Celtics: Larry Bird (1998) Dennis Johnson (2010) Kevin McHale (1999) Robert Parish (2003) Lakers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995) Michael Cooper (2024) Magic Johnson (2002) Bob McAdoo (2000) Jamaal Wilkes (2012) James Worthy (2003) Coaches: K.C. Jones (1989, player) Pat Riley (2008) Officials: Darell Garretson (2016) Hugh Evans (2022) Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern finals
Celtics defeated Bucks, 4–1
Western finals
Lakers defeated Suns, 4–2
← 1983
NBA Finals
1985 →
The 1984 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1983–84 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.[1] The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. Celtics forward Larry Bird averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds a game during the series, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP).
This series was a rematch of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics after their rivalry was revived in 1979 with the Magic Johnson–Larry Bird pair entering the league. After alternating wins with the Lakers, the Celtics won Game 7 and the series with a score of 111–102.
This was the last NBA Finals to use the 2–2–1–1–1 format until 2014. The following year, the NBA Finals format was changed to 2–3–2 after Red Auerbach complained about the constant travelling during the Finals. Although the 2–2–1–1–1 format remained intact for the remainder of the playoff rounds, the 2–3–2 format would be used until 2013.
^Ballard, Bill (June 4, 1989). "Here Are Some Final Facts on NBA Playoffs". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
The 1984NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1983–84 season, and the culmination of...
to beat Boston for the first time ever in NBAFinals history. Also for the first time since 1955, the Finals implemented a 2–3–2 format with Games 1 and...
The NBAFinals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven-game...
NBAFinals on two teams, having lost to the Celtics in 1984. It also denied him the distinction of being the first coach to win a Game 7 NBAFinals with...
Lakers were also swept in the 1989 NBAFinals, that time by the Detroit Pistons. The 76ers lost their first two Finals meetings with the Lakers in 1980...
The 2016 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2015–16 season and conclusion of the 2016 playoffs. The...
The 2008 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2007–08 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs....
The 2009 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs...
The 1990 NBAFinals was the championship round of the 1989–90 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs...
The 2014 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2013–14 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs...
record was eclipsed two years later when the finals ended on June 12, 1984. The Lakers were stunned in the 1981 NBA Playoffs by the Houston Rockets in a 3-game...
The NBAFinals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason. All NBAFinals have been...
The 1986 NBAFinals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs...
third-lowest seed to advance to the Finals. This was the first NBAFinals matchup between the two teams, and the first time that Finals participants had both missed...
since the 1969 NBAFinals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals. The person with...
the NBAFinals, experienced the second sweep of his career, with his first being in the 2007 Finals. Warriors small forward Kevin Durant was named NBA Finals...
The 2017 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2016–17 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs....
nine road games in the 1995 playoffs. It was the second NBAFinals sweep in the 2–3–2 Finals format (after the Detroit Pistons did so against the Los...
The 2022 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2021–22 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs....
for NBAFinals in the United States, based on Nielsen viewing data. The highest rated and most watched NBAFinals series was the 1998 NBAFinals between...
the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBAFinals (more than any other Finals matchup). It would be the Celtics' last Finals appearance until the two teams met...
championship. The Celtics won their previous NBAFinals appearance against the Lakers in 2008. This was the 12th Finals played between the two rival teams. The...
consecutive NBA title, handing the Spurs their only Finals loss in franchise history. LeBron James, who was named the season MVP, was also named Finals MVP for...
The 1989 NBAFinals was the championship round of the 1988–89 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of the 1989 NBA Playoffs...
The 2015 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2014–15 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs...
Celtics in the NBAFinals until 1985, where they clinched the title at Boston Garden; the Lakers would lose to the Celtics in the Finals in 1963, 1965...
The 2007 NBAFinals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006–07 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs....
distinction of featuring for the third time in NBA history, and last to date, a team with a losing record in the Finals. They were the first team since the Minneapolis...
Global Information