Here is an account of the game from an excellent writer at AP:
"If at first you don’t succeed, you can try, try again. The New York Knicks. however, won’t get another chance to beat the Celtics in Boston.
The Celtics jumped on top quickly and, like the early leader in the other six games of the National Basketball Association playoff series, went on to win Sunday for the fourth straight time at home.
By routing the Knicks 121-104 in the seventh and decisive game, the Celtics earned the right to play host to Milwaukee Tuesday night in the opener of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final.
“It’ll be difficult for the Bucks to beat the Celtics. The Celtics are playing very well," said Bernard King, who has first-hand knowledge of Boston's ability.
The Knicks’ brilliant forward averaged 35.7 points per game, including six over the 40 mark, in his first 11 playoff contests but was held to seven in the first half Sunday.
By the time he got his first field goal, nearly three minutes into the second period, Boston already had a 44-30 lead. The edge never dipped below nine points after that.
“I told the players the Knicks were going to go to King from the start and we had to do all we could to stop that,” said Boston Coach K.C. Jones.
Offensively, the Celtics wanted to give the ball to Larry Bird, who ended up with a career playoff-high of 39 points.
“The game plan was to go to Larry and get him started quick,” Jones said. “He was going well and we kept going there.”
“I was concerned about getting off to a good start because the team that led early had won each game,” said Bird. In five of the seven games, including Sunday’s, the winning team never trailed.
Bird had 15 points in the first quarter."
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