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"It's a disgrace to not even be in competition with the Celtics" - Hakeem Olajuwon went nuclear on the Rockets’ efforts against the Celtics in the 1986 NBA Finals
Failing to solve the Celtics matrix, Boston went on to win the 1986 crown in six games. That was the franchise's 16th NBA championship. Houston needed to wait to win its first NBA championship.
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1986 Finals Gm 6 - Celtics Sweet Sixteen
One of history's greatest teams, the 1986 Celtics, claim the franchise's sixteenth title thanks to a Larry Bird triple-double and a deafening Garden crowd.
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1986 Finals Gm1- Celtics hold off Rockets
Led by Kevin McHale and Larry Bird, who scored 21 points each, the Celtics held off the Rockets' twin towers, to take Game 1.