Game 1, 1983-84 NBA Finals
May 27, 1984 · Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Game 1, 1983-84 NBA Finals: LALLos Angeles Lakers 115–109 Boston Celtics, at Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts on May 27, 1984.
Kevin McHale, Boston's Sixth Man of the Year that season, led all Celtics scorers with 25 points off the bench, but the Lakers stole home-court advantage with a road win.
Box score
| BCBoston Celtics starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Dennis Johnson | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| Larry Bird | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Robert Parish | 13 | 7 | 1 |
Bench (10+ points): Kevin McHale (25)
| LALLos Angeles Lakers starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| James Worthy | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| Magic Johnson | 18 | 6 | 10 |
| Michael Cooper | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 8 | 5 |
| Kurt Rambis | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Bench (10+ points): Byron Scott (14)
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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