2008 Boston Celtics vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 2007-08 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

Summary

Regular Season

Standings
2008 Celtics
in Eastern Conference
2000 Lakers
in Western Conference
Season Record
2008 Celtics
66 - 16
2000 Lakers
67 - 15

Winning %
2008 Celtics
.805
2000 Lakers
.817

Longest Streaks
2008 Celtics
Winning Streak: 10
Losing Streak: 3
2000 Lakers
Winning Streak: 19
Losing Streak: 2
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
2008 Celtics
2000 Lakers

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
2008 Celtics
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
2000 Lakers
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
2008 Celtics
16 - 10
2000 Lakers
15 - 8

Winning %
2008 Celtics
.615
2000 Lakers
.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
2008 Celtics
2000 Lakers

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2008 Celtics
5 -
Finals MVP: Paul Pierce
Defensive Player: Kevin Garnett
All-NBA 1st Team: Kevin Garnett
All-NBA 3rd Team: Paul Pierce
All-Defensive 1st Team: Kevin Garnett
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
2008 Celtics
-
none
2000 Lakers
1 -
Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal
Hall of Famers
2008 Celtics
2000 Lakers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
2008 Celtics
100.5
2000 Lakers
100.8

Rebounds
2008 Celtics
42.0
2000 Lakers
47.0

Assists
2008 Celtics
22.4
2000 Lakers
23.4

Steals
2008 Celtics
8.5
2000 Lakers
7.5

Blocks
2008 Celtics
4.6
2000 Lakers
6.5

3-Pointers Made
2008 Celtics
7.3
2000 Lakers
4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %
2008 Celtics
.475
2000 Lakers
.459

3-Point %
2008 Celtics
.381
2000 Lakers
.329

Free Throw %
2008 Celtics
.771
2000 Lakers
.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
2008 Celtics
94.0
2000 Lakers
99.8

Rebounds
2008 Celtics
40.0
2000 Lakers
43.3

Assists
2008 Celtics
21.5
2000 Lakers
21.8

Steals
2008 Celtics
7.6
2000 Lakers
6.6

Blocks
2008 Celtics
4.3
2000 Lakers
6.1

3-Pointers Made
2008 Celtics
6.0
2000 Lakers
5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %
2008 Celtics
.447
2000 Lakers
.465

3-Point %
2008 Celtics
.359
2000 Lakers
.349

Free Throw %
2008 Celtics
.783
2000 Lakers
.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
2008 Celtics
19.6 ppg
2000 Lakers
29.7 ppg
Rebounds
2008 Celtics
9.2 rpg
2000 Lakers
13.6 rpg
Assists
2008 Celtics
5.1 apg
2000 Lakers
4.9 apg
Steals
2008 Celtics
1.7 spg
2000 Lakers
1.6 spg
Blocks
2008 Celtics
2000 Lakers

NBA Playoffs

Points
2008 Celtics
20.4 ppg
2000 Lakers
30.7 ppg
Rebounds
2008 Celtics
10.5 rpg
2000 Lakers
15.4 rpg
Assists
2008 Celtics
6.6 apg
2000 Lakers
4.4 apg
Steals
2008 Celtics
1.7 spg
2000 Lakers
1.5 spg
Blocks
2008 Celtics
2000 Lakers