1959 Boston Celtics vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Celtics and the 2019-20 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.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1959 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1959 Celtics	52 - 20
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.722
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1959 Celtics	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 2
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	12 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1959 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1959 Celtics	8 - 3
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.727
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	10 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1959 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1959 Celtics	2 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1959 Celtics	8 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	116.4
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	77.8
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1959 Celtics	21.8
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.395
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.766
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	123.3
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	82.6
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1959 Celtics	26.1
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.397
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.746
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1959 Celtics	20.4 ppg Bill Sharman
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	23.0 rpg Bill Russell
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1959 Celtics	8.6 apg Bob Cousy
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1959 Celtics	23.2 ppg Frank Ramsey
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	27.7 rpg Bill Russell
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1959 Celtics	10.8 apg Bob Cousy
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis

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