Lakers Vs. Boston Basketball betting lines - NBA Finals Results

NBA Lakers Vs. Boston Results 2008

GAME 1: LAKERS @ CELTICS THU 9:00 PM Thu, 6/5 9:00 PM ET ABC

The finals will be played in a 2-3-2 format.

The Lakers seem poised to return to dominance of the NBA as they seek their 10th NBA Championship.
 

The most storied rivalry in basketball will be renewed as the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers meet in Boston in the NBA Finals beginning Thursday night (June 5) in Boston. The Celtics opened as a 3-point chalk favorite ATS with a 193 ½ point total for Game-1 by oddsmakers at Gamblers Palace Sportsbook. Lakers Vs. Boston Basketball Odds

This will be Boston Celtics first NBA Finals appearance since 1987 when they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2. In that series over 20 years ago the battle was between Ervin Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. The 2008 version of Celtics vs. Lakers is not short of super-stars either with the likes of Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

The Lakers will be making their fifth Finals appearance this decade. Amazingly, that's not even in the top two for Lakers' Finals appearances by decade. They made eight appearances in the '80s (missing only in '81 and '86) and six appearances in the '60s (losing all 6).

Over the years, some of the greatest players in the history of the game have played for the L.A. Lakers. These great players include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, James Worthy, Jerry West, and Magic Johnson.

The Lakers and Celtics have met in the Finals 10 times. The Celtics have dominated the matchup, winning eight out of the ten series.

L.A. Lakers vs. Boston

Game 1 — Thursday, June 5: Lakers at Celtics, 9 p.m.
Game 2— Sunday, June 8: Lakers at Celtics, 9 p.m.
Game 3— Tuesday, June 10: Celtics at Lakers, 9 p.m.
Game 4— Thursday, June 12: Celtics at Lakers, 9 p.m.
Game 5— Sunday, June 15: Celtics at Lakers, 9 p.m., if necessary
Game 6— Tuesday, June 17: Lakers at Celtics, 9 p.m., if necessary
Game 7— Thursday, June 19: Lakers at Celtics, 9 p.m., if necessary

NBA Finals Championship Results

2008 NBA Finals Championship Results

Boston Celtics, NBA champs once again

The Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title in relentless fashion, trouncing the L.A. Lakers 131-92 to win the NBA Finals in six games. It's the Celtics' first title in 22 years, dating back to the Larry Bird era.

Boston's 39-point win surpassed the NBA record for the biggest margin of victory in a championship clincher. The 1965 Celtics beat the Lakers by 33 to win the title that year.

These Celtics completed the greatest one-year turnaround in NBA history. Last season they won just 24 games and missed the playoffs. This season they won 66 regular-season games and finished with a playoff-record 13 home wins.

Paul Pierce, who's spent his entire career wearing Celtic green, was named MVP of the finals. He scored 17 in the clinching win, but averaged more than 21 points in the NBA Finals.

The other two members of Boston's Big Three, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, each scored 26.