Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics 1987 ECF Game 7

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7 жыл бұрын

The end of an era, Bird and his folks really struggled to get this G7 at the garden, after the famous "Bird steals the ball !" that still burns many fans ears. The Celtics need all their experience to face this extremely well constructed team, in order to beat the Lakers one last time ...

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@italoferreira7211 2 ай бұрын

There is nothing that Luka or Jokic do today that Larry didn't do in the 80s.

@Riles3152 Ай бұрын

One of the greatest (and most contentious) 7 game series in NBA playoff history

@camoss3724 11 ай бұрын

Although not shown here, that five-offensive rebound sequence by the Celtics with just over 3:00 left in the game was the dagger for the Pistons.

@bubufubu 7 ай бұрын

That's overlooking the collision between Dantley and Johnson near the end of the third quarter. Dantley left on a stretcher (didn't return) and Johnson was done about four minutes into the fourth quarter. Two very big losses.

@dionysise5008 6 ай бұрын

Ange was so clutch at this game

@dalegriffin6768 2 ай бұрын

Could u imagine how dominant the 86 Celtics would have been if they would have had Jokic,hell they were already dominant anyway,in my opinion the 86 Celtics were the greatest team of all time..

@garysimard5674 3 ай бұрын

Joe Dumars played a heck of a game with 35 points, he even made that last 3 pointer which counted.

@wizeman5974 Ай бұрын

I’ve often wondered if the Celtics would’ve won the title ‘87 and maybe even ‘88 had Len Bias been alive and healthy. Such a tragedy with regards to life in general, but also sharing from a basketball perspective.

@mattbailey7049 9 ай бұрын

Man I forgot how close this series and game were. The Celtics were physically outmatched. The Pistons seemed to get more open shots, whereas the Celtics seemed to have to take a lot of risky, closely-guarded shots. The good news was that those shots were on target that day!

@dalegriffin6768 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say physically outmatched, Mchale,Bird and Parish were tough as nails and never got hurt were the couldn't play, now Bird was playing with a bad back, Kevin had bad knees and I think Robert was healthy overall,I have always wondered if Bird & Mchale would have actually been healthy there whole career what there overall winning percentage would be,and they would have had probably 3 more rings..

@mattbailey7049 2 ай бұрын

@@dalegriffin6768 i wondered the same. Seemed we got old quickly

@bignel-st3jw Ай бұрын

That last shot of Lambier walking to congratulate Larry shows that Lambier was a fan boy. All that shit he talked. And he was a fan boy. Hahhaha

@Mark-xl1ze Жыл бұрын

The Pistons' last playoff series loss to an Eastern Conference opponent until the 1991 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls.

@ILoveOldTWC Жыл бұрын

You are correct. They made the finals 3 straight years (should've been a threepeat), and the ECF 5 straight years.

@TheSmoothoperator316 6 ай бұрын

⁠@@ILoveOldTWCYou Damn Right it shoulda been a ThreePeat! We would have gotten it had it not been for that Bullshit call on Bill Laimbeer by the Official in Game 6 of 1988 NBA Finals!

@brutalcritic7899 5 ай бұрын

Thats too bad. The pistons losing. What a shame poor, poor fellas

@Mrd9960 4 ай бұрын

@@brutalcritic7899😂😂😂

@user-fj5rp8wz8n 3 ай бұрын

I think you need to look at the 1988 Conference Finals, they lost twice. They never were as a great as Boston…and they made Thomas look like a fool and Laimbeer was on the floor after the chief bitch slapped him was a great moment 😂😂😂

@celebwrestling Жыл бұрын

Incredible shooting

@ILoveOldTWC Жыл бұрын

Bird got into a wrestling match in this 7 game series and lost the next year. Celtics were done with titles in that era by this time.

@threerings1345 Жыл бұрын

Tthanks for the history lesson.

@zt1053 4 ай бұрын

It was the perfect storm of all the the things that went wrong after the death of Len Bias. It actually started before that with Scott Wedman suffering a career ending injury in 86 conference finals with the Bucks. The Celtics were able to adjust for the Finals but looking back Bird was a little off in the finals. After the death of Bias then Bill Walton injuries acted back up, Mchale breaking his foot later season and not playing at 100%.

@zap_sigma1 Ай бұрын

That's fair. By then, they just couldn't keep the entire team healthy anymore. In any event, the Pistons were coming on strong in the East & everyone knew what the Bulls were destined to be once Jordan got his supporting cast (which was about to be underway.) This & '88 were where the NBA began it's transition from the 80's to what it would become in the 90's. Those two decades (80's & 90's) are factually what both saved & made the NBA. Without Magic, Bird (& later MJ), the NBA would have been a memory by now.

@zap_sigma1 Ай бұрын

Is it weird to anyone that 10 years later, Rodman & Parrish would be teammates on the Bulls.

@dalegriffin6768 4 ай бұрын

Bird was either in the Finals or Eastern conference finals every year of his career

@JohnGoetzGaming 2 ай бұрын

They lost to the cavs in the east semis the one year

@josephsuiter6137 2 ай бұрын

Not in 1983, Celtics lost to Milwaukee in East semis

@efrenperez1381 Жыл бұрын

What a good básquet ball times

@dalegriffin6768 2 ай бұрын

This was when u would get smacked around and the refs wouldn't call a foul, nowadays all u have to do is just stare down the opponent and the refs call a foul

@ElizabethAldrich-bb1ot 10 ай бұрын

There was absolutely no team the Celtics loved to beat more than the Bad Boy Pistons: especially their thugs Laimbeer, Rodman, and Mahon. A pleasure to watch again and remember.

@TiltBrook 10 ай бұрын

Maybe in the east!? But the team the Celtics loved to beat more than any other was definitely the Lakers!!!

@DanielSong39 6 ай бұрын

76ers Bird has said many times that 76ers were the Celtics rival and Dr. J was his biggest rival

@user-ft1xf8wk9m 2 ай бұрын

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@roxydejaneiro5640 5 ай бұрын

Back when they called traveling even when it wasn't.

@allencampbell8322 Ай бұрын

Danny Ainge was critical for Boston

@vandouglasjr1613 5 ай бұрын

It's amazing Parrish didn't get kicked out of gm 5

@frederickjefferson2289 2 ай бұрын

He was suspended for Game 6 though.

@mfdixon1985 2 ай бұрын

@@frederickjefferson2289 Yeah. Although I'd argue that had he been tossed and missed the remainder of Game 5 and in turn was not suspended for Game 6, it would have been a net negative for the Celtics. Game 6 was an eight-point loss. Games 3 and 4 in Detroit were both blowout losses, even with Parish. Game 5 was anything but a blowout. And if Parish made one more basket (or kept the Pistons from scoring one more basket) than the guy(s) replacing him had he been tossed, the Celtics lose the game and probably the series. Having him for all of Game 5 probably bought the Celtics a mulligan that they wouldn't have otherwise had.

@frederickjefferson2289 2 ай бұрын

@@mfdixon1985 Interesting point.

@tm75_88 11 ай бұрын

Sad they would be Larry's last Finals

@zt1053 4 ай бұрын

The east was more competitive. People that like to point out Magic made it to finals more don't understand that.

@johnfloyd9508 4 ай бұрын

I can't imagine a b s call on lambeer ? That's all he was was b s

@poyjpaxson767 Жыл бұрын

Sportmanship from laimbeer after d game

@maxpeck4154 Жыл бұрын

Meaning what?

@jbl7946 Жыл бұрын

Imagine that 😂 in other words..

@theafroalien3169 Жыл бұрын

Meaning the Bulls were babies that love to whine and their fans are still not looking at the Pistons history correctly . The Pistons didn’t mind showing sportsmanship after getting their butts kicked. The reason they did not shake the Bulls hands in 91 is because they were disrespectful to the Pistons by say they didn’t deserve to be champs and they were bad for basketball. The Pistons should have taken the high road but I understand the feeling of being slighted by the Bulls

@maxpeck4154 Жыл бұрын

@@theafroalien3169 Bingo

@traceybean9449 3 ай бұрын

@@theafroalien3169 MJ shook the Pistons hands in '89 and '90 when the Pistons beat them, so what you tryna say???? MJ said their style of basketball was bad for the NBA, and it was. There was NO EXCUSE for the Pistons not to show sportsmanship in '91. You can sugar coat it all you want, there was NO EXCUSE. The fact that Edwards, Salley, Dumars and Vinnie Johnson shook hands and congratulated the Bulls, is a further indictment on Isiah Thomas' lack of class and bad sportsmanship.