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Jones</a></td> <td>4</td> </tr><tr class="vcard" style=""> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></td> <td>3</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">May 27–June 12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a><br />(Boston Celtics)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Celtics:</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> (1998)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a> (2010) <br /><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a> (1999)<br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a> (2003)<br /> <b>Lakers:</b><br /> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> (1995)<br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> (2024)<br /><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (2002)<br /><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">Bob McAdoo</a> (2000)<br /><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Jamaal Wilkes</a> (2012)<br /><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> (2003)<br /><b>Coaches:</b><br />K.C. Jones (1989, player)<br />Pat Riley (2008)<br /><b>Officials:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Darell_Garretson" title="Darell Garretson">Darell Garretson</a> (2016)<br /><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Evans_(basketball)" title="Hugh Evans (basketball)">Hugh Evans</a> (2022)<br /><a href="/wiki/Earl_Strom" title="Earl Strom">Earl Strom</a> (1995)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Eastern finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1983–84 Boston Celtics season">Celtics</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Bucks</a>, 4–1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Western finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season">Lakers</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1983–84 Phoenix Suns season">Suns</a>, 4–2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA finals">NBA finals</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1984 NBA World Championship Series</b> was the championship round of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s (NBA) <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84 season</a>, and the culmination of the <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">season's playoffs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1983–84 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in seven games. Celtics forward <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds a game during the series, earning the <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP). </p><p>This series was a rematch of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics after their rivalry was revived in 1979 with the <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>–<a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> pair entering the league. After alternating wins with the Lakers, the Celtics won Game 7 and the series with a score of 111–102. </p><p>This was the last NBA Finals to use the 2–2–1–1–1 format until <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a>. <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">The following year</a>, the NBA Finals format was changed to 2–3–2 after <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a> complained about the constant travelling during the Finals. Although the 2–2–1–1–1 format remained intact for the remainder of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">playoff rounds</a>, the 2–3–2 format would be used until <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The seeds of the 1984 Finals were first sown five years earlier, during the <a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament</a>. In the final game of the tournament, Larry Bird and his erstwhile unbeaten <a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Sycamores_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball">Indiana State Sycamores</a> lost to Magic Johnson and his <a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball" title="Michigan State Spartans men's basketball">Michigan State Spartans</a> by the score of 75–64. After the tournament, both entered the NBA in the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80 season</a> with high expectations. Bird, who was selected 6th in the <a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978 NBA draft</a> but committed back to Indiana State for his senior season, was named <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> after leading the Celtics to a 32-game turnaround from the previous year, going from 29 to 61 wins. The expected Celtics–Lakers finals, however, never happened. The <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1979–80 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> defeated the Celtics in the conference finals before losing to the Lakers in the <a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980 NBA Finals</a>, with Johnson earning <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Finals MVP</a> honors for his Game 6 performance. Since then Bird won a championship in <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a>, then Magic led the Lakers to the finals in <a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a> and <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a>, winning in the former. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Celtics">Boston Celtics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Boston Celtics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1983–84 Boston Celtics season">1983–84 Boston Celtics season</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84 season</a>, the Celtics won 62 games to lead the league. The Celtics were led by Bird, who won his first <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">MVP award</a>, and was complemented by 1981 Finals MVP <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a>, first-time <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1984 NBA All-Star Game">all-star</a> and <a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">Sixth Man Award</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson" title="Gerald Henderson">Gerald Henderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a>. Boston's most crucial addition was <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a>, whom they acquired from the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1983–84 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> in the offseason in hopes of addressing their porous back-court defense. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, the Celtics defeated the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1983–84 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a> in four, the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1983–84 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a> in seven, and the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in five. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Lakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season">1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season</a></div> <p>The Lakers were coming off a four-game sweep by the <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in the previous year's finals. Before the season began, the Lakers traded long-time guard <a href="/wiki/Norm_Nixon" title="Norm Nixon">Norm Nixon</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_San_Diego_Clippers_season" title="1983–84 San Diego Clippers season">San Diego Clippers</a> in exchange for the draft rights to <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a>. The trade signaled a transition period, as some of the key players from the first two championships gave way to younger talent. Despite the changes, it did not stop the Lakers from finishing with the best record (54–28) in the Western Conference, powered by their one-two punch of <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>. </p><p>During the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1983–84 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City Kings</a> in three, the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a> in five, and the Phoenix Suns in six. However, the Lakers suffered a key injury when their 3rd leading scorer, <a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Jamaal Wilkes</a> (17 PPG) was ruled out of the finals. This cost the Lakers valuable depth, as <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a>, a key contributor off the bench, would now have to start in Wilkes' place. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road_to_the_Finals">Road to the Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Road to the Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 NBA Playoffs">1984 NBA Playoffs</a></div> <table style="width:100%; font-size:90%" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <th colspan="2" style="width:45%;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles 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<th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1983–84 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1983–84 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1983–84 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1983–84 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City Kings</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1983–84 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td>.451</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1983–84 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td>.451</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a 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width="5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>z</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1983–84 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>62</td> <td>20</td> <td>.756</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1983–84 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1983–84 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1983–84 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1983–84 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1983–84 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1983–84 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>47</td> <td>.427</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1983–84 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1983–84 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>36 </td></tr></tbody></table>1st seed in the East, best league record </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (8) <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1983–84 Kansas City Kings season">Kansas City Kings</a>, 3–0 </td> <th colspan="2">First Round </th> <td>Defeated the (8) <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1983–84 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a>, 3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (4) <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a>, 4–1 </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Semifinals </th> <td>Defeated the (5) <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1983–84 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a>, 4–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (6) <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1983–84 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>, 4–2 </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Finals </th> <td>Defeated the (2) <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, 4–1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_series">Regular season series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular season series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> won both games in the regular season series: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 8, 1984</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 111</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 109 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 24, 1984</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 108, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 116</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood)">The Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_summary">Series summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Series summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Road team</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Home team </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game 1</td> <td>May 27</td> <td><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b></td> <td>115–109 (1–0)</td> <td>Boston Celtics </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 2</td> <td>May 31</td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers</td> <td>121–124 (OT) (1–1)</td> <td><b>Boston Celtics</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 3</td> <td>June 3</td> <td>Boston Celtics</td> <td>104–137 (1–2)</td> <td><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 4</td> <td>June 6</td> <td><b>Boston Celtics</b></td> <td>129–125 (OT) (2–2)</td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 5</td> <td>June 8</td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers</td> <td>103–121 (2–3)</td> <td><b>Boston Celtics</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 6</td> <td>June 10</td> <td>Boston Celtics</td> <td>108–119 (3–3)</td> <td><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 7</td> <td>June 12</td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers</td> <td>102–111 (3–4)</td> <td><b>Boston Celtics</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_1">Game 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Game 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 27</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 115</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 109 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>34</b>–22, <b>31</b>–30, 27–<b>36</b>, <b>23</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Los Angeles leads the series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 14,890<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 25 Hugh Evans</li> <li>No. 8 John Vanak</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Led by <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, the Lakers <a href="/wiki/Fast_break" title="Fast break">fast break</a> offense scored 52 points en route to a 115–109 victory at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> to open the series.<sup id="cite_ref-cotton_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cotton-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 31</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 121, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 124</b> (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>36</b>, <b>33</b>–25, 28–<b>29</b>, <b>26</b>–23, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> 8–<b>11</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Ainge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson" title="Gerald Henderson">Henderson</a> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 14,890<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 14 Jack Madden</li> <li>No. 11 Jake O'Donnell</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>In Game 2, the Lakers led 113–111 with 18 seconds left when <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson" title="Gerald Henderson">Gerald Henderson</a> stole a <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> pass to score a game tying <a href="/wiki/Layup" title="Layup">layup</a>. The Lakers then inbounded the ball and Magic Johnson inexplicably dribbled the clock out during regulation time. With the Celtics down by one near the end of overtime, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Wedman" title="Scott Wedman">Scott Wedman</a> hit a shot from the baseline with 14 seconds remaining to put Boston ahead. The Lakers' chance to win on the ensuing possession was thwarted by a <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a> steal, followed by <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> sinking a pair of free throws to secure the 124–121 victory for the Celtics.<sup id="cite_ref-cotton_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cotton-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 3</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 104, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 137</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>29</b>, 20–<b>28</b>, 33–<b>47</b>, 25–<b>33</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 21</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Los Angeles lead the series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood)">The Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,505<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 22 Paul Mihalak</li> <li>No. 12 Earl Strom</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>In Game 3, the Lakers raced to an easy 137–104 victory as <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> dished out 21 assists, an NBA Finals record. After the game, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> said his team played like "sissies" in an attempt to light a fire under his teammates. It was Boston's worst playoff defeat in franchise history to that date. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 6</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 129</b>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 125 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 32–<b>33</b>, 26–<b>35</b>, <b>30</b>–22, <b>25</b>–23, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> <b>16</b>–12</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a> 14</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 17</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood)">The Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,505<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 10 Darell Garretson</li> <li>No. 20 Jess Kersey</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>In Game 4, the Lakers had a five-point game lead with less than a minute to play, but made several execution errors, including <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>'s bad pass to <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a> late in the fourth quarter, and missing two crucial free throws in OT as the Celtics tied the game and then came away with a 129–125 victory in overtime. Johnson was called "Tragic Johnson" by Celtics fans due to the two crucial errors he committed in Game 4 (the Parish steal, followed by two botched free throws in OT). The Lakers took an early lead in overtime, but a controversial foul call on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 16 seconds remaining in regulation, had been his 6th foul, and he was out of the game. The Laker momentum was stalled, and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> came up with a crucial jumper over Magic Johnson with 16 seconds remaining in overtime, then <a href="/wiki/M.L._Carr" class="mw-redirect" title="M.L. Carr">M.L. Carr</a> stole <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a>'s inbounds pass followed by a dunk to seal the win. The game was also marked by Celtic forward <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a>'s clothesline take-down of Laker forward <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Kurt Rambis</a> on a breakaway layup which triggered the physical aspect of the rivalry. <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> would go after <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> later on in the third quarter, and 1981 Finals MVP <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> further antagonized the Lakers by following a missed <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> free throw by crossing the lane with his hands around his own neck, symbolizing that Worthy was "choking" under pressure. Also, Bird pushed <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> to the baseline following the inbound play during the second quarter. </p><p>Game 4 of the 1984 Finals marked the last Finals game to go into overtime until <a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals#Game_2" title="1990 NBA Finals">Game 2 of the 1990 NBA Finals</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 8</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 103, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 121</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–26, 27–<b>29</b>, 24–<b>33</b>, 26–<b>33</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Kurt Rambis</a> 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 13</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 17<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson" title="Gerald Henderson">Gerald Henderson</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads the series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 14,890<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 25 Hugh Evans</li> <li>No. 12 Earl Strom</li> <li>No. 9 John Vanak (alternate, replaced Evans)</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>In Game 5, the Celtics took a 3–2 series lead with a 121–103 victory, as <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> scored 34 points and grabbed 17 rebounds. The game was known as the "Heat Game", as it was played under 97 °F (36 °C) heat, and without any air conditioning, at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>. The Celtics did not warm up with their sweat pants on because of extreme heat, and an <a href="/wiki/Oxygen_tank" title="Oxygen tank">oxygen tank</a> was provided to give air to an aging Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Referee <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Evans_(basketball)" title="Hugh Evans (basketball)">Hugh Evans</a> became dehydrated and fainted at one point in the first half. He worked the first half, but was replaced by <a href="/wiki/John_Vanak" title="John Vanak">John Vanak</a> for the second half.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also the last time that a team with home court advantage in the NBA finals played Game 5 on its own floor until <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a>. The next year, the NBA Finals switched to the 2-3-2 format with Game 5 going to the team without home-court advantage, which continued through <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_6">Game 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 10</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 108, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 119</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>33</b>–29, <b>32</b>–30, 22–<b>24</b>, 21–<b>36</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood)">The Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,505<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 14 Jack Madden</li> <li>No. 11 Jake O'Donnell</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> shoved <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> into a basket support. After the game a Laker fan threw a beer at Celtics guard <a href="/wiki/M.L._Carr" class="mw-redirect" title="M.L. Carr">M.L. Carr</a> as he left the floor, causing him to label the series "all-out-war." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_7">Game 7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Game 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 12</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 102, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 30–30, 22–<b>28</b>, 26–<b>33</b>, <b>24</b>–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Kurt Rambis</a> 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> 15</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a> 16<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston wins the series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 14,890<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 10 Darell Garretson</li> <li>No. 12 Earl Strom</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>In Game 7, the heat that was an issue in Game 5 was not as bad (indoor temperatures hovered around 91 °F (33 °C) 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 to cut a 14-point-deficit to three with one minute remaining when Cedric Maxwell knocked the ball away from Magic Johnson. <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a> responded by sinking two free throws to seal the victory. <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> was named <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_MVP_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals MVP Award">MVP of the series</a>. </p><p>The series was the eighth time in NBA history that the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBA finals, with Boston winning each time, and the first championship that the Celtics claimed at home since <a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="min-width:40em; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minute_(basketball)" title="Minute (basketball)">Minutes</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free-throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a> per game </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Boston Celtics</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Boston Celtics statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Ainge, Danny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>14.0</td> <td>.432</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.500</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>6.0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FDE910;"> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Bird, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>43.6</b></td> <td><b>.484</b></td> <td><b>.667</b></td> <td>.842</td> <td><b>14.0</b></td> <td>3.6</td> <td><b>2.1</b></td> <td>1.1</td> <td><b>27.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Buckner, Quinn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.500</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Carr, M. L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/M._L._Carr" title="M. L. Carr">M. L. Carr</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>.364</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.833</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Clark, Carlos"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Clark" title="Carlos Clark">Carlos Clark</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Henderson, Gerald"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson" title="Gerald Henderson">Gerald Henderson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>25.6</td> <td>.468</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.667</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>12.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Dennis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>36.4</td> <td>.395</td> <td>.500</td> <td><b>.865</b></td> <td>3.0</td> <td><b>4.7</b></td> <td>1.6</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Kite, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Kite" title="Greg Kite">Greg Kite</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Maxwell, Cedric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Cedric Maxwell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>34.6</td> <td>.458</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.855</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>13.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="McHale, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>30.6</td> <td>.452</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.778</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>13.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Parish, Robert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>36.6</td> <td>.440</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.588</td> <td>11.4</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>1.6</td> <td><b>1.6</b></td> <td>15.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Wedman, Scott"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wedman" title="Scott Wedman">Scott Wedman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>18.3</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.000</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>9.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Los Angeles Lakers</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Los Angeles Lakers statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>38.9</td> <td>.481</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.679</td> <td><b>8.1</b></td> <td>4.4</td> <td>1.7</td> <td><b>2.1</b></td> <td><b>26.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Cooper, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>37.4</td> <td>.468</td> <td><b>.500</b></td> <td>.773</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>13.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Magic"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>42.1</b></td> <td>.560</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.744</td> <td>7.7</td> <td><b>13.6</b></td> <td><b>2.0</b></td> <td>0.9</td> <td>18.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Kupchak, Mitch"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Kupchak" title="Mitch Kupchak">Mitch Kupchak</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="McAdoo, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">Bob McAdoo</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>24.3</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.655</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>12.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="McGee, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_McGee_(basketball)" title="Mike McGee (basketball)">Mike McGee</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>14.0</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.714</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>7.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Nater, Swen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Swen_Nater" title="Swen Nater">Swen Nater</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>.421</td> <td>.000</td> <td><b>.857</b></td> <td>3.1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>4.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Rambis, Kurt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Kurt Rambis</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>22.3</td> <td>.629</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.545</td> <td>6.4</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>7.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Scott, Byron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>15.0</td> <td>.474</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.714</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>6.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Spriggs, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Spriggs" title="Larry Spriggs">Larry Spriggs</a></span></span></span></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.5</td> <td><b>.667</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Wilkes, Jamaal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Jamaal Wilkes</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>14.1</td> <td>.448</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>4.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Worthy, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>39.1</td> <td>.638</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.656</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>22.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_rosters">Team rosters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Team rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Celtics_2">Boston Celtics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Boston Celtics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #BB9753, inset -2px -2px 0 #BB9753; !important;; text-align: center;"><b>1983–84 Boston Celtics roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #BB9753 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #BB9753 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001440000000000000♠">44</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Ainge, Danny</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">175 lb (79 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1959–03–17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">BYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird, Larry</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1956–12–07 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_University" title="Indiana State University">Indiana State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001280000000000000♠">28</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Buckner, Quinn</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1954–08–20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_Bloomington" title="Indiana University Bloomington">Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001300000000000000♠">30</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/M.L._Carr" class="mw-redirect" title="M.L. Carr">Carr, M.L.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">205 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1951–01–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Guilford_College" title="Guilford College">Guilford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Clark" title="Carlos Clark">Clark, Carlos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1960–08–10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Mississippi" title="University of Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001430000000000000♠">43</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson" title="Gerald Henderson">Henderson, Gerald</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">175 lb (79 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1956–01–16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Commonwealth_University" title="Virginia Commonwealth University">VCU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Johnson, Dennis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">182 lb (83 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1954–09–18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_University" title="Pepperdine University">Pepperdine</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">50</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Kite" title="Greg Kite">Kite, Greg</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">250 lb (113 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–08–05 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">BYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">Maxwell, Cedric</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">205 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1955–11–21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte" title="University of North Carolina at Charlotte">Charlotte</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001320000000000000♠">32</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">McHale, Kevin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1957–12–19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠">00</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Parish, Robert</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1953–08–30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Centenary_College_of_Louisiana" title="Centenary College of Louisiana">Centenary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠">8</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wedman" title="Scott Wedman">Wedman, Scott</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1952–07–29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Colorado_Boulder" title="University of Colorado Boulder">Colorado</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K.C._Jones" title="K.C. Jones">K.C. Jones</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rodgers_(basketball)" title="Jimmy Rodgers (basketball)">Jimmy Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Ford" title="Chris Ford">Chris Ford</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Lakers_2">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Lakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;; text-align: center;"><b>1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000218440000000000♠"></span>7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">225 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1947–04–16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001210000000000000♠">21</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Cooper, Michael</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">170 lb (77 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1956–04–15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico" title="University of New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠">0</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Garrett" title="Calvin Garrett">Garrett, Calvin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1956–07–11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oral_Roberts_University" title="Oral Roberts University">Oral Roberts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001320000000000000♠">32</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson, Magic</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1959–08–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001150000000000000♠">15</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jordan_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jordan (basketball)">Jordan, Eddie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">170 lb (77 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1955–01–29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University%E2%80%93New_Brunswick" title="Rutgers University–New Brunswick">Rutgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001250000000000000♠">25</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Kupchak" title="Mitch Kupchak">Kupchak, Mitch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1954–05–24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠">11</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo, Bob</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1951–09–25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_McGee_(basketball)" title="Mike McGee (basketball)">McGee, Mike</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1959–07–29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001410000000000000♠">41</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Swen_Nater" title="Swen Nater">Nater, Swen</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1950–01–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Rambis, Kurt</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">213 lb (97 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1958–02–25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_University" title="Santa Clara University">Santa Clara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Scott, Byron</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–03–28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_University" title="Arizona State University">Arizona State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001350000000000000♠">35</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Spriggs" title="Larry Spriggs">Spriggs, Larry</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1959–09–08 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Howard_University" title="Howard University">Howard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001520000000000000♠">52</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Wilkes, Jamaal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1953–05–02 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001420000000000000♠">42</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy, James</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">225 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–02–27 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bertka" title="Bill Bertka">Bill Bertka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wohl" title="Dave Wohl">Dave Wohl</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_coverage">Television coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Television coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1984 championship series scored high TV <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">ratings</a>. All the playoff action was documented on the <a href="/wiki/1983-84_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1983-84 NBA season">1984 NBA Season</a> documentary <i>Pride and Passion</i>, narrated by <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a>. Stockton, the play-by-play announcer for the series, was joined by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a>, and the duo would call the next four NBA Finals until <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reflecting back on the series, Magic Johnson said ". . . (the Lakers) learned a valuable lesson. Only the strong survive. . . talent just don't get it. That's the first time the (80's) Lakers ever encountered that, someone stronger minded."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The teams met again in the <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985 finals</a>, which the Lakers won 4–2. </p><p>In 1986, they failed to meet in a third straight NBA Finals (it was later accomplished 31 years later by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>), as the Lakers were eliminated in the Conference Finals by the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>. 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Associated Press. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150402194946/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-04/sports/sp-2773_1_nba-finals-final-facts-20-point-scorer">Archived</a> from the original on April 2, 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Here+Are+Some+Final+Facts+on+NBA+Playoffs&rft.date=1989-06-04&rft.aulast=Ballard&rft.aufirst=Bill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1989-06-04-sp-2773-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1984+NBA+Finals" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cotton-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cotton_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cotton_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCotton1984" class="citation magazine cs1">Cotton, Anthony (June 11, 1984). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/06/11/the-lakers-put-on-the-breaks">"The Lakers put on the breaks"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Minute_Media" title="Minute Media">Minute Media</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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"Celtics turn on heat, 121-103". <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dallas_Morning_News" title="The Dallas Morning News">The Dallas Morning News</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Dallas+Morning+News&rft.atitle=Celtics+turn+on+heat%2C+121-103&rft.date=1984-06-09&rft.aulast=Hubbard&rft.aufirst=Jan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1984+NBA+Finals" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mark Hirshbeck "The Lives of Riley" p.86</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_Finals" title="1975 NBA Finals">1975</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_Finals" title="1977 NBA Finals">1977</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">1978</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1984</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td 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href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>See also: <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in <b><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season" title="1946–47 BAA season"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">1946</span></a></b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">Boston, Massachusetts</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #BB9753 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Celtics" title="History of the Boston Celtics">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics_all-time_roster" title="Boston Celtics all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics_draft_history" title="Boston Celtics draft history">Draft history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics_accomplishments_and_records" title="Boston Celtics accomplishments and records">Accomplishments and records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Celtics_head_coaches" title="List of Boston Celtics head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Celtics_seasons" title="List of Boston Celtics seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2024–25 Boston Celtics season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #BB9753 !important; 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maine_Celtics" title="Maine Celtics">Maine Celtics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #BB9753 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">00</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown" title="Walter A. Brown">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satch_Sanders" title="Satch Sanders">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Macauley" title="Ed Macauley">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="K. C. Jones">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Maxwell" title="Cedric Maxwell">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Lewis" title="Reggie Lewis">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Loscutoff" title="Jim Loscutoff">LOSCY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">MIC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #BB9753 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;;;width:1%">NBA championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_Finals" title="1964 NBA Finals">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #BB9753 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #008348, inset -2px -2px 0 #008348; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Celtics–Pistons rivalry">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Heat_rivalry" title="Celtics–Heat rivalry">Miami Heat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Celtics–Knicks rivalry">New York Knicks</a></li> <li><a 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versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs">Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Gorman" title="Mike Gorman">Mike Gorman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Havlicek_stole_the_ball" title="Havlicek stole the ball">Havlicek stole the ball</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Boston_Celtics_boycott" title="1961 Boston Celtics boycott">1961 Boston Celtics boycott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auerbach_Center" title="Auerbach Center">Auerbach Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Station" title="North Station">North Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden#Museum" title="TD Garden">The Sports Museum of New England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reebok_Pro_Summer_League" title="Reebok Pro Summer League">Reebok Pro Summer League</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newhart" title="Newhart">Newhart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncut_Gems" title="Uncut Gems">Uncut Gems</a></i></li> <li><a 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!important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="History of the Los Angeles Lakers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_all-time_roster" title="Los Angeles Lakers all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_draft_history" title="Los Angeles Lakers draft history">Draft history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_accomplishments_and_records" title="Los Angeles Lakers accomplishments and records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Lakers_head_coaches" title="List of Los Angeles Lakers head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Lakers_seasons" title="List of Los Angeles Lakers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Auditorium" title="Minneapolis Auditorium">Minneapolis Auditorium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Armory" title="Minneapolis Armory">Minneapolis Armory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Sports_Arena" title="Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena">Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kia_Forum" title="Kia Forum">Kia Forum</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Crypto.com_Arena" title="Crypto.com Arena">Crypto.com Arena</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Ownership</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jeanie_Buss" title="Jeanie Buss">Jeanie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Buss" title="Jim Buss">Jim</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Buss" title="Johnny Buss">Johnny Buss</a> (majority)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Anschutz_Entertainment_Group" title="Anschutz Entertainment Group">Anschutz Entertainment Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Roski_Jr." title="Ed Roski Jr.">Ed Roski Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Soon-Shiong" title="Patrick Soon-Shiong">Patrick Soon-Shiong</a> (minority)</dd> <dt>President</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jeanie_Buss" title="Jeanie Buss">Jeanie Buss</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rob_Pelinka" title="Rob Pelinka">Rob Pelinka</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Bay_Lakers" title="South Bay Lakers">South Bay Lakers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">MIC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">NBA championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Finals" title="1949 BAA Finals">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_Finals" title="1950 NBA Finals">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_Finals" title="1952 NBA Finals">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_Finals" title="1953 NBA Finals">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_Finals" title="1954 NBA Finals">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">NBA Cup</span></a> championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Lakers–Pistons rivalry">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Lakers–Warriors rivalry">Golden State Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Clippers_rivalry" title="Lakers–Clippers rivalry">Los Angeles Clippers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Suns_rivalry" title="Lakers–Suns rivalry">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Kings–Lakers rivalry">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Spurs_rivalry" title="Lakers–Spurs rivalry">San Antonio Spurs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Lakers_broadcasters" title="List of Los Angeles Lakers broadcasters">Broadcasters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_radio_networks" title="Los Angeles Lakers radio networks">radio network</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kent_Cooke" title="Jack Kent Cooke">Jack Kent Cooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Jerry Buss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(basketball)" title="Showtime 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title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">33 game win streak</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Celtics/Lakers:_Best_of_Enemies" title="Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies">Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lakers_versus_Celtics_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs">Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bulls_vs_Lakers_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs">Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Season:_A_Team_in_Search_of_Its_Soul" title="The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul">The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Winning_Time:_The_Rise_of_the_Lakers_Dynasty" title="Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty">Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Starting_5" title="Starting 5">Starting 5</a></i></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%">Key figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Bender" title="Gary Bender">Gary Bender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brant" title="Tim Brant">Tim Brant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Doucette" title="Eddie Doucette">Eddie Doucette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Glieber" title="Frank Glieber">Frank Glieber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Kelly (sportscaster)">Jim Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Lundquist" title="Verne Lundquist">Verne Lundquist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Musser" title="Andy Musser">Andy Musser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nantz" title="Jim Nantz">Jim Nantz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Patrick" title="Mike Patrick">Mike Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Robertson_(television_announcer)" title="Don Robertson (television announcer)">Don Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Summerall" title="Pat Summerall">Pat Summerall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Andariese" title="John 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Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Gus Johnson (basketball)">Gus Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Sonny Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Lantz" title="Stu Lantz">Stu Lantz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_McGlocklin" title="Jon McGlocklin">Jon McGlocklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Mullins_(basketball)" title="Jeff Mullins (basketball)">Jeff Mullins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Packer" title="Billy Packer">Billy Packer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Raftery" title="Bill 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