1962 NBA Finals
The 1962 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1961-62 season, and was the conclusion of the 1962 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' 6th straight trip to the Finals, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4-3. It featured the latest Game 7 of an NBA Finals to be decided in overtime.
Series summary
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | April 7 (Sat) | Boston Celtics | 122-108 (1-0) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Game 2 | April 8 (Sun) | Boston Celtics | 122-129 (1-1) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Game 3 | April 10 (Tue) | Los Angeles Lakers | 117-115 (2-1) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 4 | April 11 (Wed) | Los Angeles Lakers | 103-115 (2-2) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 5 | April 14 (Sat) | Boston Celtics | 121-126 (2-3) | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Game 6 | April 16 (Mon) | Los Angeles Lakers | 105-119 (3-3) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 7 | April 18 (Wed) | Boston Celtics | 110-107 (OT)[1] (4-3) | Los Angeles Lakers |
Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
Team rosters
Records
During the series, Lakers forward Elgin Baylor scored a Finals record 61 points in Game 5. Celtics center Bill Russell set a still-standing record for rebounds in a 7-game series with 189, and tied his own record for rebounds in a single game with 40 in Game 7.[2]
The missed shot
In the last 5 seconds of regulation in Game 7, L.A. Laker Frank Selvy missed an open 12-footer from the baseline that would have won the series. Instead, the game went into OT—the Celtics won the game and the series. For the Lakers, it would start the pattern of not winning the big games in the NBA Finals, something that lasted until 1972 when the Lakers finally won their first title in Los Angeles. The Lakers would not defeat the Celtics in the NBA Finals until 1985; they came up short against Boston in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1984 and 2008. Besides 1985, The Lakers would beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals again in 1987 and 2010.
References
- ^ "Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics Box Score, April 18, 1962". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia,. Villard Books. 1994. pp. 413–414, 416. ISBN 0-679-43293-8.
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