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On this day: Celtics defeat Pistons to advance to first NBA Finals since '87
On this date in 2008, the Celtics defeated the Pistons to advance to their first NBA Finals since 1987 on their way to Banner ...
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On this day: Larry Bird steals the ball; Bill Russell honored
On 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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"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 Bird
Bernard King revealed Larry Bird once blamed him for missing out on a championship after King chose to start in Washington ...
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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 playoffs
By 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. Blazers
The 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.
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Isiah Thomas declined to be in ‘Celtics City’ after being ‘set up’ in ‘The Last Dance’
In that rivalry, the Celtics got the better of the early matchups winning in 1985 (4-2) and 1987 (4-3) while the Pistons dominated the latter portions winning in 1988 (4-2), 1989 (3-0) and 1991 (4-2).
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On this day: Celtics defeat Pistons to advance to first NBA Finals since ’87
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 ...