The action got rough as Ralph Sampson was ejected for fighting, but Hakeem Olajuwon dominated the Celtics with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 8 blocks, cutting the Celtics series lead 3-2.

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.

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.