# 1983–84 Boston Celtics season

The 1983–84 Boston Celtics were champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the 15th time in franchise history, led by regular season and finals MVP Larry Bird.
In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Washington Bullets in the First Round in three games, defeated the New York Knicks in the Semi-finals in seven games, and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Conference Finals in five games, advancing to the NBA Finals. In the Finals, the Celtics faced their long time rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, the first time the two teams faced off against each other since 1969 in which the Celtics won 4–3, and the first time the two teams met in the Finals in the 1980s. The Celtics would go on to defeat the Lakers in seven games, winning their fifteenth NBA championship, and extending their NBA Finals victories over the Lakers to 8. HoopsHype would later rank this squad as the team with the 15th easiest route to the NBA Finals championship, primarily due to the record of the Washington Bullets in the first round.

## Offseason
### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 21 | Greg Kite | Center | United States | BYU |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 33–8 | 29–12 | 13–11 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | 32–9 | 20–21 | 15–9 |
| x-New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 | 29–12 | 18–23 | 12–12 |
| x-New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 12–12 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 | 25–16 | 10–31 | 8–16 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 4 | x-Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
| 5 | x-New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 6 | x-New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 7 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 8 | x-Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1983-84 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Boston | 5–0 | – | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 0–5 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | – | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | – | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | – | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Los Angeles | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| New York | 1–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–4 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | – | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | – | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | – | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1983–84 game log Total: 62–20 (Home: 33–8; Road: 29–12) :
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
@ Detroit
L 121–127
McHale (25)
McHale (15)
Henderson (6)
Pontiac Silverdome 17,117
0–1
2
October 29
@ Cleveland
W 108–89
McHale (22)
Bird (13)
Bird (7)
Richfield Coliseum 8,194
1–1 :
November: 11–4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 2
Milwaukee
W 119–105
Bird (27)
Parish (16)
Bird (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
2–1
4
November 4
Indiana
W 121–105
Parish (34)
Bird, Maxwell (9)
Johnson (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
3–1
5
November 5
@ Washington
W 120–117
Bird (28)
Bird (8)
Bird (9)
Capital Centre 16,250
4–1
6
November 8
@ Indiana
W 99–97
Bird (26)
Parish (11)
Bird (7)
Market Square Arena 14,935
5–1
7
November 9
San Diego
W 129–122
Bird (25)
Bird (11)
Bird (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
6–1
8
November 11
Detroit
W 126–118
Bird (39)
McHale, Parish (12)
Maxwell (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
7–1
9
November 12
@ Chicago
W 116–101
Johnson (23)
Parish (13)
Maxwell (5)
Chicago Stadium 11,942
8–1
10
November 15
@ Denver
W 140–124
Bird (28)
Parish (13)
Bird (10)
McNichols Sports Arena 13,908
9–1
11
November 16
@ Utah
L 109–122
Parish (25)
Parish (17)
Bird (8)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,743
9–2
12
November 18
New York
L 103–110
Johnson (18)
McHale (13)
Bird (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
9–3
13
November 19
@ Philadelphia
L 91–92
Bird (18)
Parish (11)
Bird, Johnson (5)
The Spectrum 17,921
9–4
14
November 22
@ New York
L 113–117 (2OT)
McHale (25)
Parish (13)
Bird (11)
Madison Square Garden 16,921
9–5
15
November 25
Atlanta
W 109–102
Johnson (25)
Parish (11)
Bird (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
10–5
16
November 27
Detroit
W 114–99
McHale (29)
Parish (13)
Bird (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
11–5
17
November 30
San Antonio
W 130–106
Bird (23)
Bird (14)
Bird (13)
Boston Garden 14,890
12–5 :
December: 12–3 (home: 5–2; road: 7–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
Portland
W 115–106
Bird (41)
Bird (14)
Johnson (11)
Boston Garden 14,890
12–6
19
December 4
Philadelphia
L 114–121 (OT)
Bird (22)
Parish (13)
Bird (13)
Boston Garden 14,890
13–6
20
December 6
@ Chicago
W 118–105
Bird (24)
McHale (14)
Johnson (8)
Chicago Stadium 7,627
14–6
21
December 7
@ Indiana
W 100–95
Parish (21)
Parish (17)
Bird (5)
Market Square Arena 13,725
15–6
22
December 9
Denver (at Hartford, Connecticut)
W 119–90
McHale (21)
Parish (7)
Johnson (8)
Hartford Civic Center 13,374
16–6
23
December 10
@ Atlanta
W 104–87
Parish (24)
Parish (15)
Maxwell (6)
The Omni 9,917
17–6
24
December 13
@ New York
W 102–100
Johnson (26)
Parish (11)
Henderson (5)
Madison Square Garden 14,839
18–6
25
December 14
Cleveland
W 110–108
Parish (30)
Parish (16)
Henderson (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
19–6
26
December 16
Washington
L 93–100
Bird (30)
Bird (10)
Ainge (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
19–7
27
December 17
@ Detroit
W 129–115
McHale (30)
McHale (16)
Bird (9)
Pontiac Silverdome 24,318
20–7
28
December 21
Atlanta
W 107–96
Bird, Maxwell, Parish (18)
Parish (9)
Bird (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
21–7
29
December 23
New Jersey
W 125–113
Bird (26)
Parish (9)
Bird (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
22–7
30
December 27
@ San Antonio
W 115–100
Bird (38)
Parish (12)
Bird (8)
HemisFair Arena 13,112
23–7
31
December 29
@ Houston
L 94–107
Parish (28)
Parish (19)
Bird (4)
The Summit 16,016
23–8
32
December 30 8:35 p.m. EST
@ Dallas
W 114–109 (OT)
Bird (36)
Parish (14)
Johnson (6)
Reunion Arena 17,007
24–8 :
January: 11–1 (home: 6–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 3
@ New Jersey
W 105–103
Parish (27)
Parish (19)
Bird (5)
Brendan Byrne Arena 13,478
25–8
34
January 4
Washington
W 113–104
Bird (23)
Bird (9)
Johnson (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
26–8
35
January 6
Cleveland
W 115–97
Bird (19)
Bird (7)
Henderson (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
27–8
36
January 11
Golden State
W 135–112
Parish (33)
Parish (14)
Henderson (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
28–8
37
January 13
@ Philadelphia
W 105–104
Bird (29)
Bird (19)
Bird (8)
The Spectrum 17,921
29–8
38
January 15
@ Milwaukee
L 87–106
Ainge (18)
Parish (9)
Parish (4)
MECCA Arena 11,052
29–9
39
January 17
@ Kansas City
W 122–113
Bird (38)
Parish (14)
Bird (13)
Kemper Arena 11,478
30–9
40
January 20
Indiana (at Hartford, Connecticut)
W 132–125
Bird (27)
Parish (13)
Maxwell (9)
Hartford Civic Center 13,134
31–9
41
January 22
Milwaukee
W 109–98
Parish (22)
Parish (15)
Maxwell, Johnson (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
32–9
42
January 24
@ Cleveland
W 118–97
Bird (24)
Parish (9)
Ainge (5)
Richfield Coliseum 5,830
33–9
43
January 25
Philadelphia
W 102–98
Parish (24)
Parish (13)
Bird (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
34–9
All-Star Break
44
January 31
@ Chicago
W 106–83
Bird (28)
Bird, Parish (12)
Henderson, Buckner (5)
Chicago Stadium 9,430
35–9 :
February: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
45
February 1
Kansas City
W 119–110
Bird (32)
Parish (10)
Bird (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
36–9
46
February 3
Indiana
W 125–106
Bird (27)
Bird (12)
Bird (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
37–9
47
February 5
Detroit
W 137–134 (OT)
Parish (36)
Bird (19)
Ainge (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
38–9
48
February 6
@ New Jersey
L 112–115
Bird (23)
Bird (12)
Henderson (7)
Brendan Byrne Arena 14,808
38–10
49
February 8 8:00 p.m. EST
Los Angeles
L 109–111
Bird (29)
Bird, Parish (11)
Bird (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
38–11
50
February 10
Houston
W 114–101
McHale (30)
Bird (14)
Bird (12)
Boston Garden 14,890
39–11
51
February 12
Philadelphia
L 91–109
Bird (25)
Parish (13)
Ainge (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
39–12
52
February 16
@ Golden State
W 125–115
Parish (28)
Parish (14)
Bird (17)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,335
40–12
53
February 17
@ Seattle
W 111–100
Bird (30)
Bird (13)
Bird (13)
Kingdome 19,468
41–12
54
February 19
@ Portland
W 107–101
Bird (34)
Bird (18)
Bird (9)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
42–12
55
February 22
@ San Diego
L 107–114
Bird (24)
Maxwell (8)
Henderson (8)
San Diego Sports Arena 11,718
42–13
56
February 24 10:30 p.m. EST
@ Los Angeles
L 108–116
McHale (26)
Parish (12)
Bird (5)
The Forum 17,505
42–14
57
February 26
@ Phoenix
W 116–109
Bird (23)
Bird (13)
Buckner (5)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
43–14
58
February 29
New York
L 98–102
Bird (30)
Parish (16)
Bird (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
43–15 :
March: 13–4 (home: 7–2; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 2
Chicago (at Hartford, Connecticut)
W 104–100
Bird (28)
Bird (12)
Johnson (7)
Hartford Civic Center 14,529
44–15
60
March 4
Seattle
W 117–93
McHale (21)
McHale (12)
Bird (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
45–15
61
March 6
@ Washington
W 108–85
Parish (26)
McHale (12)
Buckner (6)
Capital Centre 11,216
46–15
62
March 7
Utah
W 117–106
Bird (26)
Bird (14)
Bird (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
47–15
63
March 9
@ Milwaukee
W 129–128 (2OT)
Bird (30)
McHale (10)
Bird (12)
MECCA Arena 11,052
48–15
64
March 11
Phoenix
W 117–109
Parish (33)
Parish (12)
Bird (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
49–15
65
March 14
Washington
L 99–103
Bird (27)
Parish (9)
Bird, Henderson (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
49–16
66
March 16
Milwaukee
W 109–99
Bird (28)
Bird (12)
Bird, Johnson (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
50–16
67
March 17
@ Atlanta
W 103–88
Parish (22)
Parish (13)
Parish (6)
The Omni 12,172
51–16
68
March 20
@ Indiana
L 121–123 (OT)
Bird (25)
McHale (14)
Bird (8)
Market Square Arena 16,969
51–17
69
March 22
@ New York
W 108–100
Johnson, Bird, McHale (23)
Bird (9)
Bird (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
52–17
70
March 23
New Jersey
L 97–101
Bird (33)
Bird (13)
Bird (4)
Boston Garden 14,890
52–18
71
March 25
@ Philadelphia
L 114–119 (2OT)
Bird (33)
Bird (17)
Bird, Johnson, Henderson (6)
The Spectrum 17,921
52–19
72
March 27
@ Washington
W 106–93
Johnson (24)
Parish (13)
Bird (13)
Capital Centre 11,355
53–19
73
March 28 7:30 p.m. EST
Dallas
W 114–107
Bird (23)
Bird, McHale (9)
Henderson (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
54–19
74
March 30
Atlanta
W 105–96
Bird (19)
Bird (11)
Bird (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
55–19
75
March 31
@ New Jersey
W 107–98
Parish (30)
Parish (13)
Buckner (6)
Brendan Byrne Arena 17,034
56–19 :
April: 6–1 (home: 4–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 3
@ Cleveland
W 98–86
Bird (29)
Parish (15)
Bird (6)
Richfield Coliseum 7,094
57–19
77
April 6
Cleveland
W 113–94
Bird (33)
Parish (14)
Buckner (11)
Boston Garden 14,890
58–19
78
April 8
Chicago
W 117–110
Bird (30)
Bird, Parish (10)
Bird (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
59–19
79
April 10
@ Milwaukee
W 96–95
Parish (22)
Parish (9)
Johnson (8)
MECCA Arena 10,795
60–19
80
April 11
New York
W 102–96
Bird (23)
Bird (11)
Bird, Johnson (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
61–19
81
April 13
@ Detroit
L 120–128 (OT)
McHale (32)
Bird (20)
Johnson (8)
Pontiac Silverdome 30,091
61–20
82
April 15
New Jersey
W 118–111
Henderson, Johnson (18)
Kite (10)
Bird (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
62–20 :
1983–84 schedule :

## Playoffs

1984 playoff game log Total: 15–8 (home: 12–1; road: 3–7) :
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
Washington
W 91–83
Larry Bird (23)
Robert Parish (14)
Larry Bird (12)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–0
2
April 19
Washington
W 88–85
Larry Bird (23)
Larry Bird (12)
Larry Bird (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
2–0
3
April 21
@ Washington
L 108–111 (OT)
Larry Bird (27)
Robert Parish (16)
Bird, Johnson (6)
Capital Centre 8,359
2–1
4
April 24
@ Washington
W 99–96
Robert Parish (20)
Robert Parish (12)
Larry Bird (7)
Capital Centre 13,853
3–1 :
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 29
New York
W 110–92
Kevin McHale (25)
Robert Parish (12)
Larry Bird (12)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–0
2
May 2
New York
W 116–102
Larry Bird (37)
Bird, Parish (11)
Dennis Johnson (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
2–0
3
May 4
@ New York
L 92–100
Larry Bird (24)
Larry Bird (11)
Dennis Johnson (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
2–1
4
May 6
@ New York
L 113–118
Larry Bird (29)
Larry Bird (11)
Dennis Johnson (7)
Madison Square Garden 15,840
2–2
5
May 9
New York
W 121–99
Larry Bird (26)
Robert Parish (10)
Larry Bird (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
3–2
6
May 11
@ New York
L 104–106
Larry Bird (35)
Larry Bird (11)
Gerald Henderson (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
3–3
7
May 13
New York
W 121–104
Larry Bird (39)
Larry Bird (12)
Larry Bird (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
4–3 :
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 15
Milwaukee
W 119–96
Larry Bird (24)
Kevin McHale (7)
Gerald Henderson (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–0
2
May 17
Milwaukee
W 125–110
Larry Bird (32)
Larry Bird (13)
Larry Bird (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
2–0
3
May 19
@ Milwaukee
W 109–100
Larry Bird (28)
Robert Parish (16)
Larry Bird (6)
MECCA Arena 11,052
3–0
4
May 21
@ Milwaukee
L 113–122
Larry Bird (32)
Larry Bird (10)
Larry Bird (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
3–1
5
May 23
Milwaukee
W 115–108
Larry Bird (21)
Larry Bird (13)
Bird, Maxwell (4)
Boston Garden 14,890
4–1 :
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 27 1:00 p.m. EDT
Los Angeles
L 109–115
McHale (25)
Bird (14)
Bird (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
0–1
2
May 31 9:00 p.m. EDT
Los Angeles
W 124–121 (OT)
Bird (27)
Bird (13)
Ainge, Henderson (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–1
3
June 3 3:30 p.m. EDT
@ Los Angeles
L 104–137
Bird (30)
Parish (12)
Maxwell (5)
The Forum 17,505
1–2
4
June 6 9:00 p.m. EDT
@ Los Angeles
W 129–125 (OT)
Bird (29)
Bird (21)
Johnson (14)
The Forum 17,505
2–2
5
June 8 9:00 p.m. EDT
Los Angeles
W 121–103
Bird (34)
Bird (17)
Henderson (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
3–2
6
June 10 3:30 p.m. EDT
@ Los Angeles
L 108–119
Bird (28)
Bird (14)
Bird (8)
The Forum 17,505
3–3
7
June 12 9:00 p.m. EDT
Los Angeles
W 111–102
Maxwell (24)
Parish (16)
Maxwell (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
4–3 :
1984 schedule :

## Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Scoring Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
| Larry Bird | 79 | 796 | 520 | 144 | 69 | 1908 | 24.2 |
| Robert Parish | 80 | 857 | 139 | 55 | 116 | 1520 | 19.0 |
| Kevin McHale | 82 | 610 | 104 | 23 | 126 | 1511 | 18.4 |
| Dennis Johnson | 80 | 280 | 338 | 93 | 57 | 1053 | 13.2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 80 | 461 | 205 | 63 | 24 | 955 | 11.9 |
| Gerald Henderson | 78 | 147 | 300 | 117 | 14 | 908 | 11.6 |
| Danny Ainge | 71 | 116 | 162 | 41 | 4 | 384 | 5.4 |
| Scott Wedman | 68 | 139 | 67 | 27 | 7 | 327 | 4.8 |
| Quinn Buckner | 79 | 137 | 214 | 84 | 3 | 324 | 4.1 |
| M.L. Carr | 60 | 75 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 185 | 3.1 |
| Greg Kite | 35 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 1.9 |
| Carlos Clark | 31 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 1.7 |

## NBA Finals
### Game One

The Lakers opened the series with a 115–109 victory at Boston Garden.

### Game Two

In Game 2, the Lakers led 113–111 with 18 seconds left when Gerald Henderson stole a James Worthy pass to score a game tying layup and the Celtics eventually prevailed in overtime 124–121.

### Game Three

In Game 3, the Lakers raced to an easy 137–104 victory as Magic Johnson dished out 21 assists. After the game, Larry Bird said his team played like "sissies" in an attempt to light a fire under his teammates.

### Game Four

In Game 4, the Lakers had a five-point lead with less than a minute to play, but made several execution errors as the Celtics tied the game and then came away with a 129–125 victory in overtime. The game was also marked by Celtic forward Kevin McHale's takedown of Laker forward Kurt Rambis on a breakaway layup which triggered the physical aspect of the rivalry. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would go after Larry Bird later on in the third quarter, and 1981 Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell further antagonized the Lakers by following a missed James Worthy free throw by crossing the lane with his hands around his own neck, symbolizing that Worthy was "choking" under pressure. Also, Bird pushed Michael Cooper to the baseline following the inbound play during the second quarter.

### Game Five

In Game 5, the Celtics took a 3–2 series lead as Larry Bird scored 34 points. The game was known as the "Heat Game", as it was played under 97-degree heat, and without any air conditioning, at Boston Garden. The Celtics did not warm up with their sweat pants on because of extreme heat, and oxygen tanks were provided to give air to exhausted players.

### Game Six

In Game 6, the Lakers evened the series with a 119–108 victory. In the game the Lakers answered the Celtics' rough tactics when Laker forward James Worthy shoved Cedric Maxwell into a basket support. After the game a Laker fan threw a beer at Celtics guard M.L. Carr as he left the floor, causing him to label the series "all-out-war."

### Game Seven

In Game 7, the heat that was an issue in Game 5 was not so bad (indoor temperatures hovered around 91 degrees during the game, due to additional fans being brought in to try to cool the air). The Celtics were led by Cedric Maxwell who had 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as they came away with a 111–102 victory. In the game the Lakers rallied from a 14-point-deficit to three with one minute remaining when Cedric Maxwell knocked the ball away from Magic Johnson. Dennis Johnson responded by sinking two free throws to seal the victory. Larry Bird was named MVP of the series.
The series was the eighth time in NBA history that the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBA finals, with Boston winning each time.

## Award winners

* Larry Bird, NBA Free Throw Percentage Leader (88.8%)
* Larry Bird, NBA Most Valuable Player
* Larry Bird, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
* Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team
* Kevin McHale, Sixth Man of the Year Award