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Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

155Belt meetings
95Celtics wins
60Lakers wins
80Title changes

Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have met 155 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 10, 1949 to February 1, 2024. The belt changed hands in 80 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 95–60.

Belt gameDateResult
210Nov 10, 1949Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 98–84Defense
291Nov 9, 1950Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 76–71Defense
330Feb 4, 1951Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 98–84Defense
347Mar 11, 1951Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 98–96Defense
375Nov 28, 1951Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 90–76Defense
416Feb 16, 1952Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 77–75Title change
429Mar 5, 1952Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 82–74Defense
451Nov 1, 1952Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 94–91Defense
518Mar 6, 1953Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 100–85Defense
552Nov 29, 1953Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 95–82Title change
626Dec 8, 1954Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 101–99Title change
629Dec 14, 1954Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 115–108Title change
647Jan 14, 1955Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 100–95Defense
757Mar 2, 1956Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 119–113Title change
818Jan 13, 1957Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–87Defense
823Jan 25, 1957Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 115–106Defense
826Jan 29, 1957Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 103–91Defense
838Feb 13, 1957Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 115–114Defense
849Mar 7, 1957Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 109–104Defense
871Nov 6, 1957Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 103–94Defense
874Nov 12, 1957Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 107–104Defense
877Nov 23, 1957Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 131–107Defense
975Dec 26, 1958Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 107–99Defense
976Dec 27, 1958Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 112–94Defense
984Jan 11, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 109–106Defense
985Jan 12, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–108Defense
1,012Feb 27, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 173–139Defense
1,028Apr 4, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 118–115 PlayoffsTitle change
1,029Apr 5, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 128–108 PlayoffsDefense
1,030Apr 7, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–110 PlayoffsDefense
1,031Apr 9, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 118–113 PlayoffsDefense
1,038Nov 8, 1959Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 136–115Title change
1,065Dec 28, 1959Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 107–104Defense
1,094Feb 16, 1960Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 130–122Defense
1,102Feb 26, 1960Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 128–111Title change
1,150Dec 17, 1960Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 140–112Defense
1,182Feb 7, 1961Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 96–95Title change
1,192Feb 22, 1961Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 105–93Title change
1,225Nov 18, 1961Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 103–101Defense
1,240Dec 19, 1961Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–101Title change
1,244Dec 26, 1961Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–117Title change
1,251Jan 7, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–95Defense
1,264Feb 1, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 130–115Title change
1,276Feb 18, 1962Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 125–99Title change
1,277Feb 20, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–96Title change
1,290Mar 11, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–105Defense
1,299Apr 7, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–108 PlayoffsDefense
1,300Apr 8, 1962Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 129–122 PlayoffsTitle change
1,301Apr 10, 1962Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 117–115 PlayoffsDefense
1,302Apr 11, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–103 PlayoffsTitle change
1,303Apr 14, 1962Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–121 PlayoffsTitle change
1,304Apr 16, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–105 PlayoffsTitle change
1,305Apr 18, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–107 PlayoffsDefense
1,324Dec 7, 1962Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 126–112Title change
1,349Jan 20, 1963Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 133–121Title change
1,372Feb 22, 1963Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 113–105Title change
1,373Feb 24, 1963Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–109Title change
1,397Apr 14, 1963Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 117–114 PlayoffsDefense
1,398Apr 16, 1963Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–106 PlayoffsDefense
1,399Apr 17, 1963Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 119–99 PlayoffsTitle change
1,400Apr 19, 1963Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–105 PlayoffsTitle change
1,401Apr 21, 1963Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–119 PlayoffsTitle change
1,402Apr 24, 1963Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–109 PlayoffsTitle change
1,504Dec 8, 1964Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–98Title change
1,519Jan 7, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–104Defense
1,521Jan 9, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–103Defense
1,543Feb 21, 1965Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 129–114Defense
1,544Feb 24, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 97–95Title change
1,547Mar 3, 1965Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–102Title change
1,568Apr 18, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 142–110 PlayoffsTitle change
1,569Apr 19, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–123 PlayoffsDefense
1,570Apr 21, 1965Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–105 PlayoffsTitle change
1,571Apr 23, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–99 PlayoffsTitle change
1,572Apr 25, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–96 PlayoffsDefense
1,574Oct 20, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–96Defense
1,587Nov 27, 1965Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 101–95Defense
1,621Feb 13, 1966Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 120–110Title change
1,648Apr 17, 1966Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 133–129 PlayoffsTitle change
1,649Apr 19, 1966Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–109 PlayoffsTitle change
1,650Apr 20, 1966Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 120–106 PlayoffsDefense
1,651Apr 22, 1966Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–117 PlayoffsDefense
1,652Apr 24, 1966Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 121–117 PlayoffsTitle change
1,653Apr 26, 1966Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 123–115 PlayoffsDefense
1,654Apr 28, 1966Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–93 PlayoffsTitle change
1,705Jan 22, 1967Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–120Defense
1,730Mar 5, 1967Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 130–105Defense
1,761Nov 3, 1967Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 105–104Defense
1,776Dec 1, 1967Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 123–119Defense
1,786Dec 17, 1967Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 123–117Defense
1,857Apr 21, 1968Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–101 PlayoffsDefense
1,858Apr 24, 1968Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 123–113 PlayoffsTitle change
1,859Apr 26, 1968Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 127–119 PlayoffsTitle change
1,860Apr 28, 1968Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 118–105 PlayoffsTitle change
1,861Apr 30, 1968Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 120–117 PlayoffsTitle change
1,862May 2, 1968Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 124–109 PlayoffsDefense
1,877Nov 19, 1968Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 116–106Defense
1,899Jan 10, 1969Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 88–82Title change
1,954Apr 23, 1969Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 120–118 PlayoffsDefense
1,955Apr 25, 1969Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 118–112 PlayoffsDefense
1,956Apr 27, 1969Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 111–105 PlayoffsTitle change
1,957Apr 29, 1969Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 89–88 PlayoffsDefense
1,958May 1, 1969Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 117–104 PlayoffsTitle change
1,959May 3, 1969Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–90 PlayoffsTitle change
1,960May 5, 1969Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–106 PlayoffsDefense
2,128Mar 17, 1971Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–104Defense
2,170Jan 2, 1972Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 122–113Defense
2,187Feb 11, 1972Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–108Title change
2,228Oct 13, 1972Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–104Title change
2,284Feb 7, 1973Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–112Title change
2,298Mar 9, 1973Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–111Title change
2,358Dec 16, 1973Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–110Title change
2,744Feb 17, 1978Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 114–106Defense
3,226Jan 30, 1983Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–95Title change
3,382May 27, 1984Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 115–109 PlayoffsTitle change
3,383May 31, 1984Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 124–121 PlayoffsTitle change
3,384Jun 3, 1984Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 137–104 PlayoffsTitle change
3,385Jun 6, 1984Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–125 PlayoffsTitle change
3,386Jun 8, 1984Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–103 PlayoffsDefense
3,387Jun 10, 1984Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 119–108 PlayoffsTitle change
3,388Jun 12, 1984Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 111–102 PlayoffsTitle change
3,437Feb 17, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 117–111Defense
3,480May 27, 1985Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 148–114 PlayoffsTitle change
3,481May 30, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 109–102 PlayoffsTitle change
3,482Jun 2, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 136–111 PlayoffsDefense
3,483Jun 5, 1985Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–105 PlayoffsTitle change
3,484Jun 7, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 120–111 PlayoffsTitle change
3,485Jun 9, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 111–100 PlayoffsDefense
3,684Jun 2, 1987Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–113 PlayoffsTitle change
3,685Jun 4, 1987Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 141–122 PlayoffsDefense
3,686Jun 7, 1987Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–103 PlayoffsTitle change
3,687Jun 9, 1987Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 107–106 PlayoffsTitle change
3,688Jun 11, 1987Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 123–108 PlayoffsTitle change
3,689Jun 14, 1987Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 106–93 PlayoffsTitle change
4,884Feb 25, 2000Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 109–96Defense
5,361Mar 2, 2005Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–101Defense
5,649Dec 30, 2007Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–91Defense
5,715Jun 5, 2008Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 98–88 PlayoffsDefense
5,716Jun 8, 2008Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–102 PlayoffsDefense
5,717Jun 10, 2008Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 87–81 PlayoffsTitle change
5,718Jun 12, 2008Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 97–91 PlayoffsTitle change
5,719Jun 15, 2008Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 103–98 PlayoffsTitle change
5,720Jun 17, 2008Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 131–92 PlayoffsTitle change
5,749Dec 25, 2008Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 92–83Title change
5,767Feb 5, 2009Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 110–109Title change
5,921Jun 3, 2010Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 102–89 PlayoffsTitle change
5,922Jun 6, 2010Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 103–94 PlayoffsTitle change
5,923Jun 8, 2010Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 91–84 PlayoffsTitle change
5,924Jun 10, 2010Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 96–89 PlayoffsTitle change
5,925Jun 13, 2010Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 92–86 PlayoffsDefense
5,926Jun 15, 2010Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 89–67 PlayoffsTitle change
5,927Jun 17, 2010Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 83–79 PlayoffsDefense
6,171Feb 7, 2013Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–95Defense
6,272Jan 17, 2014Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 107–104Title change
6,892Feb 23, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 114–112Defense
7,260Feb 1, 2024Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 114–105Title change

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