1985 NBA Finals
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The 1985 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics, marking the Lakers’ first title win over their historic rivals in the Finals era.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| bestOfFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| CelticsDefendingChampion | true ⓘ |
| champion | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | Pat Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clinchingGame | Game 6 ⓘ |
| clinchingGameCity | Inglewood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clinchingGameResult | Los Angeles Lakers defeated Boston Celtics 111–100 ⓘ |
| clinchingGameVenue | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionEastern | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionWestern | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1985-06-09 ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
James Worthy
NERFINISHED
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin McHale NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | 4–2 ⓘ |
| game1Result | Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers 148–114 ⓘ |
| game1Venue | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Venue | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Venue | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Venue | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Venue | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game6Venue | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameBallManufacturer | Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicRivalry | Los Angeles Lakers–Boston Celtics rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LakersFinalsAppearancesToDate | 9th Finals appearance in the 1980s era including 1985 ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1986 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first time Los Angeles Lakers defeated Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals era ⓘ |
| notableGame | Game 1 "Memorial Day Massacre" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1984 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | NBA rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCoach | K.C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumberOfNBA | 39 ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | 1984–85 NBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceInNBAFinalsHistory | 39th NBA Finals ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1985-05-27 ⓘ |
| teamFromEasternConference | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamFromWesternConference | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkUS | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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