1961 Boston Celtics vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1960-61 Celtics and the 1999-00 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.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1961 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1961 Celtics	57 - 22
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.722
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1961 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	12 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1961 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1961 Celtics	8 - 2
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.800
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	10 players
	2000 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
	2000 Lakers	6 - Season MVP: Shaquille O'Neal Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 1st Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 2nd Team: Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Leaders

	1961 Celtics	- none
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

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
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	119.7
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	77.6
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1961 Celtics	23.7
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.398
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.735
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	120.7
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	82.1
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1961 Celtics	24.7
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.413
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.723
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1961 Celtics	21.3 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	23.9 rpg Bill Russell
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1961 Celtics	7.7 apg Bob Cousy
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1961 Celtics	19.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	29.9 rpg Bill Russell
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1961 Celtics	9.1 apg Bob Cousy
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	2.4 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

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