The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers have met in the NBA Finals 12 times, and many of the battles have been NBA classics. No two teams have ever met more often for the league championship in any professional sport.
The Celtics won the first eight times the two teams met for the title. The Lakers have won three of the last four championship matchups. The epic Boston-Los Angeles championship confrontation has been one of the NBA's signature moments and its greatest rivalry.
