His final game was Game 4 of the 2002 NBA Finals where the Lakers defeated the New Jersey Nets to win their third consecutive NBA championship.

The 76ers went on to win their third NBA championship ( and second in Philadelphia ) with a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them the season before.

The Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls 4 – 1 in the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs but, in a huge upset, lost to the Boston Celtics after leading the series 2 – 1, with the Celtics proceeding to win 3 consecutive games ( afterwards, the Celtics went to the 2010 NBA Finals and lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 4 – 3.

In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Suns, Lakers and Mavericks en route to facing the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Finals.

Utah advanced to the NBA Finals both times that they defeated the Lakers, while LA has advanced to the Finals each year they defeated Utah in a series, winning NBA Championships in 1988, 2009, and 2010.

After a 48 – 22 regular season, the Lakers defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons in the Western playoffs to advance to the NBA Finals.

The next season the Lakers were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks, led by future Laker Lew Alcindor ( now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ) in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers won 60 games in Johnson's rookie year, and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the 1980 NBA Finals.

The Rockets, however, defeated the Lakers in five games in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1997 NBA Playoffs.

The Lakers defeated Portland three games to one in the first-round.

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the New Orleans Hornets in the first round.

With a 41 – 25 regular season record the Lakers entered the playoffs as the third seed, the team defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first round in seven games but were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round in five games.

In the 1999 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3 – 1, swept the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers 4 – 0, and defeated the Cinderella story New York Knicks 4 – 1 in the Finals.

In the 2001 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs eliminated the Timberwolves 3 – 1, defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4 – 1, but then bowed out against the Lakers led by superstars Shaquille O ' Neal and Kobe Bryant, losing in four straight games.

However, arch-rivals Los Angeles Lakers defeated San Antonio in five games in the Conference Finals, and the Spurs once again failed to capture back-to-back NBA championships.

DeBusschere, along with future HOFers Willis Reed, Bill Bradley and Walt Frazier became NBA champion when the Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1970 NBA Finals.

The Lakers made the 1953 NBA Finals, and again defeated the Knicks with 4 – 1.

The record for a basketball game is 18, 583, set on March 26, 2010, when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Rockets 109 – 101.

In the match, the face team wearing Lakers jerseys ( Batista, Montel Vontavious Porter, John Cena, Jerry Lawler & Mr. Kennedy ) defeated the heel team wearing Nuggets jerseys ( The Miz, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton & The Big Show ) in a 10-man tag team match.

In the next round, the defending champions Los Angeles Lakers, led by perennial All-Stars Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, defeated the Jazz in seven games.

The Jazz once again were seated at the top of the Western Conference, and in the 1998 playoffs they defeated the Rockets, Spurs, and Lakers ( via a sweep ) en route to their second consecutive Finals appearance.

In 1950, the NBA consolidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1953 – 54, when the league reached its smallest size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league ( the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Royals / Kings, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and Nationals / 76ers ).

Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson and Boston Celtics Larry Bird in Game Two of the 1985 NBA Finals at Boston Garden.

That same year, rookies Larry Bird and Magic Johnson joined the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers respectively, initiating a period of significant growth in fan interest in the NBA throughout the country and the world.

The 2008 Finals saw a rematch of the league's highest profile rivalry, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, with the Celtics prevailing, for their league leading 17th championship, thanks to their new big three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett.

The Bulls ' six NBA Championships are third most in NBA history, after the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.

The Spurs ' four NBA championships are the fourth most in NBA history, behind only the Boston Celtics ( 17 ), Los Angeles Lakers ( 16 ) and Chicago Bulls ( 6 ).

However, in the playoffs, the Spurs would never find a break, losing to teams like the Washington Bullets, the Boston Celtics, the Houston Rockets, and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The season was marked by major trades and acquisitions by many teams, most notably Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen being acquired by the Boston Celtics, Pau Gasol going to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Shaquille O ' Neal going to the Phoenix Suns.

After losing both the 2004 and 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers won two more championships by defeating the Orlando Magic in 2009 and Boston in 2010.

The Lakers and Celtics again met in the finals, and Los Angeles had home court advantage against Boston for the first time in their rivalry.

The Lakers traded Rick Fox and Gary Payton to Boston, for Chris Mihm, Marcus Banks, and Chucky Atkins before the 2004 – 05 season.

In the finals, the Lakers played the Boston Celtics for the 12th time.

The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers involves the two most storied basketball franchises in National Basketball Association ( NBA ) history.

The Texas Cowgirls tours included opening for the Harlem Globetrotters, the Syracuse Nationals, Minnesota Lakers, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Warriors.

Vogel has also been with the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Washington Wizards.

** Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

** Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics

*** Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics

** Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

** Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

** Boston Celtics won 4 games to 2 over the Los Angeles Lakers

** Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers