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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.