1959 Boston Celtics vs. 1985 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Celtics and the 1984-85 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1959
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1985
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1959 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	1985 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1959 Celtics	52 - 20
	1985 Lakers	62 - 20

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.722
	1985 Lakers	.756

Longest Streaks

	1959 Celtics	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 2
	1985 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	12 players
	1985 Lakers	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1959 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1985 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1959 Celtics	8 - 3
	1985 Lakers	15 - 4

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.727
	1985 Lakers	.789

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	10 players
	1985 Lakers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1959 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	1985 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 1st Team: Magic Johnson All-NBA 2nd Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Cooper

NBA Leaders

	1959 Celtics	2 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
	1985 Lakers	- none

Hall of Famers

	1959 Celtics	8 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	1985 Lakers	5 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	116.4
	1985 Lakers	118.2

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	77.8
	1985 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1959 Celtics	21.8
	1985 Lakers	31.4

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	8.5

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	5.9

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	1.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.395
	1985 Lakers	.545

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	.305

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.766
	1985 Lakers	.763

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	123.3
	1985 Lakers	126.3

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	82.6
	1985 Lakers	46.1

Assists

	1959 Celtics	26.1
	1985 Lakers	33.7

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	9.4

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	6.3

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	1.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.397
	1985 Lakers	.543

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	.372

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.746
	1985 Lakers	.755

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1959 Celtics	20.4 ppg Bill Sharman
1985 Lakers	22.0 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	23.0 rpg Bill Russell
1985 Lakers	7.9 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Assists

1959 Celtics	8.6 apg Bob Cousy
1985 Lakers	12.6 apg Magic Johnson

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	1.5 spg Magic Johnson

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	2.1 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

NBA Playoffs

Points

1959 Celtics	23.2 ppg Frank Ramsey
1985 Lakers	21.9 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	27.7 rpg Bill Russell
1985 Lakers	8.1 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Assists

1959 Celtics	10.8 apg Bob Cousy
1985 Lakers	15.2 apg Magic Johnson

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	2.2 spg Byron Scott

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	1.9 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.