The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers rekindled their rivalry on Saturday night when they clashed at TD Garden for the first time this season. There is not a bigger rivalry than this one in the association and every NBA fan was expecting to see a great game when these two went at it.
Before even the match started, the Celtics took a jab at their rivals with a very curious graphic showing the history of both franchises. The C’s official broadcast showed this graphic with the titles won by each franchise and they put an asterisk on the Lakers’ championships. They clarified that 5 of those titles were won in Minneapolis and one in Disney World.
Lakers vs. Celtics franchise comparison. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jNbTxp9J2H
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 31, 2021
This is a reference to the internet memes mocking the Lakers for winning a “Mickey Mouse ring” last season in the bubble. This has been recurrent around the league but the Lakers fans weren’t having any of that and they took to Twitter to defend their team while other fans jumped on that train and attacked the purple and gold.
https://twitter.com/welovedort/status/1355680440871313409https://twitter.com/MariFrm23rd/status/1355685050516443139
The Mickey Mouse on doesn’t count
— BallKnower1 (@westHOFrook) January 31, 2021
Dudes act like AD didn't have anything to do with it.
— Damon718 (@sakeem13) January 31, 2021
The 1980s/2008 were times of segregation?🤡
— BostonSports (@BostonS79033787) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/_LeBrow23_3/status/1355680225632411649
Lmaoooo bums get like us 🤪 pic.twitter.com/a9u08A6E0k
— 𝘓3𝘎𝘖𝘈𝘛 👑🐐 (@ELaker24) January 31, 2021
Ironic they are speaking about “asterisks” when 11 of their rings were in the segregation era with 8 teams.Stay bitter,celtikks
— Triple M (@TripleM__7) January 31, 2021
Why couldn’t the Celtics win in the bubble???
— prplhayze (@purrplehaze24) January 31, 2021
Celtikkks:try to say something stupid about the Lakers every once in a while
Lakers: pic.twitter.com/HkDtE9mXDA
— Eduardo (@Imgoingbacktob1) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/SmushGoat/status/1355680125145280513
We have shaq as one of our hall of farmers 😂😂 thanks shaq for coming your last year and getting us another one, even tho you should be for the Lakers, cause you were the best when you were there but yeah
— Reeve.eth (@bmmaded126) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/WhiteMamba24_8/status/1355682670009847810https://twitter.com/WiIfredooo/status/1355679874959204354https://twitter.com/YungKyoto_Tokyo/status/1355696243847159811
There should be asterisk for the Celtics old championships. *denotes 8 team league and 1 playoff round. Lakers all day
— Tim Roberts (@filmlyguy) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/chancelor_p/status/1355693088916824067
“Includes 11 in segregation era were there were only 8 teams”
— Triple M (@TripleM__7) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/GatuzSimonBBall/status/1355839039643893764
The FraudTics only have rings from the converse era 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
— kaden armstrong (@kaden1armstrong) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/SlayBater3/status/1355680953683779584
Celtics really put a asterisk on Lakers 17th championship💀
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) January 31, 2021
In the end, the Lakers had the last laugh, beating the Celtics 96-95, to get their 15th win of the season. This won’t be the last time we’ll see these playing in this season and this matchup may take place in the Finals. The Lakers are one of the best teams in the league right now and this win over a very competitive Celtics team was a big confirmation.
