1961 Boston Celtics vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1960-61 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

1961
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1961 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1961 Celtics	57 - 22
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.722
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1961 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	12 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1961 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1961 Celtics	8 - 2
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.800
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	10 players
	2020 Lakers	15 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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1961 Celtics	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

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
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	119.7
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	77.6
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1961 Celtics	23.7
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.398
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.735
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	120.7
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	82.1
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1961 Celtics	24.7
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.413
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.723
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1961 Celtics	21.3 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	23.9 rpg Bill Russell
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1961 Celtics	7.7 apg Bob Cousy
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1961 Celtics	19.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	29.9 rpg Bill Russell
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1961 Celtics	9.1 apg Bob Cousy
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1961 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.