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BasketballNetwork.net on MSN"We never talked in 10 years and Bird said, 'You costed me a championship'" - Bernard King refused to join the Celtics to play a backup to Larry BirdBernard King revealed Larry Bird once blamed him for missing out on a championship after King chose to start in Washington ...
Every May brings the conference finals to the NBA! Check out all-time winners and key records and stats throughout event ...
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Celtics Wire on MSNOn this day: Larry Bird steals the ball; Bill Russell honoredOn this day, the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons in the '87 East finals with a last-second steal by Larry Bird.
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Celtics Wire on MSNOn this day: Garnett, Fitch born; Bird triple-doubles vs. Detroit in '87 ECFCeltics luminaries Kevin Garnett and Bill Fitch were born, and Larry Bird logged a triple-double in the '87 East Finals.
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"I'm sure all my fans there will give me a standing ovation" - Bill Laimbeer's response to clotheslining Larry Bird during the 1987 playoffsBy the time the 1987 NBA Playoffs rolled around, the Pistons and Celtics were big-time rivals. They had met up in the playoffs just two years ago, in 1985, and with Detroit continuing to challenge ...
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Larry Bird felt the Celtics would win it all in 1987 after dropping 43 points vs. BlazersThe Celtics had to scrap past a stubborn Milwaukee Bucks team in seven games. Things didn't get easier in the EC Finals, with the Detroit Pistons pushing them to the limit in another 7-game series.
On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team defeated the Detroit Pistons 89-81 in Game 6 of the 2008 Eastern Conference finals to advance to their first NBA Finals since 1987, where they would ...
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