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Game 5, 1984 -- The heat game With temperatures at 97 degrees inside, the Garden is hot. But Larry Bird (pictured) is even hotter, going 15 for 20 and scoring 34 points to power the Celtics to a 121-103 victory. Laker immortal Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the heat and its effect on his team: 'It was like we were running in mud.'

Game 5, 1984 -- The heat game


With temperatures at 97 degrees inside, the Garden is hot. But Larry Bird (pictured) is even hotter, going 15 for 20 and scoring 34 points to power the Celtics to a 121-103 victory. Laker immortal Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the heat and its effect on his team: "It was like we were running in mud."
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