string of championships for the city this decade. The NFL's New England Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2001, 2003 and 2004, and nearly won a fourth on Super Bowl XLII, only to have a perfect season denied by the New York Giants four months earlier. Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox won their second World Series title of the decade eight months earlier, adding their total to seven. With the NHL's Boston Bruins winning the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the city of Boston became the first city to win championships in all four major sports in a seven-year span. The city's total title tally now stands at 38. See also Celtics–Lakers rivalry Curse of Len Bias – the alleged curse that had kept the Celtics from winning the NBA Finals since 1986, which was broken in this series. References External links National Basketball Association Finals Finals NBA NBA Basketball competitions in Los Angeles Basketball competitions in Boston NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals it:NBA Playoffs 2008#NBA Finals: Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers