{"id":1575541,"date":"2023-08-04T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1575541"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:35:05","slug":"cedric-maxwell-the-boston-celtics-1981-title-wasnt-pretty-against-the-ragtag-houston-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/cedric-maxwell-the-boston-celtics-1981-title-wasnt-pretty-against-the-ragtag-houston-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Cedric Maxwell: The Boston Celtics 1981 Title Wasn't Pretty Against the ‘Ragtag' Houston Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Several Boston Celtics<\/a> players have said once they got past the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals, they knew the championship was theirs.<\/a> They didn't have to face the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, or the Phoenix Suns \u2014 the three teams with 50 or more wins. The Western Conference Finals featured a pair of teams \u2014 the Kansas City Kings and Houston Rockets<\/a> \u2014 that didn't have winning records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Former Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell admitted the Celtics didn't play their best in the series. He said they played down to the level of competition against the “ragtag” Rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCedric Maxwell was named MVP of the 1981 NBA Finals against the ‘ragtag' Rockets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n