1962 NBA Finals
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[edit] Series summary
| Game | Date | Winner | Score | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | April 7 (Sat) | Boston Celtics | 122-108 | @ Boston |
| Game 2 | April 8 (Sun) | Los Angeles Lakers | 129-122 | @ Boston |
| Game 3 | April 10 (Tue) | Los Angeles Lakers | 117-115 | @ Los Angeles |
| Game 4 | April 11 (Wed) | Boston Celtics | 115-103 | @ Los Angeles |
| Game 5 | April 14 (Sat) | Los Angeles Lakers | 126-121 | @ Boston |
| Game 6 | April 16 (Mon) | Boston Celtics | 119-105 | @ Los Angeles |
| Game 7 | April 18 (Wed) | Boston Celtics | 110-107 (OT) | @ Boston |
Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
[edit] The missed shot
In the final seconds of regulation of Game 7 of the Finals, L.A. Laker Frank Selvy missed an easy 10-footer that would have won the game. Instead, the game went into overtime--the Celtics won the game and the series. For the Lakers, it would start the pattern of not winning the big games in the NBA Finals, something that would last until 1972 when the Lakers finally won their first NBA Championship in Los Angeles. The Lakers would not defeat the Celtics in the NBA Finals until 1985; they came up short against Boston in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, and 1984.
| Preceded by 1961 NBA Finals |
NBA Finals 1962 |
Succeeded by 1963 NBA Finals |
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