Larry Bird and Gamble each scored 18.
Larry Bird, bothered by tendinitis in his right Achilles tendon, played 16 minutes and scored 6 points.
Larry Bird scored 31 points for Boston.
Larry Bird, playing just 32 minutes, scored 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had 10 assists.
In Game 5, the Celtics took a 3-2 series lead as Larry Bird scored 34 points.
Larry Bird scored 27 and Kevin McHale had 20 for the Celtics.
In the third quarter, Larry Bird scored 16 points over seven and a half minutes, with 12 of them coming on 3-point shots.
Larry Bird scored 18 of his 25 points in the first half for Boston.
Larry Bird scored a quiet 18.
Larry Bird scored 26 points to lead Boston, which lost its second in a row, matching its longest losing streak this season.
