C's Topple Lakers
Larry Bird scored 15 of his 21 points in the third quarter as the Celtics broke a seven-game winning streak by Los Angeles with a 110-95 victory today over the Lakers.
Boston, winning for the 13th time in its last 15 games, led by 76-64 when it began a 15-3 run that carried the Celtics to a 91-67 lead with 1 minute 40 seconds left in the third quarter.
Robert Parish, who led Boston with 24 points, started the burst with a tip-in, and Bird followed with two jumpers, making the score 82-64. The Lakers cut the gap to 82-67, but the Celtics scored 9 straight points, the last 5 by Bird, on a 3-point play off his steal and two free throws.
Los Angeles scored the last 8 points of the third quarter and the first 2 of the fourth, making the score 92-79. But the closest they could come after that was 102-90 with 4:01 remaining.
Los Angeles had tied the score for the 12th and final time on two free throws by Kurt Rambis with 4:21 left in the second quarter. The free throws made the score 46-46. Boston then outscored the Lakers by 14-4 for a 60-50 halftime lead.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the Lakers with 27 points, and Jamaal Wilkes scored 20. Kevin McHale and Cedric Maxwell scored 16 each for the Celtics, who got 15 assists from Nate Archibald.
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