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Both the Lakers and Celtics have quite the history.Not only do they account for almost half of the championships in NBA history (75) between the two of them (34), some of the greatest players the league has ever seen have suited up for the Lakers and Celtics at some point in their careers.To name a few: LeBron James, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Bill Ru sell, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin McHale, Magic https://www.shoptetitans.com/Rodger_Saffold_Jersey.NFL Johnson ... the list goes on.Ahead of the second and final matchup between the Lakers and Celtics in the 2021- 22 NBA season, two members of The Sporting News' staff had a go at building an all-time team for each franchise. The rules: LeBron James served as team captain of the Lakers while Jayson Tatum served as captain of the Celtics. Both teams included a starting five, plus a sixth man.Which team would win in a hypothetical matchup? Here are the results.NBALeaguePa s: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)Los Angeles Lakers PG: Magic https://www.shoptetitans.com/Taywan_Taylor_Jersey.NFL JohnsonSG: Kobe BryantSF: Elgin BaylorPF: LeBron JamesC: Kareem Abdul-JabbarSixth man: Shaquille O'NealHead coach: Phil JacksonI mean,you can't really go wrong here. We're talking about some of the most iconic players in NBA history.For me, two picks were no-brainers: Magic and Kobe. Magic made everyone around him better with his incredible court vision, and he could legitimately play every position on the court. (This is your reminder that he once ... in the NBA Finals ...finishing with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven a sists ... as a rookie.)Kobe's resume speaks for itself he's one of the greatest scorers ever, a guy who once scored 81 points in a game.Few players will ever touch his five championships and twoFinals MVPs.Who should start at small forward wasn't easy. Baylor and James Worthy both have a strong case, but I gave Baylor the edge. 10 All-NBA selections .Last but not least, thetoughest call of them all: Kareem, Shaq or Wilt at center. Ultimately, Kareem was a Laker much longer than both Shaq and Wilt, and he racked up quite the accolades during his time in purple and gold, including a handful of championships, three MVP awards, and a whole lot of All-NBA and All-Defensive selections.With how much ball-handling, playmaking and versatility that Magic, Kobe, Baylor and LeBron offer, I feel good about turning Shaq into the scariest sixth man in NBA history. Apologies to the logo himself, Jerry West, who would've made the cut otherwise.The result? An all-time team no other franchise can match not even the Celtics. Scott Rafferty ()Boston Celtics PG:Sam JonesSG:John HavlicekSF:Jayson TatumPF:Larry BirdC:Bill Ru sellSixth man:Kevin GarnettHead coach:Red AuerbachI'm not going to lie, I snickered to myself quite a bit ahead of this draft. Scott decided to take the Lakers, https://www.shoptetitans.com/Dennis_Kelly_Jersey.NFL and I know deep down inside he thought he'd have an easier time putting a team together than I would, but he has way tougher decisions to make than I did.If you knew Scottas I do, you'd be laughing too.Alright, onto my all-time Celtics team. With Tatum already on my team, I went with the obvious choice ofBird. You can't really have an all- time Celtics team without Bird.At center, I went with the greatest Celtic of all time ( https://www.shoptetitans.com/Adoree_Jackson_Jersey.NFL I didn't stutter) inRu sell. Again, there was no real debate as to who I'd go with there.Guards were a little bit tricky, but I ended up with Jones and Havlicek. Both are probably more shooting guards than point guards but that's OK our coach, Red Auerbach, would figure out a way to keep the rock moving.Finally, I went with Garnett as my sixth man.This was by far the hardest choice. I thought about Kevin McHale, Paul Pierce, Robert Parish and Bob Cousy but ultimately decided on Garnett. With all the Lakers great big men Scott could pull from, I'd rather shore up my defense in the event he decided to roll a lineup with Kareem and Wilt or Shaq and Kareem out there.If you're trying to imagine what things would look like if these two fictional rosters would match https://www.shoptetitans.com/Logan_Ryan_Jersey.NFL up in a seven-game series, let me help you Boston would win. Listen, that is not me being biased. I'm just going based on history.The Lakers and Celtics have played each other a record 12 times in the NBA Finals.Boston has won nine of those series.Celtics vs Lakers in the NBA FinalsYearWinnerResults1959Boston401962Boston431963Boston 421965Boston411966Boston431968Boston421969Boston431984Bos ton431985Los Angeles421987Los Angeles422008Boston422010Los Angeles43Who am I to debate against history? Carlan Gay ()Which team would win?You decide!Who wins in an all-time clash between the Lakers and Celtics?Magic, Kobe, Elgin, LeBron, Kareem.6th man: ShaqJones, Havlicek, Tatum, Bird, Ru sell.6th man: KG Sporting News NBA (@sn_nba)
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