The 1962 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1961-62 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1962 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' 6th straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4-3. It featured the latest Game 7 of an N...
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The 1962 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1961-62 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1962 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' 6th straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4-3. It featured the latest Game 7 of an NBA finals to be decided in overtime.
Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
During the series, Lakers forward Elgin Baylor scored an NBA finals record of 61 points, in a game 5 Lakers victory. Celtics center Bill Russell set a still-standing record for rebounds in a 7-game NBA finals series with 189, and tied his own record for rebounds in a single NBA finals game with 40 in the final game of the series.
In the final seconds of regulation of Game 7 of the Finals, L.A. Laker Frank Selvy missed an open 12-foot shot from the...
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