{"id":1577340,"date":"2023-09-23T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1577340"},"modified":"2023-09-23T11:45:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T15:45:18","slug":"the-boston-celtics-had-no-business-winning-the-1984-finals-against-the-lakers-and-magic-johnson-revealed-the-most-crushing-part-of-the-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/the-boston-celtics-had-no-business-winning-the-1984-finals-against-the-lakers-and-magic-johnson-revealed-the-most-crushing-part-of-the-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boston Celtics Had No Business Winning the 1984 Finals Against the Lakers, and Magic Johnson Revealed the ‘Most Crushing Part' of the Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Boston Celtics<\/a> and Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> met three times in the NBA Finals during the Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson<\/a> era. If not for a frantic Celtics comeback in 1984, the Lakers would have swept the trifecta as they were crowned champions in 1985 and 1987 after beating their biggest rival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1984, the Lakers completely outplayed the Celtics through the first four games, yet the series was tied at two games apiece. The Celtics battled back and outlasted the Celtics, gutting Magic and his Lakers teammates.<\/a> Johnson knows his team let one get away, but he also expressed what bothered him most about losing that series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boston Celtics stole one from the Lakers in 1984<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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