The greatest NBA rivalries.
Ranked by total games played, combined championships, and how close the all-time record is — closer rivalries score higher.
- 1 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 136–120
- 2 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 180–119
- 3 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 146–239
- 4 Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls 113–101
- 5 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 231–177
- 6 Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs 89–89
- 7 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 265–169
- 8 Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons 222–125
- 9 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 51–84
- 10 Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs 39–56
- 11 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 125–122
- 12 Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers 103–81
- 13 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 117–179
- 14 Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks 110–99
- 15 Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards 172–109
- 16 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 132–210
- 17 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 147–108
- 18 Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat 79–50
- 19 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings 251–143
- 20 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 158–108
- 21 Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder 70–58
- 22 Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder 142–101
- 23 Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics 70–133
- 24 Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers 114–108
- 25 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 121–170
- 26 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets 85–50
- 27 Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers 128–78
- 28 Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers 79–136
- 29 Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat 39–29
- 30 Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards 99–67