1961 Boston Celtics vs. 1982 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1960-61 Celtics and the 1981-82 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

1961
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1982
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1961 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	1982 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1961 Celtics	57 - 22
	1982 Lakers	57 - 25

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.722
	1982 Lakers	.695

Longest Streaks

	1961 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3
	1982 Lakers	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	12 players
	1982 Lakers	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1961 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1982 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1961 Celtics	8 - 2
	1982 Lakers	12 - 2

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.800
	1982 Lakers	.857

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	10 players
	1982 Lakers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1961 Celtics	4 - Season MVP: Bill Russell All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy All-NBA 2nd Team: Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell
	1982 Lakers	3 - Finals MVP: Magic Johnson All-NBA 2nd Team: Magic Johnson All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Cooper

NBA Leaders

	1961 Celtics	- none
	1982 Lakers	1 - Steals Leader: Magic Johnson

Hall of Famers

	1961 Celtics	9 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders, Bill Sharman
	1982 Lakers	4 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	119.7
	1982 Lakers	114.6

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	77.6
	1982 Lakers	45.9

Assists

	1961 Celtics	23.7
	1982 Lakers	28.7

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	10.3

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	6.3

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	0.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.398
	1982 Lakers	.517

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	.138

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.735
	1982 Lakers	.717

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	120.7
	1982 Lakers	115.4

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	82.1
	1982 Lakers	47.9

Assists

	1961 Celtics	24.7
	1982 Lakers	31.4

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	10.0

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	7.4

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	0.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.413
	1982 Lakers	.517

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1982 Lakers	.167

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.723
	1982 Lakers	.723

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1961 Celtics	21.3 ppg Tom Heinsohn
1982 Lakers	23.9 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	23.9 rpg Bill Russell
1982 Lakers	9.6 rpg Magic Johnson

Assists

1961 Celtics	7.7 apg Bob Cousy
1982 Lakers	9.5 apg Magic Johnson

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
1982 Lakers	2.7 spg Magic Johnson

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
1982 Lakers	2.7 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

NBA Playoffs

Points

1961 Celtics	19.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn
1982 Lakers	20.4 ppg Norm Nixon

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	29.9 rpg Bill Russell
1982 Lakers	11.3 rpg Magic Johnson

Assists

1961 Celtics	9.1 apg Bob Cousy
1982 Lakers	9.3 apg Magic Johnson

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
1982 Lakers	2.9 spg Magic Johnson

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
1982 Lakers	3.2 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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