With Larry Bird’s excellent performance, the Boston Celtics won the Houston Rockets at home 114-97 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The victory ended the series.
Bird and McHale were both great early on, helping Boston jump into the 55-38 lead in half. The rocket couldn’t get it close, and the Celtics cruised for victory.
Bird finished with 29 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds and 3 steals. He played the game for 46 minutes. No one in Houston could contain him. McHale finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Akeem Orajwon played well and finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 4 steals, but it didn’t help much. Ralph Sampson struggled and scored 8 points with a 4-12 shot.
Bird was selected as the Final MVP.
It’s the last title in his career and will be Boston’s last title until 2008.
