1983–84 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season (won championship) August 2023 March 2026 Boston Celtics 1984 yes yes yes 62 20 Atlantic 1 1 K. C. Jones Red Auerbach Boston GardenHartford Civic Center Don GastonAlan N. CohenPaul Dupee SportsChannel New England, WBZ, WTXX WRKO, WTIC NBA champions(Defeated Lakers 4–3) BOS 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. 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. HoopsHype would later rank this squad as the team with the 15th easiest route to the NBA Finals championship, primarily due to the record of the Washington Bullets in the first round.Urbina Frank Ranking the easiest paths to an NBA title ever HoopsHype 2024-06-17 https://hoopshype.com/lists/ranking-the-easiest-paths-to-an-nba-title-ever-championship/ 2025-03-19 Offseason NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 21 Greg Kite Center United States BYU Roster Boston Celtics 44 Danny Ainge G 6 4 175 BYU 33 Larry Bird F 6 9 220 Indiana State University 28 Quinn Buckner G 6 3 190 Indiana 30 M. L. Carr F 6 6 205 Guilford College 40 Carlos Clark G 6 4 210 Mississippi 43 Gerald Henderson G 6 2 175 VCU 3 Dennis Johnson G 6 4 185 Pepperdine 50 Greg Kite C 6 11 250 BYU 31 Cedric Maxwell F 6 8 205 Charlotte 32 Kevin McHale basketball F 6 10 210 Minnesota 00 Robert Parish C 7 0 230 Centenary College of Louisiana 8 Scott Wedman F 6 7 215 Colorado K. C. Jones Chris Ford Jimmy Rodgers Regular season Season standings BOS BOS z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Boston Celtics 1984 #006400 #FFFFFF Total: 62–20 (Home: 33–8; Road: 29–12) Boston Celtics October yes #FFFFFF #006400 0 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28, 1983 | @ Detroit | L 121–127 | McHale (25) | McHale (15) | Henderson (6) | Pontiac Silverdome17,117 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 29, 1983 | @ Cleveland | W 108–89 | McHale (22) | Bird (13) | Bird (7) | Richfield Coliseum8,194 | 1–1 |- Boston Celtics November #FFFFFF #006400 7 1 4 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 2, 1983 | Milwaukee | W 119–105 | Bird (27) | Parish (16) | Bird (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 4, 1983 | Indiana | W 121–105 | Parish (34) | Bird, Maxwell (9) | Johnson (9) | Boston Garden14,890 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc | 5 | November 5, 1983 | @ Washington | W 120–117 | Bird (28) | Bird (8) | Bird (9) | Capital Centre16,250 | 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 8, 1983 | @ Indiana | W 99–97 | Bird (26) | Parish (11) | Bird (7) | Market Square Arena14,935 | 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 9, 1983 | San Diego | W 129–122 | Bird (25) | Bird (11) | Bird (9) | Boston Garden14,890 | 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 11, 1983 | Detroit | W 126–118 | Bird (39) | McHale, Parish (12) | Maxwell (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 12, 1983 | @ Chicago | W 116–101 | Johnson (23) | Parish (13) | Maxwell (5) | Chicago Stadium11,942 | 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 15, 1983 | @ Denver | W 140–124 | Bird (28) | Parish (13) | Bird (10) | McNichols Sports Arena13,908 | 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 16, 1983 | @ Utah | L 109–122 | Parish (25) | Parish (17) | Bird (8) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,743 | 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 18, 1983 | New York | L 103–110 | Johnson (18) | McHale (13) | Bird (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 19, 1983 | @ Philadelphia | L 91–92 | Bird (18) | Parish (11) | Bird, Johnson (5) | The Spectrum17,921 | 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 22, 1983 | @ New York | L 113–117 (2OT) | McHale (25) | Parish (13) | Bird (11) | Madison Square Garden16,921 | 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 25, 1983 | Atlanta | W 109–102 | Johnson (25) | Parish (11) | Bird (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 27, 1983 | Detroit | W 114–99 | McHale (29) | Parish (13) | Bird (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | November 30, 1983 | San Antonio | W 130–106 | Bird (23) | Bird (14) | Bird (13) | Boston Garden14,890 | 12–5 |- Boston Celtics December #FFFFFF #006400 5 2 7 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 2, 1983 | Portland | W 115–106 | Bird (41) | Bird (14) | Johnson (11) | Boston Garden14,890 | 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 4, 1983 | Philadelphia | L 114–121 (OT) | Bird (22) | Parish (13) | Bird (13) | Boston Garden14,890 | 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 6, 1983 | @ Chicago | W 118–105 | Bird (24) | McHale (14) | Johnson (8) | Chicago Stadium7,627 | 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 7, 1983 | @ Indiana | W 100–95 | Parish (21) | Parish (17) | Bird (5) | Market Square Arena13,725 | 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 9, 1983 | Denver(at Hartford, Connecticut) | W 119–90 | McHale (21) | Parish (7) | Johnson (8) | Hartford Civic Center13,374 | 16–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 10, 1983 | @ Atlanta | W 104–87 | Parish (24) | Parish (15) | Maxwell (6) | The Omni9,917 | 17–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 13, 1983 | @ New York | W 102–100 | Johnson (26) | Parish (11) | Henderson (5) | Madison Square Garden14,839 | 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 14, 1983 | Cleveland | W 110–108 | Parish (30) | Parish (16) | Henderson (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 19–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 16, 1983 | Washington | L 93–100 | Bird (30) | Bird (10) | Ainge (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 19–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 17, 1983 | @ Detroit | W 129–115 | McHale (30) | McHale (16) | Bird (9) | Pontiac Silverdome24,318 | 20–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 21, 1983 | Atlanta | W 107–96 | Bird, Maxwell, Parish (18) | Parish (9) | Bird (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 21–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 23, 1983 | New Jersey | W 125–113 | Bird (26) | Parish (9) | Bird (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 27, 1983 | @ San Antonio | W 115–100 | Bird (38) | Parish (12) | Bird (8) | HemisFair Arena13,112 | 23–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 29, 1983 | @ Houston | L 94–107 | Parish (28) | Parish (19) | Bird (4) | The Summit16,016 | 23–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | December 30, 19838:35p.m. EST | @ Dallas | W 114–109 (OT) | Bird (36) | Parish (14) | Johnson (6) | Reunion Arena17,007 | 24–8 |- Boston Celtics January #FFFFFF #006400 6 0 5 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 3, 1984 | @ New Jersey | W 105–103 | Parish (27) | Parish (19) | Bird (5) | Brendan Byrne Arena13,478 | 25–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 4, 1984 | Washington | W 113–104 | Bird (23) | Bird (9) | Johnson (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 26–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 6, 1984 | Cleveland | W 115–97 | Bird (19) | Bird (7) | Henderson (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 27–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 11, 1984 | Golden State | W 135–112 | Parish (33) | Parish (14) | Henderson (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 28–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 13, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | W 105–104 | Bird (29) | Bird (19) | Bird (8) | The Spectrum17,921 | 29–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 15, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | L 87–106 | Ainge (18) | Parish (9) | Parish (4) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 29–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 17, 1984 | @ Kansas City | W 122–113 | Bird (38) | Parish (14) | Bird (13) | Kemper Arena11,478 | 30–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 20, 1984 | Indiana(at Hartford, Connecticut) | W 132–125 | Bird (27) | Parish (13) | Maxwell (9) | Hartford Civic Center13,134 | 31–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 22, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 109–98 | Parish (22) | Parish (15) | Maxwell, Johnson (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 32–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 24, 1984 | @ Cleveland | W 118–97 | Bird (24) | Parish (9) | Ainge (5) | Richfield Coliseum5,830 | 33–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 25, 1984 | Philadelphia | W 102–98 | Parish (24) | Parish (13) | Bird (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 34–9 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 31, 1984 | @ Chicago | W 106–83 | Bird (28) | Bird, Parish (12) | Henderson, Buckner (5) | Chicago Stadium9,430 | 35–9 |- Boston Celtics February #FFFFFF #006400 4 3 4 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | February 1, 1984 | Kansas City | W 119–110 | Bird (32) | Parish (10) | Bird (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 36–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 3, 1984 | Indiana | W 125–106 | Bird (27) | Bird (12) | Bird (9) | Boston Garden14,890 | 37–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 5, 1984 | Detroit | W 137–134 (OT) | Parish (36) | Bird (19) | Ainge (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 38–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 6, 1984 | @ New Jersey | L 112–115 | Bird (23) | Bird (12) | Henderson (7) | Brendan Byrne Arena14,808 | 38–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 8, 19848:00p.m. EST | Los Angeles | L 109–111 | Bird (29) | Bird, Parish (11) | Bird (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 38–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 10, 1984 | Houston | W 114–101 | McHale (30) | Bird (14) | Bird (12) | Boston Garden14,890 | 39–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 12, 1984 | Philadelphia | L 91–109 | Bird (25) | Parish (13) | Ainge (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 39–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 16, 1984 | @ Golden State | W 125–115 | Parish (28) | Parish (14) | Bird (17) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,335 | 40–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 17, 1984 | @ Seattle | W 111–100 | Bird (30) | Bird (13) | Bird (13) | Kingdome19,468 | 41–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 19, 1984 | @ Portland | W 107–101 | Bird (34) | Bird (18) | Bird (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 42–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22, 1984 | @ San Diego | L 107–114 | Bird (24) | Maxwell (8) | Henderson (8) | San Diego Sports Arena11,718 | 42–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 24, 198410:30p.m. EST | @ Los Angeles | L 108–116 | McHale (26) | Parish (12) | Bird (5) | The Forum17,505 | 42–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 26, 1984 | @ Phoenix | W 116–109 | Bird (23) | Bird (13) | Buckner (5) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,660 | 43–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 29, 1984 | New York | L 98–102 | Bird (30) | Parish (16) | Bird (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 43–15 |- Boston Celtics March #FFFFFF #006400 7 2 6 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 2, 1984 | Chicago(at Hartford, Connecticut) | W 104–100 | Bird (28) | Bird (12) | Johnson (7) | Hartford Civic Center14,529 | 44–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 4, 1984 | Seattle | W 117–93 | McHale (21) | McHale (12) | Bird (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 45–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc | 61 | March 6, 1984 | @ Washington | W 108–85 | Parish (26) | McHale (12) | Buckner (6) | Capital Centre11,216 | 46–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 7, 1984 | Utah | W 117–106 | Bird (26) | Bird (14) | Bird (9) | Boston Garden14,890 | 47–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 9, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | W 129–128 (2OT) | Bird (30) | McHale (10) | Bird (12) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 48–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 11, 1984 | Phoenix | W 117–109 | Parish (33) | Parish (12) | Bird (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 49–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 14, 1984 | Washington | L 99–103 | Bird (27) | Parish (9) | Bird, Henderson (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 49–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 16, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 109–99 | Bird (28) | Bird (12) | Bird, Johnson (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 50–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 17, 1984 | @ Atlanta | W 103–88 | Parish (22) | Parish (13) | Parish (6) | The Omni12,172 | 51–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 20, 1984 | @ Indiana | L 121–123 (OT) | Bird (25) | McHale (14) | Bird (8) | Market Square Arena16,969 | 51–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 22, 1984 | @ New York | W 108–100 | Johnson, Bird, McHale (23) | Bird (9) | Bird (11) | Madison Square Garden19,591 | 52–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 23, 1984 | New Jersey | L 97–101 | Bird (33) | Bird (13) | Bird (4) | Boston Garden14,890 | 52–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 25, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | L 114–119 (2OT) | Bird (33) | Bird (17) | Bird, Johnson, Henderson (6) | The Spectrum17,921 | 52–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc | 72 | March 27, 1984 | @ Washington | W 106–93 | Johnson (24) | Parish (13) | Bird (13) | Capital Centre11,355 | 53–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 28, 19847:30p.m. EST | Dallas | W 114–107 | Bird (23) | Bird,McHale (9) | Henderson (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 54–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 30, 1984 | Atlanta | W 105–96 | Bird (19) | Bird (11) | Bird (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 55–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 31, 1984 | @ New Jersey | W 107–98 | Parish (30) | Parish (13) | Buckner (6) | Brendan Byrne Arena17,034 | 56–19 |- Boston Celtics April #FFFFFF #006400 4 0 2 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 3, 1984 | @ Cleveland | W 98–86 | Bird (29) | Parish (15) | Bird (6) | Richfield Coliseum7,094 | 57–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 6, 1984 | Cleveland | W 113–94 | Bird (33) | Parish (14) | Buckner (11) | Boston Garden14,890 | 58–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 8, 1984 | Chicago | W 117–110 | Bird (30) | Bird, Parish (10) | Bird (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 59–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 10, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | W 96–95 | Parish (22) | Parish (9) | Johnson (8) | MECCA Arena10,795 | 60–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 11, 1984 | New York | W 102–96 | Bird (23) | Bird (11) | Bird, Johnson (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 61–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 13, 1984 | @ Detroit | L 120–128 (OT) | McHale (32) | Bird (20) | Johnson (8) | Pontiac Silverdome30,091 | 61–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 15, 1984 | New Jersey | W 118–111 | Henderson, Johnson (18) | Kite (10) | Bird (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 62–20 |- BOS 1984 Playoffs 1984 NBA playoffs 1984 NBA Finals Boston Celtics 1984 yes #006400 #FFFFFF Total: 15–8 (home: 12–1; road: 3–7) Boston Celtics Eastern Conference First Round yes yes no #FFFFFF #006400 2 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 17, 1984 | Washington | W 91–83 | Larry Bird (23) | Robert Parish (14) | Larry Bird (12) | Boston Garden14,890 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 19, 1984 | Washington | W 88–85 | Larry Bird (23) | Larry Bird (12) | Larry Bird (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 21, 1984 | @ Washington | L 108–111 (OT) | Larry Bird (27) | Robert Parish (16) | Bird, Johnson (6) | Capital Centre8,359 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 24, 1984 | @ Washington | W 99–96 | Robert Parish (20) | Robert Parish (12) | Larry Bird (7) | Capital Centre13,853 | 3–1 |- Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Semifinals yes no #FFFFFF #006400 4 0 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 29, 1984 | New York | W 110–92 | Kevin McHale (25) | Robert Parish (12) | Larry Bird (12) | Boston Garden14,890 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 2, 1984 | New York | W 116–102 | Larry Bird (37) | Bird, Parish (11) | Dennis Johnson (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 4, 1984 | @ New York | L 92–100 | Larry Bird (24) | Larry Bird (11) | Dennis Johnson (4) | Madison Square Garden19,591 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 6, 1984 | @ New York | L 113–118 | Larry Bird (29) | Larry Bird (11) | Dennis Johnson (7) | Madison Square Garden15,840 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 9, 1984 | New York | W 121–99 | Larry Bird (26) | Robert Parish (10) | Larry Bird (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 11, 1984 | @ New York | L 104–106 | Larry Bird (35) | Larry Bird (11) | Gerald Henderson (8) | Madison Square Garden19,591 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 13, 1984 | New York | W 121–104 | Larry Bird (39) | Larry Bird (12) | Larry Bird (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 4–3 |- Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Finals yes no #FFFFFF #006400 3 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 15, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 119–96 | Larry Bird (24) | Kevin McHale (7) | Gerald Henderson (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 17, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 125–110 | Larry Bird (32) | Larry Bird (13) | Larry Bird (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 19, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | W 109–100 | Larry Bird (28) | Robert Parish (16) | Larry Bird (6) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 21, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | L 113–122 | Larry Bird (32) | Larry Bird (10) | Larry Bird (8) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 23, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 115–108 | Larry Bird (21) | Larry Bird (13) | Bird, Maxwell (4) | Boston Garden14,890 | 4–1 |- Boston Celtics NBA Finals yes no #FFFFFF #006400 3 1 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 27, 19841:00p.m. EDT | Los Angeles | L 109–115 | McHale (25) | Bird (14) | Bird (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 31, 19849:00p.m. EDT | Los Angeles | W 124–121 (OT) | Bird (27) | Bird (13) | Ainge,Henderson (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 3, 19843:30p.m. EDT | @ Los Angeles | L 104–137 | Bird (30) | Parish (12) | Maxwell (5) | The Forum17,505 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | June 6, 19849:00p.m. EDT | @ Los Angeles | W 129–125 (OT) | Bird (29) | Bird (21) | Johnson (14) | The Forum17,505 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | June 8, 19849:00p.m. EDT | Los Angeles | W 121–103 | Bird (34) | Bird (17) | Henderson (9) | Boston Garden14,890 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | June 10, 19843:30p.m. EDT | @ Los Angeles | L 108–119 | Bird (28) | Bird (14) | Bird (8) | The Forum17,505 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | June 12, 19849:00p.m. EDT | Los Angeles | W 111–102 | Maxwell (24) | Parish (16) | Maxwell (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 4–3 |- BOS yes 1984 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 Bird 79 796 520 144 69 1908 24.2 Robert Parish 80 857 139 55 116 1520 19.0 Kevin McHale 82 610 104 23 126 1511 18.4 Dennis Johnson 80 280 338 93 57 1053 13.2 Cedric Maxwell 80 461 205 63 24 955 11.9 Gerald Henderson 78 147 300 117 14 908 11.6 Danny Ainge 71 116 162 41 4 384 5.4 Scott Wedman 68 139 67 27 7 327 4.8 Quinn Buckner 79 137 214 84 3 324 4.1 M.L. Carr 60 75 49 17 4 185 3.1 Greg Kite 35 62 7 1 5 65 1.9 Carlos Clark 31 17 17 8 1 54 1.7 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 Celtics on Database Basketball Celtics on Basketball Reference Category:Boston Celtics seasons Category:Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons Category:NBA championship seasons Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Celtics Celtics