1984 Boston Celtics vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1983-84 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

1984
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1984 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1984 Celtics	62 - 20
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1984 Celtics	.756
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1984 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1984 Celtics	12 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1984 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1984 Celtics	15 - 8
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1984 Celtics	.652
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1984 Celtics	12 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1984 Celtics	6 - Season MVP: Larry Bird Finals MVP: Larry Bird 6th Man of the Year: Kevin McHale All-NBA 1st Team: Larry Bird All-Defensive 2nd Team: Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1984 Celtics	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1984 Celtics	4 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1984 Celtics	112.1
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1984 Celtics	45.1
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1984 Celtics	25.9
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1984 Celtics	8.2
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1984 Celtics	5.2
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1984 Celtics	0.7
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1984 Celtics	.500
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1984 Celtics	.240
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1984 Celtics	.792
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1984 Celtics	110.9
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1984 Celtics	43.9
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1984 Celtics	23.0
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1984 Celtics	8.6
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1984 Celtics	5.3
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1984 Celtics	0.9
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1984 Celtics	.473
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1984 Celtics	.339
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1984 Celtics	.784
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1984 Celtics	24.2 ppg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1984 Celtics	10.7 rpg Robert Parish
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1984 Celtics	6.6 apg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1984 Celtics	1.8 spg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1984 Celtics	1.5 bpg Kevin McHale
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1984 Celtics	27.5 ppg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1984 Celtics	11.0 rpg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1984 Celtics	5.9 apg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1984 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1984 Celtics	1.8 bpg Robert Parish
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis