The Boston Celtics pulled it off against the Detroit Pistons, 108 to 107, in Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals on May 26, 1987.
Pistons
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
45-87
36-78
Field Goal %
51.7
46.2
3PT Made - Attempted
0-2
2-8
3PT %
0.0
25.0
FT Made - Attempted
17-23
34-39
Free Throw %
73.9
87.2
Rebounds
38
40
Offensive Rebounds
8
9
Defensive Rebounds
30
31
Assists
31
21
Steals
8
7
Blocks
2
3
Turnovers
15
18
Personal Fouls
32
23
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 43 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 62.5 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | 43 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 35.0 | 50.0 | ||
| Adrian Dantley | 37 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 | 100.0 | ||
| Joe Dumars | 26 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 | |||
| Rick Mahorn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinnie Johnson | 27 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61.5 | 100.0 | ||
| Dennis Rodman | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | |||
| John Salley | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 37.5 | 50.0 | ||
| Sidney Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 47 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12-25 | 0-2 | 12-12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 45 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38.5 | 80.0 | ||
| Robert Parish | 38 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 30.0 | 83.3 | ||
| Danny Ainge | 36 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41.7 | 33.3 | ||
| Kevin McHale | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 88.9 | 100.0 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Daye | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 60.0 | ||
| Sam Vincent | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | ||
| Fred Roberts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Sichting | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Greg Kite | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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