ...

the Boston Celtics were hoping to repeat their success in 1985. They seemed well on their way towards that, especially after their lopsided 148-114 Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the ...

See About archive blog posts. The Finals featured a Lakers-Boston matchup for the second season in a row. The Lakers were humiliated in the first game, 148-114, a contest remembered as the ...

The Lakers were led by Magic, who averaged 17.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 15.2 assists in the playoffs, which ended with L.A. beating the Celtics in the Finals. English was the Nuggets' top scorer ...

the Los Angeles Lakers were extremely eager throughout the 1984-85 season to get another crack at their old rivals. The two teams met again in the 1985 NBA Finals, but in Game 1, it looked bad for ...

West and Pat Riley were among the Los Angeles Lakers who reunited Monday night to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their NBA championship victory over Boston. After eight failed attempts ...

The Lakers, meanwhile, outshined the Celtics on three occasions: in 1985 (via 4-2 series win), in 1987 (another 4-2 series victory) and 2010 (after a seven-game epic). As previously mentioned ...