Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers

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The Boston Celtics have won 17 championships, most recently beating the LA Lakers in the 2008 NBA finals in 6 games.

Comparison chart

Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers comparison chart
	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
	current rating is 3.69/5 1 2 3 4 5 (126 ratings)	current rating is 3.83/5 1 2 3 4 5 (267 ratings)

Conference	Eastern conference	Western conference
Division	Atlantic division	Pacific division
Founded	1946	1946
Arena	TD Banknorth Garden	Staples Center
City	Boston, Massachusetts	Los Angeles, California
Team colors	Green, White, Black and Gold	Purple, Gold and White
Owner	Boston Basketball Partners	Jerry Buss family trust
History	Boston Celtics (1946 - present)	Detroit Gems (1946-1947); Minneapolis Lakers (1947-1960); Los Angeles Lakers (1960-present)
Head coach	Brad Stevens	Vacant
Championships	17 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008)	17 (1948(NBL), 1949(BAA), 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002,2009,2010, 2020)
General manager	Danny Ainge	Mitch Kupchak
Conference titles	21 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2008, 2010)	33 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2020)
Division titles	30 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008,2009,2010, 2011,2012)	23 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Website	www.celtics.com	www.lakers.com
Leagues they were members of	BAA (1946-49); NBA (1949-2012)	NBL (1946-48); BAA (1948-49); NBA (1949-present)
G-League affiliates	Maine Red Claws	South Bay Lakers
Playoff appearances	BAA: 1 of 3 seasons; NBA: 49 of 63 seasons; TOTAL: 50 of 66 seasons	NBL: 1 of 2 seasons; BAA: 1 of 1 season; NBA: 58 of 63 seasons; TOTAL: 60 of 66 seasons
Total wins and loses	wins-2909. loses-1994	wins-2955. loses-1837
Retired numbers	21 (00, 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, LOSCY, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 35, MIC)	11 (8,13, 22, 24, 25, 32, 33, 42, 44, 52, MIC)
Introduction (from Wikipedia)	The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).	The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).