Another episode of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry is coming up Friday, and few around either team have as much history within it as head coach Luke Walton.
As a child, he watched his father, Hall of Famer Bill Walton, battle the Showtime Lakers in the 1987 NBA Finals.
Then, 21 years later, he found himself on the other side, as the Celtics beat his Lakers in six games for the title.
Walton clearly remembers the pain of watching the Celtics’ Gatorade celebration with five minutes still left in the game, as well as the fans’ reaction in Boston that night.