With the Celtics down by one with seconds remaining in this pivotal Game 5, Bird steals Thomas' inbound pass and dishes to Dennis Johnson for the lead. Arguably the most famous play of this icon's ...
Such was the case in the 1987 Eastern Conference finals. The series between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons received an attention boost because of postgame comments made Pistons stars ...
The Boston Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons 130-120. The Celtics jumped out to a large lead early, but the Pistons fought back and made things interesting. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 28 ...
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 ...
In an absolute stunner, the reigning champion Boston Celtics fell by double digits, 110-97, to one of the Eastern Conference's worst teams, the 10-31 Toronto Ra ...