BOSTON (AP) -- With Russell and Havlicek sitting courtside, and Red surely lighting up a victory cigar somewhere, these Boston Celtics
returned to glory like the great teams before them.
Dominant in every way. On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners hung in the rafters two decades back, the Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one -- at last -- for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen -- their Big Three for a new generation. After 22 long years, the NBA has gone green.[full story]
| Team Stat Comparison: GAME 6 | ||
| LOS ANGELES | BOSTON | |
| Points | 92 | 131 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 27-64 (.422) | 43-87 (.494) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 10-27 (.370) | 13-26 (.500) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 28-38 (.737) | 32-37 (.865) |
| Rebounds (Offensive-Total) | 2-29 | 14-48 |
| Assists | 16 | 33 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 7 |
| Steals | 4 | 18 |
| Blocks | 0 | 4 |
| Fast Break Points | 2 | 16 |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 25 (0/1) | 25 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead | 4 | 43 |
| Top Performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LOS ANGELES | BOSTON | ||
 | L. Odom Points: 14 Reb: 10 Ast: 5 Stl: 0 Blk: 0 |  | K. Garnett Points: 26 Reb: 14 Ast: 4 Stl: 3 Blk: 1 |
| Game Leaders | ||
| LOS ANGELES | BOSTON | |
| Points | K. Bryant 22 | R. Allen 26 |
| Rebounds | L. Odom 10 | K. Garnett 14 |
| Assists | L. Odom 5 | P. Pierce 10 |
| Steals | L. Walton 1 | R. Rondo 6 |
| Blocks | L. Walton 0 | K. Garnett 1 |
| · Team stats: Los Angeles Boston | ||
