Index
1986 |
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| BOXSCORE | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets |
| GAME1 | 4 | 2 |
| GAME2 | REGULAR SEASON STATS | REGULAR SEASON STATS |
| GAME3 | NBA FINALS STATS | NBA FINALS STATS |
| GAME4 | MVP: Larry Bird | |
| GAME5 | ||
| GAME6 | ||
| GAME7 | ||
Game #1 @Boston
Boston started the game on a 10-4 run but Houston would stay in it behind 10 1st quarter point from Robert Reid. Ralph Sampson had a nightmarish 1st half with 3 personal fouls and 1-10 shooting. He picked up his 3rd foul with 7:15 left in the 1st quarter. Kevin McHale poured in 12 points in the 1st quarter while Robert Parish added 12 in the 2nd quarter. Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge combined for only 7 points in the 1st half, but 30 in the 2nd half. Boston led 38-28 early in the 2nd but the Rockets closed the gap by halftime behind Hakeem Olajuwon’s 25 points in the 1st half. Disaster would strike Houston in 3rd period as Olajuwon picked up his 4th and 5th fouls in a 33 second span. Johnson and Ainge combined for 22 3rd quarter points as Boston outscored Houston 27-11 in the last 9:18 of the period. Houston would never threaten during a sloppy 4th quarter.
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McCray | 42 10-14 0-1 0 1 1 3 2 2 3 0 20 |
| Sampson | 27 1-13 0-0 2 5 7 2 3 2 4 1 2 |
| Olajuwon | 38 14-23 5-9 7 5 12 2 5 1 2 3 33 |
| Lloyd | 28 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 7 1 1 3 0 4 |
| Reid | 40 7-15 2-2 1 4 5 8 1 1 1 0 16 |
| Petersen | 28 4-9 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 1 1 1 8 |
| Wiggins | 18 3-7 0-0 2 3 5 2 3 0 1 0 6 |
| Leavell | 9 3-6 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 |
| Ehlo | 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 |
| McDowell | 2 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
| Harris | 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 |
| Waiters | 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 45-95 9-16 14 26 54 27 19 11 16 7 100 |
| 3-PT: Leavell 1-2 | |
| BOSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McHale | 40 8-12 5-8 2 4 6 3 3 0 3 2 21 |
| Bird | 44 8-18 5-6 1 7 8 13 4 4 4 0 21 |
| Parish | 36 11-18 1-3 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 23 |
| Johnson | 41 6-12 6-10 1 10 11 8 1 4 4 0 19 |
| Ainge | 40 9-16 0-0 2 1 3 7 5 3 2 0 18 |
| Walton | 18 5-5 0-0 2 6 8 3 2 1 1 1 10 |
| Sichting | 11 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Vincent | 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 |
| Kite | 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 |
| Thirdkill | 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 47-84 17-27 10 32 50 35 17 15 17 5 112 |
| 3-PT: Johnson 1-2, Bird 0-2 | |
| Houston 28 31 17 24 100 | |
| Boston 34 27 30 21 112 | |
| A- 14,890 | |
Game #2 @Boston
The Celtics won their 40th consecutive game at Boston Garden as they buried the Rockets. Hakeem Olajuwon did not get his first shot attempt until more than 6 minutes had gone by in the 1st quarter. Houston coach was upset that Larry Bird did not get whistled for a single foul during 44 minutes despite Bird’s constantly doubling down on Olajuwon. Ralph Sampson started out hot in this game with 10 points in the opening frame. The Celtics nailed 5 of their first 6 shots to take an 11-4 lead. Sampson would score only 8 points after the 1st quarter and had to get stitches under his eye during the 2nd quarter. Bird helped the Celtics build a lead with 13 points in the 2nd quarter as Houston went without a field goal for the first 3 ½ minutes of the quarter. Boston was leading 64-56 early in the 3rd quarter when they broke the game open with an 11-1 run that made it 75-57. The Celtics would go on to lead by as many as 27 points in the 4th.
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McCray | 37 5-11 0-0 1 2 3 5 4 2 0 0 10 |
| Sampson | 32 7-14 4-6 3 5 8 4 2 2 1 1 18 |
| Olajuwon | 37 8-16 5-10 3 7 10 3 4 1 1 1 21 |
| Lloyd | 21 4-9 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 1 4 0 8 |
| Reid | 40 3-10 0-0 1 2 3 5 3 1 3 0 6 |
| Petersen | 28 3-12 2-2 5 3 8 3 3 1 1 0 8 |
| Leavell | 17 2-7 0-0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 5 |
| Wiggins | 15 3-4 2-2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 8 |
| Harris | 12 2-6 2-3 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 |
| Ehlo | 3 0-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| McDowell | 3 1-1 1-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 |
| Waiters | 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 38-97 18-27 19 25 57 27 24 9 14 4 95 |
| 3-PT: Leavell 1-2, Reid 0-1, | |
| BOSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McHale | 35 9-14 7-8 3 4 7 4 3 0 2 2 25 |
| Bird | 44 12-19 4-4 2 6 8 7 0 4 3 2 31 |
| Parish | 32 4-14 0-0 4 3 7 1 2 2 0 2 8 |
| Johnson | 43 4-12 10-10 2 5 7 4 1 1 4 0 18 |
| Ainge | 27 6-11 2-2 0 3 3 6 5 1 2 0 15 |
| Sichting | 23 5-8 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 10 |
| Walton | 15 1-4 0-0 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 |
| Kite | 11 2-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 1 0 1 4 |
| Thirdkill | 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 |
| Carlisle | 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 |
| Vincent | 3 0-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 45-90 23-24 14 29 52 28 20 9 12 8 117 |
| 3-PT: Bird 3-5, Ainge 1-2, Johnson 0-2 | |
| Houston 30 20 19 26 95 | |
| Boston 31 29 34 23 117 | |
| A- 14,890 | |
Game #3 @Houston
Houston started out hot led by Rodney McCray’s 10 1st quarter points as they built a lead. The Rockets largest lead was 48-39 in the 2nd quarter. The Rockets still lead at the half before Celtics opened the 3rd with a 17-3 run to give them a 76-65 lead with 5:44 left in the period. Kevin McHale led the charge with 11 points in the 3rd. Late in the 3rd, Bill Fitch switched Robert Reid to guard Larry Bird and, shades of the 1981 Finals, Bird struggled. He would make only 3 of 12 shots the rest of the way, including only 2 points in the decisive 4th period. Houston closed the 3rd period with a 15-8 streak to cut the lead to 4 points. However, Boston was still leading 102-94 late in the 4th. Houston fought back, starting with an Olajuwon 3-point play to cut the lead to 5. After a defensive stop, a Ralph Sampson hook cut it to 102-99. Mitchell Wiggins then cut it to a single point with a lay-up. When Olajuwon hit 2 free throws with 1:07, the Rockets led 103-102. Danny Ainge answered with a jumper to give Boston the lead 104-103 with 0:45 left. Wiggins tipped in a Rocket miss to make it 105-104 with 31 seconds left. Boston could not get a good shot and Robert Parish stepped on the sideline. The Celtics managed only 2 points in the final 3 minutes.
| BOSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McHale | 44 12-19 4-6 7 4 11 1 4 2 5 2 28 |
| Bird | 45 10-26 5-5 4 11 15 11 5 4 3 0 25 |
| Parish | 25 3-15 2-2 3 3 6 2 4 0 6 0 8 |
| Johnson | 41 6-17 8-8 3 2 5 7 2 2 2 1 20 |
| Ainge | 46 6-11 0-0 1 4 5 5 3 4 2 0 13 |
| Walton | 20 5-7 0-0 4 4 8 2 4 0 0 1 10 |
| Sichting | 9 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Kite | 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 |
| Thirdkill | 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 42-96 19-21 22 31 57 28 27 12 19 4 104 |
| 3-PT: Ainge 1-2, Bird 0-3 | |
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McCray | 30 4-8 4-4 2 2 4 4 2 1 4 2 12 |
| Sampson | 39 9-14 6-11 7 15 22 3 3 1 4 1 24 |
| Olajuwon | 43 7-18 9-11 2 6 8 2 5 2 3 3 23 |
| Lloyd | 31 5-14 4-6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 14 |
| Reid | 48 7-16 5-5 0 4 4 9 3 3 4 0 19 |
| Leavell | 19 2-6 1-1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 |
| Wiggins | 17 4-5 0-1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 8 |
| Petersen | 12 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 4 0 1 0 0 |
| McDowell | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 38-81 29-39 13 30 52 28 23 9 17 7 106 |
| 3-PT: Reid 1-2 | |
| Boston 29 30 25 20 104 | |
| Houston 33 29 18 26 106 | |
| A- 16,016 | |
Game #4 @Houston
Houston jumped out to a 10-5 lead but Boston battled back to tie the game at 30 behind Kevin McHale’s 13 points. Houston used defense and rebounds to stay with Boston despite some sizzling Celtic shooting. Boston made 13 of 16 shots in the 2nd but Houston got off 31 shots and made 14. Houston had 12 offensive rebounds and forced 9 Boston turnovers in the half. Ralph Sampson scored 8 points in less than 2 minutes including back to back 3 point plays that made it 50-45 Rockets. Sampson would finish the half with 21 points. Boston would start to move in the 3rd and would have their largest lead, 82-74, late in the 3rd. Neither team would lead by more than 3 points in the 4th. Overall, there were 19 lead changes and 13 ties in the game. The score was knotted at 101 nearing the 2 minute mark. Larry Bird, who had scored only 2 points in the 4th, knocked down a trifecta to give Boston a 104-101. A Rodney McCray follow shot made it 104-103; it was Houston’s only points in the final 4 minutes. Then Bill Walton jammed home an offensive rebound for the game’s final points. McHale and Ainge preserved the lead due to key steals in the final minute.
| BOSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McHale | 39 8-13 3-4 3 6 9 0 4 3 5 3 19 |
| Bird | 47 9-17 2-2 0 9 9 10 2 1 2 0 21 |
| Parish | 40 10-15 2-3 5 5 10 0 0 0 2 3 22 |
| Johnson | 47 8-15 5-6 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 0 21 |
| Ainge | 29 3-7 2-2 0 4 4 6 4 3 4 0 8 |
| Walton | 19 5-5 0-0 1 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 10 |
| Sichting | 18 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 |
| Kite | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 45-78 14-17 11 29 45 23 17 8 15 6 106 |
| 3-PT: Bird 1-3, Johnson 1-2, Sichting 0-1 | |
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McCray | 47 8-12 1-2 2 2 4 5 1 1 3 1 17 |
| Sampson | 43 9-20 7-7 5 2 7 9 2 0 2 1 25 |
| Oljauown | 39 8-21 4-5 5 9 14 1 4 4 1 4 20 |
| Lloyd | 12 2-5 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 |
| Reid | 42 9-19 1-2 1 2 3 7 4 0 2 0 19 |
| Wiggins | 35 3-12 2-2 4 2 6 0 3 1 1 0 8 |
| Petersen | 15 3-6 0-0 7 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 6 |
| Leavell | 7 1-4 0-0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 43-99 17-20 30 21 55 24 17 6 9 6 103 |
| 3-PT: Reid 0-3 | |
| Boston 30 33 23 20 106 | |
| Houston 30 34 21 18 103 | |
| A- 16,016 | |
Game #5 @Houston
The Rockets staved off elimination in a game marred by a 2nd quarter brawl. With Houston leading 34-33 with 9:35 left in the 2nd quarter, Ralph Sampson and Jerry Sichting became tangled and came up fighting. Both benches emptied during the wild melee. Dennis Johnson ended up with a bloody eye while Bill Walton tackled Sampson. Hakeem Olajuwon and Mitchell Wiggins also were in the middle of the fracas. Both Sampson and Sichting were ejected. Sampson had scored 12 points in just 14 minutes before being tossed. Immediately following the fight, the Rockets went on a 20-8 run to take a 54-41 lead. Jim Petersen and Johnson nearly had another fight shortly after but order was restored. Olajuwon would tie a Finals record with 8 blocks in the game. Ironically, it was Bill Walton in 1977 who also had 8 blocks. Boston would extend their lead to 21 after 3 periods. Kevin McHale scored 16 points in the 4th period but the closest Boston could come was 98-85.
| BOSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McHale | 44 12-23 9-10 2 6 8 1 3 0 2 2 33 |
| Bird | 43 6-13 4-4 1 6 7 4 3 0 2 0 17 |
| Parish | 22 1-8 2-2 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 |
| Johnson | 39 5-12 3-3 3 2 5 4 5 1 5 0 13 |
| Ainge | 33 4-9 6-7 1 3 4 5 3 2 3 1 14 |
| Walton | 28 2-8 2-2 2 4 6 0 5 2 2 1 6 |
| Sichting | 16 2-4 0-1 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 4 |
| Kite | 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Thirdkill | 3 0-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
| Vincent | 3 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 |
| Carlisle | 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 34-84 27-31 10 27 48 20 22 6 18 7 96 |
| 3-PT: Bird 1-3, Johnson 0-1, Ainge 0-1, Thirdkill 0-1 | |
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McCray | 48 7-12 3-4 1 7 8 3 3 1 0 1 17 |
| Sampson | 14 5-7 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 12 |
| Olajuwon | 47 13-25 6-9 6 8 14 3 3 2 4 8 32 |
| Lloyd | 18 1-6 0-0 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 2 |
| Reid | 41 6-15 1-1 1 5 6 17 4 1 0 0 13 |
| Petersen | 33 3-12 0-0 6 6 12 1 5 1 2 2 6 |
| Wiggins | 26 8-16 0-1 4 3 7 1 2 2 3 1 16 |
| Leavell | 9 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 7 |
| Ehlo | 1 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| McDowell | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Harris | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| Waiters | 1 2-2 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 49-101 12-18 23 33 64 34 23 9 13 13 111 |
| 3-PT: Leavell 1-1, Reid 0-1 | |
| Boston 28 19 18 31 96 | |
| Houston 26 32 28 25 111 | |
| A- 16,016 | |
Game #6 @Boston
Larry Bird delivered the knockout punch, figuratively in this game, early in Game 6. Bird would finish the 1st half with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. The Rockets missed their chance in the 1st quarter when they committed 11 turnovers. Seven of those turnovers came in the first 6 minutes as Boston jumped out to a 22-10 lead. Hakeem Olajuwon came up with 3 straight steals, 2 of whom he finished with dunks to cut the lead to 22-21. In the 2nd period, the Rockets could only make 6 of 23 shots. Boston would open up a 55-38 lead as they closed the half with a 24-10. Bird (13) and McHale (9) combined for 22 of the 24 points in the Celtic run. Ralph Sampson, booed with great vigor, scored only 2 points in the 1st half on 1-8 shooting. Boston outrebounded Houston 30-16 in the 1st half led by McHale’s 21 points and 9 rebounds. Larry Bird helped put the game away with a trio of 3-pointers in the 3rd period. Houston would get no closer than 14 points in the 2nd half as Boston led by as many as 30 (97-67) in the 4th quarter.
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McCray | 33 6-11 4-6 2 2 4 4 2 0 4 1 16 |
| Sampson | 38 4-12 0-0 4 6 10 2 5 0 1 1 8 |
| Olajuwon | 37 6-14 7-10 4 9 13 0 5 4 5 0 19 |
| Reid | 37 5-13 2-2 2 3 5 6 2 2 2 0 12 |
| Lloyd | 24 5-11 2-2 0 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 12 |
| Wiggins | 22 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 |
| Petersen | 20 1-6 1-2 3 4 7 2 4 1 0 0 3 |
| Harris | 12 3-5 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 |
| Leavell | 11 2-6 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 7 |
| Ehlo | 2 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 |
| McDowell | 2 1-1 2-2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 |
| Waiters | 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 38-89 20-28 17 27 54 21 26 10 17 3 97 |
| 3-PT: Leavell 1-3, Reid 0-1, Wiggins 0-1 | |
| BOSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| McHale | 39 10-22 9-10 5 5 10 1 3 0 3 4 29 |
| Bird | 46 8-17 11-12 2 9 11 12 3 3 2 0 29 |
| Parish | 36 4-9 3-10 3 8 11 1 3 1 3 3 11 |
| Johnson | 46 5-13 0-2 0 5 5 5 3 3 3 1 10 |
| Ainge | 30 7-9 4-6 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 19 |
| Walton | 17 5-8 0-2 3 5 8 3 3 0 1 0 10 |
| Sichting | 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Kite | 2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Thirdkill | 2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 |
| Vincent | 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Carlisle | 2 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 |
| Wedman | 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 41-83 29-44 15 34 62 30 21 9 14 8 114 |
| 3-PT: Bird 2-3, Ainge 1-1 | |
| Houston 23 15 23 36 97 | |
| Boston 29 26 27 32 114 | |
| A- 14,890 | |
| Regular season stats |
| Boston Celtics (67-15 1st Atlantic) |
| Player G GS Min FG% 3F% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Avg |
| Larry Bird 82 81 3113 .496 .423 .896 805 557 166 51 2115 25.8 |
| Kevin McHale 68 62 2397 .574 .000 .776 551 181 29 134 1448 21.3 |
| Robert Parish 81 80 2567 .549 .000 .731 770 145 65 116 1305 16.1 |
| Dennis Johnson 78 78 2732 .455 .143 .818 268 456 110 35 1213 15.6 |
| Danny Ainge 80 78 2407 .504 .356 .904 235 405 94 7 855 10.7 |
| Scott Wedman 79 19 1402 .473 .354 .662 192 83 38 22 634 8.0 |
| Bill Walton 80 2 1546 .562 .000 .713 544 165 38 106 606 7.6 |
| Jerry Sichting 82 7 1596 .570 .375 .924 104 188 50 0 537 6.5 |
| David Thirdkill 49 0 385 .491 .000 .625 70 15 11 3 163 3.3 |
| Sam Vincent* 57 0 432 .364 .250 .929 48 69 17 4 184 3.2 |
| Sly Williams 6 0 54 .238 .000 .583 15 2 1 1 17 2.8 |
| Rick Carlisle 77 1 760 .487 .000 .652 77 104 19 4 199 2.6 |
| Greg Kite 64 2 464 .374 .000 .385 128 17 3 28 83 1.3 |
| Houston Rockets (51-31 1st Midwest) |
| Player G GS Min FG% 3F% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Avg |
| Hakeem Olajuwon 68 68 2467 .526 .000 .645 781 137 134 231 1597 23.5 |
| Ralph Sampson 79 76 2864 .488 .133 .641 879 283 99 129 1491 18.9 |
| Lewis Lloyd 82 82 2444 .529 .214 .843 324 300 102 24 1386 16.9 |
| John Lucas 65 65 2120 .446 .308 .775 143 571 77 5 1006 15.5 |
| Robert Reid 82 5 2157 .464 .182 .757 301 222 91 16 986 12.0 |
| Rodney McCray 82 82 2610 .537 .000 .770 520 292 50 58 847 10.3 |
| Allan Leavell 74 12 1190 .463 .358 .854 67 234 58 8 583 7.9 |
| Mitchell Wiggins 78 0 1198 .454 .083 .729 159 101 59 5 531 6.8 |
| Jim Petersen 82 20 1664 .477 .000 .706 396 85 38 54 505 6.2 |
| Steve Harris* 57 0 482 .442 .200 .926 57 50 21 4 257 4.5 |
| Hank McDowell 22 0 204 .571 .000 .680 49 6 1 3 65 3.0 |
| Craig Ehlo 36 0 199 .429 .333 .793 46 29 11 4 98 2.7 |
| Granville Waiters 43 0 156 .333 .000 .167 28 8 4 10 27 0.6 |
| Championship Statistics | ||||
| BOSTON | G MN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS | PPG | RPG | APG |
| Bird | 6 269 53-110 7-20 31-33 10 48 58 57 17 16 16 2 144 | 24,0 | 9,7 | 9,5 |
| Johnson | 6 257 34-81 2-7 32-39 11 26 37 32 15 12 19 2 102 | 17,0 | 6,2 | 5,3 |
| McHale | 6 241 59-103 0-0 37-46 22 29 51 10 20 5 20 15 155 | 25,8 | 8,5 | 1,7 |
| Ainge | 6 205 35-63 3-6 14-17 5 16 21 33 23 15 14 1 87 | 14,5 | 3,5 | 5,5 |
| Parish | 6 191 33-79 0-0 10-20 16 25 41 6 9 3 14 10 76 | 12,7 | 6,8 | 1,0 |
| Walton | 6 117 23-37 0-0 2-4 13 27 40 10 17 3 6 4 48 | 8,0 | 6,7 | 1,7 |
| Sichting | 6 85 9-20 0-1 0-1 1 4 5 10 6 0 2 0 18 | 3,0 | 0,8 | 1,7 |
| Kite | 6 30 2-2 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 2 10 1 1 1 6 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,3 |
| Thirdkill | 5 15 1-5 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 3 | 0,6 | 0,4 | 0,2 |
| Vincent | 4 12 2-11 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 2 1 0 4 | 1,0 | 0,8 | 0,0 |
| Carlisle | 3 8 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 6 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 |
| Wedman | 1 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| TOTALS | 6 254-515 12-35 129-164 82 182 264 164 124 59 95 35 649 | |||
| HOUSTON | G MN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS | PPG | RPG | APG |
| Olajuwon | 6 241 56-117 0-0 36-54 27 44 71 11 26 14 16 19 148 | 24,7 | 11,8 | 1,8 |
| Reid | 6 241 37-88 1-8 11-12 6 20 26 52 17 8 11 0 86 | 14,3 | 4,3 | 8,7 |
| McCray | 6 237 40-68 0-0 12-17 8 16 24 24 14 7 14 5 92 | 15,3 | 4,0 | 4,0 |
| Sampson | 6 193 35-80 0-0 19-26 22 35 57 20 17 6 13 5 89 | 14,8 | 9,5 | 3,3 |
| Petersen | 6 136 14-45 0-0 3-4 22 21 43 11 20 4 5 3 31 | 5,2 | 7,2 | 1,8 |
| Lloyd | 6 134 19-50 0-0 8-10 4 7 11 17 16 3 12 1 46 | 7,7 | 1,8 | 2,8 |
| Wiggins | 6 133 23-51 0-1 4-6 12 10 22 8 17 5 8 1 50 | 8,3 | 3,7 | 1,3 |
| Leavell | 6 72 13-34 3-6 4-5 1 4 5 18 4 4 2 0 33 | 5,5 | 0,8 | 3,0 |
| Harris | 4 27 5-12 0-0 2-5 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 3 12 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 0,0 |
| Ehlo | 4 10 5-7 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 12 | 3,0 | 0,5 | 0,3 |
| McDowell | 5 9 2-3 0-0 4-6 4 1 5 3 2 0 1 0 8 | 1,6 | 1,0 | 0,6 |
| Waiters | 4 7 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 | 1,0 | 0,8 | 0,0 |
| TOTALS | 6 251-557 4-15 105-138 111 162 273 165 133 54 84 39 611 | |||
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