1969 Boston Celtics vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1968-69 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

1969
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1969 Celtics	4º in Eastern Division
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1969 Celtics	48 - 34
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1969 Celtics	.585
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1969 Celtics	Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 5
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1969 Celtics	13 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1969 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1969 Celtics	12 - 6
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1969 Celtics	.667
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1969 Celtics	11 players
	2000 Lakers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1969 Celtics	4 - All-NBA 2nd Team: John Havlicek All-Defensive 1st Team: Bill Russell All-Defensive 2nd Team: John Havlicek, Tom Sanders
	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

	1969 Celtics	- none
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1969 Celtics	5 - John Havlicek, Bailey Howell, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1969 Celtics	111.0
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1969 Celtics	59.0
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1969 Celtics	23.8
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1969 Celtics	.431
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1969 Celtics	.729
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1969 Celtics	107.8
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1969 Celtics	54.8
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1969 Celtics	21.3
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1969 Celtics	.443
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1969 Celtics	.756
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1969 Celtics	21.6 ppg John Havlicek
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1969 Celtics	19.3 rpg Bill Russell
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1969 Celtics	5.4 apg John Havlicek
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1969 Celtics	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1969 Celtics	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1969 Celtics	25.4 ppg John Havlicek
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1969 Celtics	20.5 rpg Bill Russell
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1969 Celtics	5.6 apg John Havlicek
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1969 Celtics	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1969 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.