The 1987 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1986–87 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics in six games to win their tenth NBA championship, becoming the second team in league history to win ten or more championships. The key moment of the series was Magic Johnson's Junior sky hook in Game 4. This was the tenth time that the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBA Finals. It would be Larry Bird's last Finals appearance, as well as the Celtics' last Finals appearance until the two teams met in 2008. Won the 1987 NBA Finals on June 14, 1987. Wiki link