1983–84 Boston Celtics season





















1983–84 Boston Celtics season

NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachK. C. Jones
General managerRed Auerbach
Owner(s)
Don Gaston
Alan N. Cohen
Paul Dupee
Arena
Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
Place
Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish
NBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
SportsChannel New England, WBZ, WTXX
Radio
WRKO, WTIC


< 1982–83 1984–85 >

The 1983–84 Boston Celtics were champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) led by regular season and finals MVP Larry Bird.


In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Washington Bullets in the First Round in three games, defeated the New York Knicks in the Semifinals in seven games, and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Conference Finals in five games, advancing to the NBA Finals. In the Finals, the Celtics faced their long time rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, the first time the two teams faced off against each other since 1969 in which the Celtics won 4–3, and the first time the two teams met in the Finals in the 1980s. The Celtics would go on to defeat the Lakers in seven games, winning their fifteenth NBA championship, and extending their NBA Finals victories over the Lakers to 8.




Contents





  • 1 Offseason

    • 1.1 NBA Draft



  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Season standings


    • 3.2 Record vs. opponents



  • 4 Game log

    • 4.1 Regular season


    • 4.2 Playoffs



  • 5 Player stats


  • 6 Playoffs

    • 6.1 Eastern Conference First Round


    • 6.2 Eastern Conference Semifinals


    • 6.3 Eastern Conference Finals


    • 6.4 NBA Finals

      • 6.4.1 Game One


      • 6.4.2 Game Two


      • 6.4.3 Game Three


      • 6.4.4 Game Four


      • 6.4.5 Game Five


      • 6.4.6 Game Six


      • 6.4.7 Game Seven




  • 7 Award winners


  • 8 References




Offseason



NBA Draft














Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
School/Club Team
1
21

Greg Kite
Center

 United States

BYU


Roster







Boston Celtics roster
  • v

  • t

  • e



PlayersCoaches








































































































Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From

G

7001440000000000000♠44

United States

Ainge, Danny

7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)


BYU

F

7001330000000000000♠33

United States

Bird, Larry

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)


Indiana State

G

7001280000000000000♠28

United States

Buckner, Quinn

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)


Indiana

F

7001300000000000000♠30

United States

Carr, M. L.

7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)


Guilford

G

7001400000000000000♠40

United States

Clark, Carlos

7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)


Mississippi

G

7001430000000000000♠43

United States

Henderson, Gerald

7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)


Virginia Commonwealth

G

7000300000000000000♠3

United States

Johnson, Dennis

7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)


Pepperdine

C

7001500000000000000♠50

United States

Kite, Greg

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)


BYU

F

7001310000000000000♠31

United States

Maxwell, Cedric

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)


Charlotte

F

7001320000000000000♠32

United States

McHale, Kevin

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)


Minnesota

C

5000000000000000000♠00

United States

Parish, Robert

7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)


Centenary

F

7001200000000000000♠20

United States

Wedman, Scott

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)


Colorado

Head coach

  • K. C. Jones (San Francisco)
Assistant coach(es)

  • Chris Ford (Villanova)


  • Jimmy Rodgers (Iowa)

Legend

  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured



Regular season



Season standings



















































Atlantic Division
  • v

  • t

  • e



W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Boston Celtics
6220.756–33–829–1213–11

x-Philadelphia 76ers
5230.6341032–920–2115–9

x-New York Knicks
4735.5731529–1218–2312–12

x-New Jersey Nets
4537.5491729–1216–2512–12

x-Washington Bullets
3547.4272725–1610–318–16









































































#

Eastern Conference
  • v

  • t

  • e


Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

z-Boston Celtics
6220.756–
2

y-Milwaukee Bucks
5032.61012
3

x-Philadelphia 76ers
5230.63410
4

x-Detroit Pistons
4933.59813
5

x-New York Knicks
4735.57315
6

x-New Jersey Nets
4537.54917
7

x-Atlanta Hawks
4042.48822
8

x-Washington Bullets
3547.42727

9
Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10
Chicago Bulls2755.32935
11
Indiana Pacers2656.31736

z – clinched division title


y – clinched division title


x – clinched playoff spot


Record vs. opponents


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































1983-84 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS

Atlanta
—0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston
5–0—5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2

Chicago
2–40–5—2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4

Cleveland
3–30–64–2—1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1

Dallas
1–10–21–11–1—4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2

Denver
2–00–22–02–02–4—1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2

Detroit
4–22–45–15–12–01–1—1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3

Golden State
1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1—2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0

Houston
1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2—1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2

Indiana
2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1—0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4

Kansas City
2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0—0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0

Los Angeles
2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0—2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1

Milwaukee
3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2—4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1

New Jersey
3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4—3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2

New York
1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3—2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2

Philadelphia
1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2—1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2

Phoenix
1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1—2–45–04–22–41–42–0

Portland
2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2—4–14–24–21–41–1

San Antonio
1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4—4–12–34–21–1

San Diego
1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4—3–32–31–1

Seattle
1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3—1–41–1

Utah
1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1—1–1

Washington
2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—


Game log



Regular season


1983–84 game log: 62–20 (Home: 33–8; Road: 29–12)


October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)





























Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
1
October 28, 1983
7:35 PM EDT
@ Detroit

L 121–127

McHale (25)

McHale (10)

Henderson (6)

Pontiac Silverdome
17,117
0–1
2
October 29, 1983
8:05 PM EDT
@ Cleveland

W 108–89

McHale (22)

Bird (13)

Bird (7)

Richfield Coliseum
8,194
1–1




November: 11–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–3)


















































































































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
3
November 2, 1983

Milwaukee

W 119–105




Boston Garden
2–1
4
November 4, 1983

Indiana

W 121–105




Boston Garden
3–1
5
November 5, 1983
@ Washington

W 120–117




Capital Centre
4–1
6
November 8, 1983
@ Indiana

W 99–97




Market Square Arena
5–1
7
November 9, 1983

San Diego

W 129–122




Boston Garden
6–1
8
November 11, 1983
7:30 PM EST

Detroit

W 126–118

Bird (39)

McHale,
Parish (12)

Maxwell (8)

Boston Garden
14,890
7–1
9
November 12, 1983
@ Chicago

W 116–101




Chicago Stadium
8–1
10
November 15, 1983
@ Denver

W 140–124




McNichols Sports Arena
9–1
11
November 16, 1983
@ Utah

L 109–122




Salt Palace
9–2
12
November 18, 1983

New York

L 103–110




Boston Garden
9–3
13
November 19, 1983
@ Philadelphia

L 91–92




The Spectrum
9–4
14
November 22, 1983
@ New York

L 113–117 (2OT)




Madison Square Garden
9–5
15
November 25, 1983

Atlanta

W 109–102




Boston Garden
10–5
16
November 27, 1983
7:30 PM EST

Detroit

W 114–99

McHale (29)

Parish (13)

Bird (8)

Boston Garden
14,890
11–5
17
November 30, 1983

San Antonio

W 130–106




Boston Garden
12–5




December: 12–3 (Home: 5–2; Road: 7–1)


















































































































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
18
December 2, 1983

Portland

W 115–106




Boston Garden
12–6
19
December 4, 1983

Philadelphia

L 114–121 (OT)




Boston Garden
13–6
20
December 6, 1983
@ Chicago

W 118–105




Chicago Stadium
14–6
21
December 7, 1983
@ Indiana

W 100–95




Market Square Arena
15–6
22
December 9, 1983

Denver

W 119–90




Boston Garden
16–6
23
December 10, 1983
@ Atlanta

W 104–87




The Omni
17–6
24
December 13, 1983
@ New York

W 102–100




Madison Square Garden
18–6
25
December 14, 1983
7:30 PM EST

Cleveland

W 110–108

Parish (30)

Parish (16)

Henderson (6)

Boston Garden
14,890
19–6
26
December 16, 1983

Washington

L 93–100




Boston Garden
19–7
27
December 17, 1983
7:35 PM EST
@ Detroit

W 129–115

McHale (30)

McHale (16)

Bird (9)

Pontiac Silverdome<be>24,318
20–7
28
December 21, 1983

Atlanta

W 107–96




Boston Garden
21–7
29
December 23, 1983

New Jersey

W 125–113




Boston Garden
22–7
30
December 27, 1983
@ San Antonio

W 115–100




HemisFair Arena
23–7
31
December 29, 1983
@ Houston

L 94–107




The Summit
23–8
32
December 30, 1983
@ Dallas

W 114–109 (OT)




Reunion Arena
24–8




January: 11–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–1)























































































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
33
January 3, 1984
@ New Jersey

W 105–103




Brendan Byrne Arena
25–8
34
January 4, 1984

Washington

W 113–104




Boston Garden
26–8
35
January 6, 1984
7:30 PM EST

Cleveland

W 115–97

Bird (19)

Bird (7)

Henderson (8)

Boston Garden
14,890
27–8
36
January 11, 1984

Golden State

W 135–112




Boston Garden
28–8
37
January 13, 1984
@ Philadelphia

W 105–104




The Spectrum
29–8
38
January 15, 1984
@ Milwaukee

L 87–106




MECCA Arena
29–9
39
January 17, 1984
@ Kansas City

W 122–113




Kemper Arena
30–9
40
January 20, 1984

Indiana

W 132–125




Boston Garden
31–9
41
January 22, 1984

Milwaukee

W 109–98




Boston Garden
32–9
42
January 24, 1984
7:35 PM EST
@ Cleveland

W 118–97

Bird (24)

Parish (9)

Ainge (5)

Richfield Coliseum
5,830
33–9
43
January 25, 1984

Philadelphia

W 102–98




Boston Garden
34–9
44
January 31, 1984
@ Chicago

W 106–83




Chicago Stadium
35–9




February: 8–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–3)









































































































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
45
February 1, 1984

Kansas City

W 119–110




Boston Garden
36–9
46
February 3, 1984

Indiana

W 125–106




Boston Garden
37–9
47
February 5, 1984
1:00 PM EST

Detroit

W 137–134 (OT)

McHale (33)

Bird (19)

Ainge (7)

Boston Garden
14,890
38–9
48
February 6, 1984
@ New Jersey

L 112–115




Brendan Byrne Arena
38–10
49
February 8, 1984

Los Angeles

L 109–111




Boston Garden
38–11
50
February 10, 1984

Houston

W 114–101




Boston Garden
39–11
51
February 12, 1984

Philadelphia

L 91–109




Boston Garden
39–12
52
February 16, 1984
@ Golden State

W 125–115




Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
40–12
53
February 17, 1984
@ Seattle

W 111–100




Kingdome
41–12
54
February 19, 1984
@ Portland

W 107–101




Memorial Coliseum
42–12
55
February 22, 1984
@ San Diego

L 107–114




San Diego Sports Arena
42–13
56
February 24, 1984
@ Los Angeles

L 108–116




The Forum
42–14
57
February 26, 1984
@ Phoenix

W 116–109




Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
43–14
58
February 29, 1984

New York

L 98–102




Boston Garden
43–15




March: 13–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 6–2)




































































































































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
59
March 2, 1984

Chicago

W 104–100




Boston Garden
44–15
60
March 4, 1984

Seattle

W 117–93




Boston Garden
45–15
61
March 6, 1984
@ Washington

W 108–86




Capital Centre
46–15
62
March 7, 1984

Utah

W 117–106




Boston Garden
47–15
63
March 9, 1984
@ Milwaukee

W 129–128 (2OT)




MECCA Arena
48–15
64
March 11, 1984

Phoenix

W 117–109




Boston Garden
49–15
65
March 14, 1984

Washington

L 99–103




Boston Garden
49–16
66
March 16, 1984

Milwaukee

W 109–99




Boston Garden
50–16
67
March 17, 1984
@ Atlanta

W 103–88




The Omni
51–16
68
March 20, 1984
@ Indiana

L 121–123 (OT)




Market Square Arena
51–17
69
March 22, 1984
@ New York

W 108–100




Madison Square Garden
52–17
70
March 23, 1984

New Jersey

L 97–101




Boston Garden
52–18
71
March 25, 1984
@ Philadelphia

L 114–119 (2OT)




The Spectrum
52–19
72
March 27, 1984
@ Washington

W 106–93




Capital Centre
53–19
73
March 28, 1984

Dallas

W 114–107




Boston Garden
54–19
74
March 30, 1984

Atlanta

W 105–96




Boston Garden
55–19
75
March 31, 1984
@ New Jersey

W 107–98




Brendan Byrne Arena
56–19




April: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)










































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
76
April 3, 1984
7:35 PM EST
@ Cleveland

W 98–86

Bird (29)

Parish (15)

Bird (6)

Richfield Coliseum
7,094
57–19
77
April 6, 1984
7:30 PM EST

Cleveland

W 113–94

Bird (33)

Parish (14)

Buckner (11)

Boston Garden
14,890
58–19
78
April 8, 1984

Chicago

W 117–110




Boston Garden
59–19
79
April 10, 1984
@ Milwaukee

W 96–95




MECCA Arena
60–19
80
April 11, 1984

New York

W 102–96




Boston Garden
61–19
81
April 13, 1984
7:35 PM EST
@ Detroit

L 120–128 (OT)

McHale (32)

Bird (20)

Johnson (8)

Pontiac Silverdome
30,091
61–20
82
April 15, 1984

New Jersey

W 118–111




Boston Garden
62–20



1984 regular season schedule


Playoffs


1984 playoff game log: 15–8 (Home: 12–1; Road: 3–7)


Eastern Conference First round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)















































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Series
1
April 17, 1984

Washington

W 91–83




Boston Garden
1–0
2
April 19, 1984

Washington

W 88–85




Boston Garden
2–0
3
April 21, 1984
@ Washington

L 108–111 (OT)




Capital Centre
2–1
4
April 24, 1984
@ Washington

W 99–96




Capital Centre
3–1




Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)










































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Series
1
April 29, 1984

New York

W 110–92




Boston Garden
1–0
2
May 2, 1984

New York

W 116–102




Boston Garden
2–0
3
May 4, 1984
@ New York

L 92–100




Madison Square Garden
2–1
4
May 6, 1984
@ New York

L 113–118




Madison Square Garden
2–2
5
May 9, 1984

New York

W 121–99




Boston Garden
3–2
6
May 11, 1984
@ New York

L 104–106




Madison Square Garden
3–3
7
May 13, 1984

New York

W 121–104




Boston Garden
4–3




Eastern Conference Finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
























































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Series
1
May 15, 1984

Milwaukee

W 119–96




Boston Garden
1–0
2
May 17, 1984

Milwaukee

W 125–110




Boston Garden
2–0
3
May 19, 1984
@ Milwaukee

W 109–100




MECCA Arena
3–0
4
May 21, 1984
@ Milwaukee

L 113–122




MECCA Arena
3–1
5
May 23, 1984

Milwaukee

W 115–108




Boston Garden
4–1




NBA Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)










































































Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Series
1
May 27, 1984

Los Angeles

L 109–115




Boston Garden
0–1
2
May 31, 1984

Los Angeles

W 124–121 (OT)




Boston Garden
1–1
3
June 3, 1984
@ Los Angeles

L 104–137




The Forum
1–2
4
June 6, 1984
@ Los Angeles

W 129–125 (OT)




The Forum
2–2
5
June 8, 1984

Los Angeles

W 121–103




Boston Garden
3–2
6
June 10, 1984
@ Los Angeles

L 108–119




The Forum
3–3
7
June 12, 1984

Los Angeles

W 111–102
Cedric Maxwell (24)
Robert Parish (16)
Cedric Maxwell (8)

Boston Garden
4–3



1984 playoff schedule


Player stats


Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Scoring Average










































































































Player
GP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
AVG
Larry Bird7979652014469190824.2
Robert Parish8085713955116152019.0
Kevin McHale8261010423126151118.4
Dennis Johnson802803389357105313.2
Cedric Maxwell80461205632495511.9
Gerald Henderson781473001171490811.6
Danny Ainge711161624143845.4
Scott Wedman68139672773274.8
Quinn Buckner791372148433244.1
M.L. Carr6075491741853.1
Greg Kite3562715651.9
Carlos Clark31171781541.7


Playoffs



Eastern Conference First Round


(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Washington Bullets: Celtics win series 3-1



  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 17): Boston 91, Washington 83


  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 19): Boston 88, Washington 85


  • Game 3 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 21): Washington 111, Boston 108 (OT)


  • Game 4 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 24): Boston 99, Washington 96

Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4-1)


Boston defeats the Washington Bullets three games to one (3-1) in a best of five series.



Eastern Conference Semifinals


(1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) New York Knicks: Celtics win series 4-3



  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 29): Boston 110, New York 92


  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 2): Boston 116, New York 102


  • Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 4): New York 100, Boston 92


  • Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 6): New York 118, Boston 113


  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 9): Boston 121, New York 99


  • Game 6 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 11): New York 106, Boston 104


  • Game 7 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 13): Boston 121, New York 104

Last Playoff Meeting: 1974 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4-3)


Boston defeats the New York Knicks four games to three (4-3) in a best of seven series.



Eastern Conference Finals


(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks: Celtics win series 4-1



  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 15): Boston 119, Milwaukee 96


  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 17): Boston 125, Milwaukee 100


  • Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 19): Boston 109, Milwaukee 100


  • Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 21): Milwaukee 122, Boston 113


  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 23): Boston 115, Milwaukee 108 (Bob Lanier's final NBA game)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4-0)


Boston defeats the Milwaukee Bucks four games to one (4-1) in a best of seven series.



NBA Finals


Main article: 1984 NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-3



  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 27): Los Angeles 115, Boston 109


  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 31)*: Boston 124, Los Angeles 121 (OT; Gerald Henderson stole a James Worthy pass and made a layup to tie the game with 13 seconds left and eventually force OT)


  • Game 3 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 3): Los Angeles 137, Boston 104 (Magic Johnson gives out a Finals record 21 assists)


  • Game 4 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 6): Boston 129, Los Angeles 125 (OT; Kevin McHale clotheslined Kurt Rambis; Larry Bird hits the clutch jumper over Magic with 16 seconds left in OT; M. L. Carr steals James Worthy's inbound pass and dunks it with 6 seconds left in OT)


  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (June 8): Boston 121, Los Angeles 103 (The Heat Game)


  • Game 6 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 10): Los Angeles 119, Boston 108


  • Game 7 @ Boston Garden, Boston (June 12): Boston 111, Los Angeles 102

Last Playoff Meeting: 1969 NBA Finals (Boston won 4-3)



Game One


The Lakers opened the series with a 115-109 victory at Boston Garden.



Game Two


In Game 2, the Lakers led 113-111 with 18 seconds left when Gerald Henderson stole a James Worthy pass to score a game tying layup and the Celtics eventually prevailed in overtime 124-121.



Game Three


In Game 3, the Lakers raced to an easy 137-104 victory as Magic Johnson dished out 21 assists. After the game, Larry Bird said his team played like "sissies" in an attempt to light a fire under his teammates.



Game Four


In Game 4, the Lakers had a five-point lead with less than a minute to play, but made several execution errors as the Celtics tied the game and then came away with a 129-125 victory in overtime. The game was also marked by Celtic forward Kevin McHale's takedown of Laker forward Kurt Rambis on a breakaway layup which triggered the physical aspect of the rivalry. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would go after Larry Bird later on in the third quarter, and 1981 Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell further antagonized the Lakers by following a missed James Worthy free throw by crossing the lane with his hands around his own neck, symbolizing that Worthy was "choking" under pressure. Also, Bird pushed Michael Cooper to the baseline following the inbound play during the second quarter.



Game Five


In Game 5, the Celtics took a 3-2 series lead as Larry Bird scored 34 points. The game was known as the "Heat Game", as it was played under 97-degree heat, and without any air conditioning, at Boston Garden. The Celtics did not warm up with their sweat pants on because of extreme heat, and oxygen tanks were provided to give air to exhausted players.



Game Six


In Game 6, the Lakers evened the series with a 119-108 victory. In the game the Lakers answered the Celtics' rough tactics when Laker forward James Worthy shoved Cedric Maxwell into a basket support. After the game a Laker fan threw a beer at Celtics guard M.L. Carr as he left the floor, causing him to label the series "all-out-war."



Game Seven


In Game 7, the heat that was an issue in Game 5 was not so bad (indoor temperatures hovered around 91 degrees during the game, due to additional fans being brought in to try to cool the air). The Celtics were led by Cedric Maxwell who had 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as they came away with a 111-102 victory. In the game the Lakers rallied from a 14-point-deficit to three with one minute remaining when Cedric Maxwell knocked the ball away from Magic Johnson. Dennis Johnson responded by sinking two free throws to seal the victory. Larry Bird was named MVP of the series.


The series was the eighth time in NBA history that the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBA finals, with Boston winning each time.



Award winners



  • Larry Bird, NBA Free Throw Percentage Leader (88.8%)

  • Larry Bird, NBA Most Valuable Player

  • Larry Bird, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

  • Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team

  • Kevin McHale, Sixth Man of the Year Award


References




  • Celtics on Database Basketball

  • Celtics on Basketball Reference












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