the last time the celtics won the nba championship was 2008.
the last time the celtics won the nba championship was 2008.
when was the last time the celtics won the nba championship?
2008
the highlight of the season saw the lakers winning the nba finals, and their tenth nba title over the defending nba champions and rivals, the boston celtics, in six games. this marked the third and final time the lakers and celtics faced off against each other in the nba finals in the 1980s, as well as the last time the lakers and celtics faced off against each other in the nba finals until 2008, where the celtics defeated the lakers 4–2 to win their 17th nba championship. the two teams would then meet again in 2010, where the lakers defeated the celtics 4–3 to win their 16th nba championship.
1986–87 los angeles lakers season
bullet::::- † nba teams that have re-branded to/from their original concept.









































bullet::::- ‡ nba teams that have won an aba championship.









































section::::teams awaiting their first nba championship.:cities awaiting first nba championship.









































listed according to seasons waited.









































current nba cities/regions only.









































section::::teams awaiting their first nba championship.:nba championship droughts by division.









































bullet::::- notes









































bullet::::- ‡ the last time a team playing in the present-day northwest division won an nba championship.









































bullet::::- † the supersonics won this nba championship as part of the pacific division. the team has relocated to oklahoma city as the oklahoma city thunder.









































section::::see also.
list of nba franchise post-season droughts