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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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"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 Fires Jab at Isiah Thomas When Reminiscing About Famous 1987 Steal
Boston went on to win the series in seven games. Thomas and the Pistons finally dethroned the Celtics in 1988, but the legendary Pistons point guard said the Bird steal and the ’87 loss to the ...
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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 ...