1976 Boston Celtics vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1975-76 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

1976
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1976 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1976 Celtics	54 - 28
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1976 Celtics	.659
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1976 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1976 Celtics	13 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1976 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1976 Celtics	12 - 6
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1976 Celtics	.667
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1976 Celtics	12 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1976 Celtics	6 - Finals MVP: Jo Jo White All-NBA 2nd Team: Dave Cowens, John Havlicek All-Defensive 1st Team: Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Paul Silas
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1976 Celtics	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1976 Celtics	4 - Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Charlie Scott, Jo Jo White
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1976 Celtics	106.2
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1976 Celtics	52.9
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1976 Celtics	24.1
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1976 Celtics	6.8
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1976 Celtics	3.2
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1976 Celtics	.446
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1976 Celtics	.780
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1976 Celtics	100.7
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1976 Celtics	50.1
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1976 Celtics	22.6
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1976 Celtics	6.2
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1976 Celtics	2.3
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1976 Celtics	.435
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1976 Celtics	.802
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1976 Celtics	19.0 ppg Dave Cowens
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1976 Celtics	16.0 rpg Dave Cowens
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1976 Celtics	5.4 apg Jo Jo White
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1976 Celtics	1.3 spg Jo Jo White
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1976 Celtics	0.9 bpg Dave Cowens
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1976 Celtics	22.7 ppg Jo Jo White
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1976 Celtics	16.4 rpg Dave Cowens
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1976 Celtics	5.4 apg Jo Jo White
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1976 Celtics	1.3 spg Paul Silas
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1976 Celtics	0.7 bpg Dave Cowens
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.