Able Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became part of…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Every kid who just played basketball knew about the Boston Celtics. They're one of the few teams who were always on national TV along…

— Paul Pierce

One of the biggest reasons I bought the Lakers was to beat the Celtics.

— Jerry Buss

There was a time period where I was obsessed with the rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics in the 1980s.

— Jordan Burroughs

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same…

— Oscar Robertson

I always was a fan of the Lakers.

— Ivica Zubac

I think the Lakers are a legacy franchise. Players know when they come here, this is the ultimate platform.

— Jeanie Buss

That's one of the reasons I decided to come to Boston - to contend and win a championship, especially with the history of the…

— Al Horford

The Lakers have figured out how to win in every era.

— Jeanie Buss

The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life.

— Red Auerbach

When I grew up it was Michael Jordan and Chicago Bulls, the Lakers, the Boston Celtics, those were the teams you loved or hated…

— Jared Dudley