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1983–84 Boston Celtics season

The 1983–84 Boston Celtics were champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the 15th time in franchise history, led by regular season and finals MVP Larry Bird.

1983–84 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachK. C. Jones
General managerRed Auerbach
OwnersDon Gaston
Alan N. Cohen
Paul Dupee
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSportsChannel New England, WBZ, WTXX
RadioWRKO, WTIC
< 1982–83 1984–85 >

In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Washington Bullets in the First Round in three games, defeated the New York Knicks in the Semi-finals 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.

Offseason

NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
121Greg KiteCenter  United StatesBYU

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G44Ainge, Danny6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)BYU
F33Bird, Larry6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)Indiana State
G28Buckner, Quinn6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)Indiana
F30Carr, M. L.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)Guilford
G40Clark, Carlos6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)Mississippi
G43Henderson, Gerald6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)VCU
G3Johnson, Dennis6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)Pepperdine
C50Kite, Greg6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)BYU
F31Maxwell, Cedric6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)Charlotte
F32McHale, Kevin6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg)Minnesota
C00Parish, Robert7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg)Centenary
F8Wedman, Scott6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6220.756–33–829–1213–11
x-Philadelphia 76ers5230.6341032–920–2115–9
x-New York Knicks4735.5731529–1218–2312–12
x-New Jersey Nets4537.5491729–1216–2512–12
x-Washington Bullets3547.4272725–1610–318–16
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Boston Celtics6220.756–
2y-Milwaukee Bucks5032.61012
3x-Philadelphia 76ers5230.63410
4x-Detroit Pistons4933.59813
5x-New York Knicks4735.57315
6x-New Jersey Nets4537.54917
7x-Atlanta Hawks4042.48822
8x-Washington Bullets3547.42727
9Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10Chicago Bulls2755.32935
11Indiana Pacers2656.31736
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983-84 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDKCKLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSASSDCSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta–0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston5–0–5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago2–40–5–2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland3–30–64–2–1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas1–10–21–11–1–4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver2–00–22–02–02–4–1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit4–22–45–15–12–01–1–1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1–2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2–1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1–0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0–0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0–2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2–4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4–3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3–2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2–1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1–2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2–4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4–4–12–34–21–1
San Diego1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4–3–32–31–1
Seattle1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3–1–41–1
Utah1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1–1–1
Washington2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

Game log

Regular season

1983–84 game log
Total: 62–20 (Home: 33–8; Road: 29–12)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 28@ DetroitL 121–127McHale (25)McHale (15)Henderson (6)Pontiac Silverdome
17,117		0–1
2October 29@ ClevelandW 108–89McHale (22)Bird (13)Bird (7)Richfield Coliseum
8,194		1–1
November: 11–4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3November 2MilwaukeeW 119–105Bird (27)Parish (16)Bird (6)Boston Garden
14,890		2–1
4November 4IndianaW 121–105Parish (34)Bird, Maxwell (9)Johnson (9)Boston Garden
14,890		3–1
5November 5@ WashingtonW 120–117Bird (28)Bird (8)Bird (9)Capital Centre
16,250		4–1
6November 8@ IndianaW 99–97Bird (26)Parish (11)Bird (7)Market Square Arena
14,935		5–1
7November 9San DiegoW 129–122Bird (25)Bird (11)Bird (9)Boston Garden
14,890		6–1
8November 11DetroitW 126–118Bird (39)McHale, Parish (12)Maxwell (8)Boston Garden
14,890		7–1
9November 12@ ChicagoW 116–101Johnson (23)Parish (13)Maxwell (5)Chicago Stadium
11,942		8–1
10November 15@ DenverW 140–124Bird (28)Parish (13)Bird (10)McNichols Sports Arena
13,908		9–1
11November 16@ UtahL 109–122Parish (25)Parish (17)Bird (8)Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,743		9–2
12November 18New YorkL 103–110Johnson (18)McHale (13)Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890		9–3
13November 19@ PhiladelphiaL 91–92Bird (18)Parish (11)Bird, Johnson (5)The Spectrum
17,921		9–4
14November 22@ New YorkL 113–117 (2OT)McHale (25)Parish (13)Bird (11)Madison Square Garden
16,921		9–5
15November 25AtlantaW 109–102Johnson (25)Parish (11)Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890		10–5
16November 27DetroitW 114–99McHale (29)Parish (13)Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890		11–5
17November 30San AntonioW 130–106Bird (23)Bird (14)Bird (13)Boston Garden
14,890		12–5
December: 12–3 (home: 5–2; road: 7–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18December 2PortlandW 115–106Bird (41)Bird (14)Johnson (11)Boston Garden
14,890		12–6
19December 4PhiladelphiaL 114–121 (OT)Bird (22)Parish (13)Bird (13)Boston Garden
14,890		13–6
20December 6@ ChicagoW 118–105Bird (24)McHale (14)Johnson (8)Chicago Stadium
7,627		14–6
21December 7@ IndianaW 100–95Parish (21)Parish (17)Bird (5)Market Square Arena
13,725		15–6
22December 9Denver
(at Hartford, Connecticut)		W 119–90McHale (21)Parish (7)Johnson (8)Hartford Civic Center
13,374		16–6
23December 10@ AtlantaW 104–87Parish (24)Parish (15)Maxwell (6)The Omni
9,917		17–6
24December 13@ New YorkW 102–100Johnson (26)Parish (11)Henderson (5)Madison Square Garden
14,839		18–6
25December 14ClevelandW 110–108Parish (30)Parish (16)Henderson (6)Boston Garden
14,890		19–6
26December 16WashingtonL 93–100Bird (30)Bird (10)Ainge (6)Boston Garden
14,890		19–7
27December 17@ DetroitW 129–115McHale (30)McHale (16)Bird (9)Pontiac Silverdome
24,318		20–7
28December 21AtlantaW 107–96Bird, Maxwell, Parish (18)Parish (9)Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890		21–7
29December 23New JerseyW 125–113Bird (26)Parish (9)Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890		22–7
30December 27@ San AntonioW 115–100Bird (38)Parish (12)Bird (8)HemisFair Arena
13,112		23–7
31December 29@ HoustonL 94–107Parish (28)Parish (19)Bird (4)The Summit
16,016		23–8
32December 30
8:35 p.m. EST		@ DallasW 114–109 (OT)Bird (36)Parish (14)Johnson (6)Reunion Arena
17,007		24–8
January: 11–1 (home: 6–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33January 3@ New JerseyW 105–103Parish (27)Parish (19)Bird (5)Brendan Byrne Arena
13,478		25–8
34January 4WashingtonW 113–104Bird (23)Bird (9)Johnson (5)Boston Garden
14,890		26–8
35January 6ClevelandW 115–97Bird (19)Bird (7)Henderson (8)Boston Garden
14,890		27–8
36January 11Golden StateW 135–112Parish (33)Parish (14)Henderson (8)Boston Garden
14,890		28–8
37January 13@ PhiladelphiaW 105–104Bird (29)Bird (19)Bird (8)The Spectrum
17,921		29–8
38January 15@ MilwaukeeL 87–106Ainge (18)Parish (9)Parish (4)MECCA Arena
11,052		29–9
39January 17@ Kansas CityW 122–113Bird (38)Parish (14)Bird (13)Kemper Arena
11,478		30–9
40January 20Indiana
(at Hartford, Connecticut)		W 132–125Bird (27)Parish (13)Maxwell (9)Hartford Civic Center
13,134		31–9
41January 22MilwaukeeW 109–98Parish (22)Parish (15)Maxwell, Johnson (5)Boston Garden
14,890		32–9
42January 24@ ClevelandW 118–97Bird (24)Parish (9)Ainge (5)Richfield Coliseum
5,830		33–9
43January 25PhiladelphiaW 102–98Parish (24)Parish (13)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890		34–9
All-Star Break
44January 31@ ChicagoW 106–83Bird (28)Bird, Parish (12)Henderson, Buckner (5)Chicago Stadium
9,430		35–9
February: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
45February 1Kansas CityW 119–110Bird (32)Parish (10)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890		36–9
46February 3IndianaW 125–106Bird (27)Bird (12)Bird (9)Boston Garden
14,890		37–9
47February 5DetroitW 137–134 (OT)Parish (36)Bird (19)Ainge (7)Boston Garden
14,890		38–9
48February 6@ New JerseyL 112–115Bird (23)Bird (12)Henderson (7)Brendan Byrne Arena
14,808		38–10
49February 8
8:00 p.m. EST		Los AngelesL 109–111Bird (29)Bird, Parish (11)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890		38–11
50February 10HoustonW 114–101McHale (30)Bird (14)Bird (12)Boston Garden
14,890		39–11
51February 12PhiladelphiaL 91–109Bird (25)Parish (13)Ainge (5)Boston Garden
14,890		39–12
52February 16@ Golden StateW 125–115Parish (28)Parish (14)Bird (17)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,335		40–12
53February 17@ SeattleW 111–100Bird (30)Bird (13)Bird (13)Kingdome
19,468		41–12
54February 19@ PortlandW 107–101Bird (34)Bird (18)Bird (9)Memorial Coliseum
12,666		42–12
55February 22@ San DiegoL 107–114Bird (24)Maxwell (8)Henderson (8)San Diego Sports Arena
11,718		42–13
56February 24
10:30 p.m. EST		@ Los AngelesL 108–116McHale (26)Parish (12)Bird (5)The Forum
17,505		42–14
57February 26@ PhoenixW 116–109Bird (23)Bird (13)Buckner (5)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		43–14
58February 29New YorkL 98–102Bird (30)Parish (16)Bird (6)Boston Garden
14,890		43–15
March: 13–4 (home: 7–2; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59March 2Chicago
(at Hartford, Connecticut)		W 104–100Bird (28)Bird (12)Johnson (7)Hartford Civic Center
14,529		44–15
60March 4SeattleW 117–93McHale (21)McHale (12)Bird (6)Boston Garden
14,890		45–15
61March 6@ WashingtonW 108–85Parish (26)McHale (12)Buckner (6)Capital Centre
11,216		46–15
62March 7UtahW 117–106Bird (26)Bird (14)Bird (9)Boston Garden
14,890		47–15
63March 9@ MilwaukeeW 129–128 (2OT)Bird (30)McHale (10)Bird (12)MECCA Arena
11,052		48–15
64March 11PhoenixW 117–109Parish (33)Parish (12)Bird (10)Boston Garden
14,890		49–15
65March 14WashingtonL 99–103Bird (27)Parish (9)Bird, Henderson (6)Boston Garden
14,890		49–16
66March 16MilwaukeeW 109–99Bird (28)Bird (12)Bird, Johnson (5)Boston Garden
14,890		50–16
67March 17@ AtlantaW 103–88Parish (22)Parish (13)Parish (6)The Omni
12,172		51–16
68March 20@ IndianaL 121–123 (OT)Bird (25)McHale (14)Bird (8)Market Square Arena
16,969		51–17
69March 22@ New YorkW 108–100Johnson, Bird, McHale (23)Bird (9)Bird (11)Madison Square Garden
19,591		52–17
70March 23New JerseyL 97–101Bird (33)Bird (13)Bird (4)Boston Garden
14,890		52–18
71March 25@ PhiladelphiaL 114–119 (2OT)Bird (33)Bird (17)Bird, Johnson, Henderson (6)The Spectrum
17,921		52–19
72March 27@ WashingtonW 106–93Johnson (24)Parish (13)Bird (13)Capital Centre
11,355		53–19
73March 28
7:30 p.m. EST		DallasW 114–107Bird (23)Bird,
McHale (9)		Henderson (10)Boston Garden
14,890		54–19
74March 30AtlantaW 105–96Bird (19)Bird (11)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890		55–19
75March 31@ New JerseyW 107–98Parish (30)Parish (13)Buckner (6)Brendan Byrne Arena
17,034		56–19
April: 6–1 (home: 4–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76April 3@ ClevelandW 98–86Bird (29)Parish (15)Bird (6)Richfield Coliseum
7,094		57–19
77April 6ClevelandW 113–94Bird (33)Parish (14)Buckner (11)Boston Garden
14,890		58–19
78April 8ChicagoW 117–110Bird (30)Bird, Parish (10)Bird (10)Boston Garden
14,890		59–19
79April 10@ MilwaukeeW 96–95Parish (22)Parish (9)Johnson (8)MECCA Arena
10,795		60–19
80April 11New YorkW 102–96Bird (23)Bird (11)Bird, Johnson (6)Boston Garden
14,890		61–19
81April 13@ DetroitL 120–128 (OT)McHale (32)Bird (20)Johnson (8)Pontiac Silverdome
30,091		61–20
82April 15New JerseyW 118–111Henderson, Johnson (18)Kite (10)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890		62–20
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log
Total: 15–8 (home: 12–1; road: 3–7)
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 17WashingtonW 91–83Larry Bird (23)Robert Parish (14)Larry Bird (12)Boston Garden
14,890		1–0
2April 19WashingtonW 88–85Larry Bird (23)Larry Bird (12)Larry Bird (6)Boston Garden
14,890		2–0
3April 21@ WashingtonL 108–111 (OT)Larry Bird (27)Robert Parish (16)Bird, Johnson (6)Capital Centre
8,359		2–1
4April 24@ WashingtonW 99–96Robert Parish (20)Robert Parish (12)Larry Bird (7)Capital Centre
13,853		3–1
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 29New YorkW 110–92Kevin McHale (25)Robert Parish (12)Larry Bird (12)Boston Garden
14,890		1–0
2May 2New YorkW 116–102Larry Bird (37)Bird, Parish (11)Dennis Johnson (7)Boston Garden
14,890		2–0
3May 4@ New YorkL 92–100Larry Bird (24)Larry Bird (11)Dennis Johnson (4)Madison Square Garden
19,591		2–1
4May 6@ New YorkL 113–118Larry Bird (29)Larry Bird (11)Dennis Johnson (7)Madison Square Garden
15,840		2–2
5May 9New YorkW 121–99Larry Bird (26)Robert Parish (10)Larry Bird (10)Boston Garden
14,890		3–2
6May 11@ New YorkL 104–106Larry Bird (35)Larry Bird (11)Gerald Henderson (8)Madison Square Garden
19,591		3–3
7May 13New YorkW 121–104Larry Bird (39)Larry Bird (12)Larry Bird (10)Boston Garden
14,890		4–3
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 15MilwaukeeW 119–96Larry Bird (24)Kevin McHale (7)Gerald Henderson (7)Boston Garden
14,890		1–0
2May 17MilwaukeeW 125–110Larry Bird (32)Larry Bird (13)Larry Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890		2–0
3May 19@ MilwaukeeW 109–100Larry Bird (28)Robert Parish (16)Larry Bird (6)MECCA Arena
11,052		3–0
4May 21@ MilwaukeeL 113–122Larry Bird (32)Larry Bird (10)Larry Bird (8)MECCA Arena
11,052		3–1
5May 23MilwaukeeW 115–108Larry Bird (21)Larry Bird (13)Bird, Maxwell (4)Boston Garden
14,890		4–1
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 27
1:00 p.m. EDT		Los AngelesL 109–115McHale (25)Bird (14)Bird (5)Boston Garden
14,890		0–1
2May 31
9:00 p.m. EDT		Los AngelesW 124–121 (OT)Bird (27)Bird (13)Ainge,
Henderson (5)		Boston Garden
14,890		1–1
3June 3
3:30 p.m. EDT		@ Los AngelesL 104–137Bird (30)Parish (12)Maxwell (5)The Forum
17,505		1–2
4June 6
9:00 p.m. EDT		@ Los AngelesW 129–125 (OT)Bird (29)Bird (21)Johnson (14)The Forum
17,505		2–2
5June 8
9:00 p.m. EDT		Los AngelesW 121–103Bird (34)Bird (17)Henderson (9)Boston Garden
14,890		3–2
6June 10
3:30 p.m. EDT		@ Los AngelesL 108–119Bird (28)Bird (14)Bird (8)The Forum
17,505		3–3
7June 12
9:00 p.m. EDT		Los AngelesW 111–102Maxwell (24)Parish (16)Maxwell (8)Boston Garden
14,890		4–3
1984 schedule

Player stats

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

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTSAVG
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

NBA Finals

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

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