| Boston Celtics | 112 |
| Houston Rockets | 100 |
| Box Score | |
Houston 100, Boston 112
NBA Finals - Boston wins 4-2
Boston Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
Attendance: 14,890
Officials: Eddie Rush, Jack Madden
Team Rebounds: Houston (0) Boston (0)
Technicals: Houston (0) Boston (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU (51-31) | 28 | 31 | 17 | 24 | 100 |
| BOS (67-15) | 34 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 112 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 101 | 99.0 | 110.9 |
| BOS | 101 | 110.9 | 99.0 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | .479 | 0.158 | 0.350 | 0.095 |
| BOS | .565 | 0.168 | 0.238 | 0.202 |
Houston Rockets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Lewis Lloyd | Starter | PG | 28:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Rodney McCray | Starter | SG | 42:00 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 34 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Starter | PF | 38:00 | 14-23 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 24.6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
| 33 | Robert Reid | Starter | SF | 40:00 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 50 | Ralph Sampson | Starter | C | 27:00 | 1-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Craig Ehlo | Bench | SF | 04:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Steve Harris | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Allen Leavell | Bench | PG | 09:00 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Hank McDowell | Bench | PF | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Jim Petersen | Bench | PF | 28:00 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 31 | Granville Waiters | Bench | C | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mitchell Wiggins | Bench | SG | 18:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 45-95 | 1-2 | 9-16 | 93.8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 100 | ||||
| 47.4% | 50.0% | 56.3% |
Boston Celtics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Danny Ainge | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 33 | Larry Bird | Starter | SF | 44:00 | 8-18 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 22.5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | Starter | SG | 41:00 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 6-10 | 22.2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | Starter | PF | 40:00 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 14.5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | Starter | C | 36:00 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 50 | Greg Kite | Bench | C | 03:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Jerry Sichting | Bench | PG | 11:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | David Thirdkill | Bench | SF | 03:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sam Vincent | Bench | PG | 04:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Bill Walton | Bench | C | 18:00 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15.8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 47-84 | 1-4 | 17-27 | 126.4 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 112 | ||||
| 56.0% | 25.0% | 63.0% |
Houston Rockets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Lewis Lloyd 16.9p, 4r, 3.7a |
Rodney McCray 10.3p, 6.3r, 3.5a |
Robert Reid 12p, 3.7r, 2.7a |
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.5p, 11.5r, 2a |
Ralph Sampson 18.9p, 11.1r, 3.6a |
| Rotation | |
Mitchell Wiggins 6.8p, 2r, 1.3a |
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Jim Petersen 6.2p, 4.8r, 1a |
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| Lim PT | Allen Leavell 7.9p, 0.9r, 3.2a |
Steve Harris 4.5p, 1r, 0.9a |
Craig Ehlo 2.7p, 1.3r, 0.8a |
Hank McDowell 3p, 2.2r, 0.3a |
Granville Waiters 0.6p, 0.7r, 0.2a |
Boston Celtics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Danny Ainge 10.7p, 2.9r, 5a |
Dennis Johnson 15.6p, 3.4r, 5.8a |
Larry Bird 25.8p, 9.8r, 6.8a |
Kevin McHale 21.3p, 8.1r, 2.7a |
Robert Parish 16.1p, 9.5r, 1.8a |
| Rotation | Jerry Sichting 6.5p, 1.3r, 2.3a |
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Bill Walton 7.6p, 6.8r, 2.1a |
| Lim PT | Sam Vincent 3.2p, 0.8r, 1.2a |
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David Thirdkill 3.3p, 1.4r, 0.3a |
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Greg Kite 1.3p, 2r, 0.3a |