The Lakers used a huge third quarter to pull away from the Celtics, and then held off Boston in the fourth to take Game 1 of the NBA Finals, 102-89. An ominous stat for Boston: the winner of the first game of the Finals has gone on to win the series 73% of the time. Read more at CelticsBlog and Silver Screen and Roll.
Familiar Foes: Celtics, Lakers Set To Renew Rivalry With 12th Meeting In NBA Finals
The league’s two marquee franchises will be fighting over the Lawrence O’Brien Trophy for a record 12th time.
Johnson and his Lakers responded the next season as LA finally beat Boston in the finals for the first time. Magic also won the rubber match two years later before the rivalry went cold again, this time for 20 years as the Celtics struggled mightily in the post-Bird era.
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