Larry Bird and Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons were embroiled in a controversy in 1987. It all stemmed from Zeke's comments on Bird, in which he said that if the Celtics star was black, 'he ...
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 ...
In Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals, Boston was down by a point to the Detroit Pistons, who had possession of the ball in closing seconds of the game. As Isiah Thomas inbounded the ...
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 ...
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 ...