how many times have the celtics won a playoff series against the lakers

The Boston Celtics have won 43 times versus the Lakers in the playoffs all-time.

	TEAM	DATE	W	SEAS	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	4/4/1959	1	1	BOS	vs	MIN	W 118-115	240	118	86	29			47	130	36.2				24	33	72.7	40.8				20
2	Celtics	4/5/1959	1	1	BOS	vs	MIN	W 128-108	240	128	82	31			47	116	40.5				34	43	79.1	47.4				23
3	Celtics	4/7/1959	1	1	BOS	@	MIN	W 123-110	240	123	62	34			48	106	45.3				27	43	62.8	49.2				23
4	Celtics	4/9/1959	1	1	BOS	@	MIN	W 118-113	240	118	65	20			46	111	41.4				26	40	65.0	45.9				24
5	Celtics	4/7/1962	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 122-108	240	122	71	22			49	121	40.5				24	30	80.0	45.5				27
6	Celtics	4/8/1962	0	1	BOS	vs	LAL	L 122-129	240	122	57	32			53	107	49.5				16	28	57.1	51.1				26
7	Celtics	4/10/1962	0	1	BOS	@	LAL	L 115-117	240	115	45	25			45	99	45.5				25	33	75.8	50.7				36
8	Celtics	4/11/1962	1	1	BOS	@	LAL	W 115-103	240	115	56	30			47	94	50.0				21	25	84.0	54.8				28
9	Celtics	4/14/1962	0	1	BOS	vs	LAL	L 121-126	240	121	65	28			48	112	42.9				25	27	92.6	48.8				30
10	Celtics	4/16/1962	1	1	BOS	@	LAL	W 119-105	240	119	55	30			45	94	47.9				29	39	74.4	53.5				27
11	Celtics	4/18/1962	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 110-107	265	110	82	20			37	113	32.7				36	50	72.0	40.7				36
12	Celtics	4/14/1963	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 117-114	240	117	77	28			46	117	39.3				25	39	64.1	43.6				30
13	Celtics	4/16/1963	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 113-106	240	113	78	22			44	111	39.6				25	35	71.4	44.7				28
14	Celtics	4/17/1963	0	1	BOS	@	LAL	L 99-119	240	99	42	16			37	101	36.6				25	28	89.3	43.7				27
15	Celtics	4/19/1963	1	1	BOS	@	LAL	W 108-105	240	108	54	23			39	99	39.4				30	41	73.2	46.1				28
16	Celtics	4/21/1963	0	1	BOS	vs	LAL	L 119-126	240	119	67	22			43	108	39.8				33	39	84.6	47.5				29
17	Celtics	4/24/1963	1	1	BOS	@	LAL	W 112-109	240	112	51	30			47	104	45.2				18	29	62.1	48.0				26
18	Celtics	4/18/1965	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 142-110	240	142	77	30			53	124	42.7				36	47	76.6	49.1				26
19	Celtics	4/19/1965	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 129-123	240	129	65	31			54	114	47.4				21	29	72.4	50.9				25
20	Celtics	4/21/1965	0	1	BOS	@	LAL	L 105-126	240	105	48	20			36	109	33.0				33	46	71.7	40.6				38
21	Celtics	4/23/1965	1	1	BOS	@	LAL	W 112-99	240	112	55	18			45	106	42.5				22	29	75.9	47.2				25
22	Celtics	4/25/1965	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 129-96	240	129	71	24			55	115	47.8				19	24	79.2	51.4				24
23	Celtics	4/17/1966	0	1	BOS	vs	LAL	L 129-133	265	129	68	24			51	117	43.6				27	34	79.4	48.9				36
24	Celtics	4/19/1966	1	1	BOS	vs	LAL	W 129-109	240	129	75	21			46	101	45.5				37	45	82.2	53.4				29
25	Celtics	4/20/1966	1	1	BOS	@	LAL	W 120-106	240	120	47	20			48	100	48.0				24	28	85.7	53.4				26
	Average		0.6	0.2					241.7	111.3	53.0	23.9	7.8	4.7	42.3	96.1	44.0	3.8	10.3	36.9	25.1	32.6	76.8	50.3	12.9	29.7	14.2	26.4
	Total		43	12					17,885	8,234	3,924	1,767	248	150	3,129	7,115	44.0	121	328	36.9	1,855	2,416	76.8	50.3	413	949	453	1,956

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RPG

10.7

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APG

6.8

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120.8

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NETRTG

8.1

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36.7

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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29.3

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

Barnes

7.7

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

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Brooks

3.3

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

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Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

113.7

113.6

112.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

107.7

108.5

110.2

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17.5

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651

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

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Smith

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Williams

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Playoffs MPG Leaders

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Smith

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0