The NBA's best rivalry peaked in the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. While the two teams featured their own "Big 3", it was Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell who ...

the Lakers won the 1980 NBA Finals before Larry Bird and the Celtics claimed the 1981 championship. LA won it again in 1982, but the two teams didn’t square off against each other until 1984.

seeking to avenge their 1984 NBA Finals loss to the Celtics. Boston was pretty much aware of this. However, they had to recalibrate themselves to repeat as champions. Celtics coach K.C. Jones was ...