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.

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

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