1969 Boston Celtics vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1968-69 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

1969
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1969 Celtics	4º in Eastern Division
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1969 Celtics	48 - 34
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1969 Celtics	.585
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1969 Celtics	Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 5
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1969 Celtics	13 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1969 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1969 Celtics	12 - 6
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1969 Celtics	.667
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1969 Celtics	11 players
	2020 Lakers	15 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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1969 Celtics	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1969 Celtics	5 - John Havlicek, Bailey Howell, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1969 Celtics	111.0
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1969 Celtics	59.0
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1969 Celtics	23.8
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1969 Celtics	.431
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1969 Celtics	.729
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1969 Celtics	107.8
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1969 Celtics	54.8
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1969 Celtics	21.3
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1969 Celtics	.443
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1969 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1969 Celtics	.756
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1969 Celtics	21.6 ppg John Havlicek
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1969 Celtics	19.3 rpg Bill Russell
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1969 Celtics	5.4 apg John Havlicek
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1969 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1969 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1969 Celtics	25.4 ppg John Havlicek
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1969 Celtics	20.5 rpg Bill Russell
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1969 Celtics	5.6 apg John Havlicek
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1969 Celtics	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1969 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.