Since their last meeting in 1987 , the Celtics and Lakers played against each other in their 11th NBA Final after 2009 .
This was the tenth time that the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBA Finals ( more than any other Finals matchup ) and would also mark the Celtics ' last appearance overall until the two teams met again in 2008.This was the first NBA Championship Series conducted entirely in the month of June .
1987 NBA Finals