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Team season

1987-88 Boston Celtics

57–25

Regular season

9–8

Playoffs

1

Conference seed

3

Playoff matchups

Postseason path

Playoff matchups

Eastern Conference Finals

vs Detroit Pistons

6 indexed games · Open complete series →

Eastern Conference First Round

vs New York Knicks

4 indexed games · Open complete series →

Eastern Conference Semifinals

vs Atlanta Hawks

7 indexed games · Open complete series →

Season highlights

Best games from 1987-88

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential games to the top.

VS
1987-88May 30, 1988
Pistons vs Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Boston Celtics

Final

78-79
Score
Details
VS
1987-88May 22, 1988
Celtics vs Hawks
Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks

Final

118-116
Score
Details
VS
1987-88May 20, 1988
Hawks vs Celtics
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics

Final

100-102
Score
Details
VS
1987-88May 28, 1988
Pistons vs Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Boston Celtics

Final

98-94
Score
Details
VS
1987-88May 26, 1988
Celtics vs Pistons
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons

Final

119-115
Score
Details
VS
1987-88Jun 3, 1988
Pistons vs Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Boston Celtics

Final

95-90
Score
Details
VS
1987-88Jun 1, 1988
Celtics vs Pistons
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons

Final

96-102
Score
Details
VS
1987-88May 25, 1988
Celtics vs Pistons
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons

Final

96-104
Score
Details
VS
1987-88May 18, 1988
Celtics vs Hawks
Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks

Final

104-112
Score
Details
VS
1987-88May 6, 1988
Knicks vs Celtics
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics

Final

94-102
Score
Details