After winning that OT game in Milwaukee, to go up 3-1, the Celtics blew their entire postseason to smithereens by losing Game 5 in Boston, which of course meant an automatic loss in Game 6 in Milwaukee, and then having to come back from 10 down, late in the 4th quarter in Boston to win. If they won Game 5 at home, Boston would've had much more rest for the Detroit series, and I think would've won it in five or six games. They would've been more rested and healthier for the Lakers in The Finals. They wouldn't have beaten LA that year, even if Bias lived, Walton and Wedman were healthy, and McHale didn't have a broken foot, but they likely would've had much better showings in The Forum, instead of getting absolutely run off the court, in all three games in LA. Gotta close games out at home, when the opportunity arises.
I don't think it was a case of Boston blowing the series lead- they barely won Game 4 and the Bucks were a tough out. This Milwaukee was a championship level team which Boston barely got by in 7 games trailing 10 points in the 4th quarter during Game 7. Boston didn't blow the series lead. Milwaukee took it back.
The Celtics played a gauntlet while the Lakers ran over much weaker Western teams. That’s the only reason why the Lakers won more titles in the 1980’s.
@@dmichael100 Don't forget that the Celtics were an absolutely pathetic road team, post All-Star Break in 87. But, they remained unbeatable at home. Our road woes began on our annual, LONG road trip, right after the All-Star Game. We went into the LA Forum, tied with the Lakers for the best record in the NBA. For the first three quarters, we made the vaunted 87 Lakers, seem like a college team. We got up by as many as 17 in the 4th quarter, when all of a sudden, WE turned into the college team. And, not a good one! We choked that game away in LA, and were never the same. Like, I mean, *never* . Not for the rest of the Larry Bird era. We simply couldn't beat winning teams on the road, and really, couldn't come close. So, the fact we won Game 4, in OT, at The Mecca, in Milwaukee, was shocking. I remember Darren Daye was the hero. We absolutely should've closed it out in Game 5, back in the Boston Garden, but failed, which set off a domino effect for the rest of the playoffs. I agree, the Bucks were a great team. Championship caliber, no. But, still great.As the semi-great Dennis Green would say, they were who we thought they were, and let'em off the hook!
@@R.POliver 100% correct, Sir. The West was absolutely pathetic, other than Los Angeles, in the 1980s. If the roles were reversed, Bird would've won 7 MVPs and 6 titles in the 80s, had he played in the West, and Magic in the East. As it is, Bird DESERVED 7 MVPs, anyway.
Great upload, haven't watched this one yet, thanks.
This is one of the greatest, most fiercely fought series in NBA history.
Mike & Tommy. I miss you
After winning that OT game in Milwaukee, to go up 3-1, the Celtics blew their entire postseason to smithereens by losing Game 5 in Boston, which of course meant an automatic loss in Game 6 in Milwaukee, and then having to come back from 10 down, late in the 4th quarter in Boston to win. If they won Game 5 at home, Boston would've had much more rest for the Detroit series, and I think would've won it in five or six games. They would've been more rested and healthier for the Lakers in The Finals. They wouldn't have beaten LA that year, even if Bias lived, Walton and Wedman were healthy, and McHale didn't have a broken foot, but they likely would've had much better showings in The Forum, instead of getting absolutely run off the court, in all three games in LA. Gotta close games out at home, when the opportunity arises.
I don't think it was a case of Boston blowing the series lead- they barely won Game 4 and the Bucks were a tough out. This Milwaukee was a championship level team which Boston barely got by in 7 games trailing 10 points in the 4th quarter during Game 7.
Boston didn't blow the series lead. Milwaukee took it back.
The Celtics played a gauntlet while the Lakers ran over much weaker Western teams.
That’s the only reason why the Lakers won more titles in the 1980’s.
@@dmichael100 Don't forget that the Celtics were an absolutely pathetic road team, post All-Star Break in 87. But, they remained unbeatable at home. Our road woes began on our annual, LONG road trip, right after the All-Star Game. We went into the LA Forum, tied with the Lakers for the best record in the NBA. For the first three quarters, we made the vaunted 87 Lakers, seem like a college team.
We got up by as many as 17 in the 4th quarter, when all of a sudden, WE turned into the college team. And, not a good one! We choked that game away in LA, and were never the same. Like, I mean, *never* . Not for the rest of the Larry Bird era. We simply couldn't beat winning teams on the road, and really, couldn't come close. So, the fact we won Game 4, in OT, at The Mecca, in Milwaukee, was shocking. I remember Darren Daye was the hero. We absolutely should've closed it out in Game 5, back in the Boston Garden, but failed, which set off a domino effect for the rest of the playoffs. I agree, the Bucks were a great team. Championship caliber, no. But, still great.As the semi-great Dennis Green would say, they were who we thought they were, and let'em off the hook!
@@R.POliver 100% correct, Sir. The West was absolutely pathetic, other than Los Angeles, in the 1980s. If the roles were reversed, Bird would've won 7 MVPs and 6 titles in the 80s, had he played in the West, and Magic in the East. As it is, Bird DESERVED 7 MVPs, anyway.