Boston Celtics survived the Detroit Pistons in the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals. Larry Bird was the difference-maker in the seven-game series despite being the subject of a racial controversy.

Longtime Boston Celtics rival power forward/center John Salley, most irritating to Boston fans during his Detroit Pistons ...

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 ...

This was May 30, 1987, 35 years ago ... at the Pontiac Silverdome, the Pistons’ home building in that era, the second with Bird in Los Angeles where the Celtics were meeting the Lakers in ...

The title “Untenable Toll” came from a Bill Walton quote about how injuries, beginning in 1987 began to break down the Celtics ... Parrish talk about the Pistons’ dirty big man.