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

The NBA playoffs hit different. Everything is more intense. One mistake can be the difference between hoisting the Larry ...

1990: A clerk at Ball-Mart in Itasca, which was owned by Joe Irmen, mistakenly sold a $1,200 Nolan Ryan rookie card to ...

Going a perfect 6-0 in the playoffs is normally associated with the NBA’s GOAT. That was Michael Jordan’s record in the NBA ...

Boston won their 1st of a league-best 17 banners in 1957, 2 years to the date they drafted ex-Celtic forward Jim Loscutoff.

Unfortunately, when it mattered the most, he missed the shot he routinely drained all night. "I'll remember that shot longer ...

Highlighting the Atlanta Hawks top 5 all-time leaders for most points scored in a playoff game. Dominique Wilkins dunks in a ...

Finally, in 1986, Boston ended the 1985-86 season with a 135 - 107 blowout over the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets at Boston Garden. This left the Celtics with a 40-1 record at home ...

The 1986 Celtics played basketball the way it was meant to be played ... They lost just one home game all season and breezed through the playoffs, going 15-3 against the Bulls, Hawks, Bucks and ...

Jordan averaged 37 points per game in the 1986 season, but the Bulls lacked meaningful playoff success, being swept in back-to-back years by the Boston Celtics. Pippen’s arrival and development ...

1998 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan scores 44 points to lead the Bulls ... his 1st game 1986 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan sets an NBA single-game playoff scoring record with 63 points in a 135-131 double ...