Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have been rivals for decades; the two National Basketball Association teams have met for the first time in the finals in 1959 where the Celtics won 4-0 in the best of seven games. All in all, in their history as rivals, LA Lakers and Boston Celtics have met 12 times in the NBA Championship, the Celtics winning 9 out of the 12 times they have met in the finals.