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The Rockets beat the Celtics 111-96 staving off elimination and narrowing the series deficit to 3-2 in a game marred by a melee which was begun when Ralph Sampson (12 pts, 3 rebounds, 1 steal) and Jerry Sichting fought. Akeem Olajuwon 32 pts, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 8 blocks, 2 steals/Rodney McCray 17 pts, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block/Mitchell Wiggins 16 pts, 1 assist, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block/Robert Reid 13 pts, 17 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal/Jim Petersen 6 pts, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal/Kevin McHale 33 pts, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks/Larry Bird 17 pts, 7 rebounds, 4 assists/Danny Ainge 14 pts, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block/Dennis Johnson 13 pts, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal. |
