ESPN.Com travels back in time ...

... and looks at the last time both the Lakers and Celtics held the top spot in their respective conferences (sports.espn.go.com):

Wondering when the last time the Lakers and Celtics were both the No. 1 seed in their conference?

Relax, we've already looked it up for you -- it was 1988. How has the world changed since then? Take a look:

Making their debut
1988: Scottie Pippen, Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith, Mark Jackson
2008: Morris Almond, Marco Belinelli, Coby Karl, Oleksiy Pecherov

Hot video game
1988: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo Entertainment System)
2008: Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii)

MVP finalists
1988: Jordan, Bird, Magic, Barkley
2008: Garnett, James, Paul, Bryant

Born
1988: Kevin Durant (9/29)
2008: Baby Kidd (TBA)

Still in the league
1988: Artis Gilmore, Caldwell Jones, World B. Free, Paul Mokeski
2008: Dikembe Mutombo, Eric Piatkowski, Bo Outlaw, Penny Hardaway

Number of players attempting 200 3-pointers
1988: 4
2008: 93

Isiah Thomas
1988: All-Star, NBA finalist, most beloved man in Detroit
2008: Coach of worst Knicks team ever, most hated man in New York City

No. 1 song on Billboard 100
1988: "Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car," Billy Ocean
2008: "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis

All-Star highlight
1988: James Donaldson makes the Western Conference roster
2008: San Antonio wins Shooting Stars competition

Television
1988: Writer's Guild of America goes on strike
2008: Writer's Guild of America goes on strike

NCAA Champion
1988: University of Kansas
2008: University of Kansas