Remembering the night Detroit Pistons dethroned Boston Celtics, finally made NBA Finals
https://eu.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/06/03/remembering-detroit-pistons-beating-boston-celtics-1988-nba-playoffs/3135208001/ Detroit Free Press front page on June 4, 1988. DETROIT FREE PRESS EVAN PETZOLD | Detroit Free Press Thirty-two years ago, the Detroit Pistons cured a franchise-long heartache. On June 3, 1988, the Pistons uncrowned the Boston Celtics, 95-90, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to win the series, 4-2. Celtics star Larry Bird was held to 16 points on 4 of 17 shooting. For the first time in team history, the Pistons weren't just flirting with the NBA Finals –– they made it all the way. Vinnie Johnson scored a team-high 24 points off the bench, making 9 of 18 shots, with four rebounds and four assists. Adrian Dantley scored 22, Isiah Thomas dished out nine assists, Bill Laimbeer had nine rebounds and John Salley recorded five blocks. A total team effort, without double-digit scoring from either Thomas or Joe Dumars, propelled the "Bad