Phoxboro_Phil
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.its in the top five but for me the greatest game ive ever seen was in 76 against the suns in the finals at the old garden .the triple o.t. game .nothing can ever top that game.There have been many great Celtic victories, and moments, over the years, and this win, last night in Los Angeles, ranks right up there at, or near the top of the list along side......."Havlicek Stole The Ball."
its in the top five but for me the greatest game ive ever seen was in 76 against the suns in the finals at the old garden .the triple o.t. game .nothing can ever top that game.
Havlichek steals the ball (don't remember the actual play, listened to it over and over on Most's record).
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game 7 in 87 against the bucks in the second round was also a great game . ainge was awesome. i had press credentials for that game. a friend on my baseball team worked for the herald and took me in. it was my Celtic's fantasy come true. we sat on the floor with the photographers. i still have the press pass.I was too young to remember the 3 OT game in '76, but this game is definitely up there with:
1. Game 7 '81 Sixers/Celts - Celts down by something like 9 in the middle of the 4th, then put on a defensive clinic and hold the Sixers to ONE point the rest of the way in a 91-90 thriller to complete the 3-game comeback.
2. Game 7 '88 Hawks/Celts - Bird vs. 'Nique. Bird 9 for 10 and 20pts in the 4th.
3. Game 7 '84 Lakers/Celts - Celts just dominate the glass (50+ rebounds), open the game up late in the 3rd and midway into the 4th, then watch a furious LA comeback fall short with Magic's two late turnovers dooming them.
4. Game 4 '84 Lakers/Celts - Celts down by something like 5 with a minute to go, then hit their shots and get turnovers to force OT, then Bird hits a monster turnaround to take the lead and ML Carr steals and dunks to clinch the game and save the series.
5. Game 4 '85 Lakers/Celts - DJ knocks down the game-winning jumper to tie the series. I'm convinced if this wasn't the first year of the 2-3-2 format, the Celts would have won games 5 and 7 at home in a repeat of '84.
6. Games 5 & 7 '87 Pistons/Celts - Bird/DJ save game 5, then game 7 is an all-out war with Vinnie Johnson and Adrian Dantley(?) banging coconuts, putting both in a fog offensively the rest of the game. Bird played all 48 minutes of game 7.
Regards,
Chris
game 7 in 87 against the bucks in the second round was also a great game . ainge was awesome. i had press credentials for that game. a friend on my baseball team worked for the herald and took me in. it was my Celtic's fantasy come true. we sat on the floor with the photographers. i still have the press pass.
that 87 team was great. injuries really screwed them in the playoffs.Wow, I envy that.
Those Bucks teams were really tough. What a road to the Finals it was in '87.
what do you mean nobody mention the injuries i just did the post before yours ? ainge had a severe ankle sprain and mchale played on a broken foot. dennis johnson suffered from chronic exhaustion.What nobody remembers, or at least mentions, about the 1987 Game 7 vs Detroit was Parish and McHale being hurt and Bill Walton, was out practically the whole year, ripping off his warmups and checking into the game to help in a desperate situation. He could barely move but it gave the team and the crowd a huge emotional boost.
my favorite game has always been Game 4 at LA in 1984. An epic struggle that turned the series around. McHales clothesline of Rambis, the Bird and Jabbar shoving match, "What a steal by Parish!!!!!!", the winning shot by Bird, the steal by ML Carr.
what do you mean nobody mention the injuries i just did the post before yours ? ainge had a severe ankle sprain and mchale played on a broken foot. dennis johnson suffered from chronic exhaustion.
that 87 team was great. injuries really screwed them in the playoffs.
They're my favorite team of all time. Every game they played was like a Super Bowl for me.
That stupid baby skyhook really hurt(s).
No team ever defending its Championship with more heart than the '87 Celtics.
When they just got to the Finals again it was like winning a title. Then to even make a series of it? Even though they lost Game 4 I remember afterwards being so proud of how they had picked themselves off the mat and nearly tied the series.
Much like the '78 Bruins when they had no business being on the same ice as the Canadiens, tying up that series 2-2 on Schmatz's OT goal.
The respect the Celtics earned by standing up to a faster, healthier, team and saying, no, you are not going to roll over us, you are not going to sweep us, we are the Boston Celtics, was something I'll never forget.