Accessibility links
What's So Special About the Boston-L.A. Rivalry? The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are getting ready for a legendary match-up Thursday night. The meeting echoes back to 1987, the year that the Lakers and Celtics last battled for the conference title at a time when the NBA finals still drew large television audiences.
NPR logo

What's So Special About the Boston-L.A. Rivalry?

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91181154/91181115" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
What's So Special About the Boston-L.A. Rivalry?

Sports

What's So Special About the Boston-L.A. Rivalry?

Heard on Morning Edition

What's So Special About the Boston-L.A. Rivalry?

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91181154/91181115" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are getting ready for a legendary match-up Thursday night. The meeting echoes back to 1987, the year that the Lakers and Celtics last battled for the conference title at a time when the NBA finals still drew large television audiences.

Host Renee Montagne talks to commentator John Feinstein about what makes these teams so special.