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NBA1969 NBA Finals Game 7

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1969 NBA Finals Game 7 · May 5, 1969

Boston and Los Angeles closed another Finals chapter in a winner-take-all game loaded with dynasty stakes.

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Game lineups

Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Los Angeles Lakers
StarterEBElgin Baylor
StarterJWJerry West
StarterJEJohnny Egan
StarterKEKeith Erickson

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

The aging Celtics entered the playoffs as the East's fourth seed, while Los Angeles had assembled Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor to finally overcome Boston. Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke even arranged championship balloons in the Forum rafters before Game 7.

  • The series was tied 3–3; Boston's dynasty and the Lakers stars' long title pursuit were both on the line.
  • Bill Russell was serving as player-coach in what became the final game of his career.

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95.2

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Starter
MCMel Counts
Away starting five
Boston Celtics
StarterBHBailey Howell
StarterBRBill Russell
StarterDNDon Nelson
StarterEBEmmette Bryant
StarterJHJohn Havlicek

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.