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Boston Celtics Top 25 Moments In Franchise History

By Bill Speros

BOSTON - 1996: Red Auerbach, former head coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics poses for a portrait in front of Celtics championship banners in Boston Massachesetts in 1996. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1996 NBAE (Photo by Greg Foster/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON - 1996: Red Auerbach, former head coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics poses for a portrait in front of Celtics championship banners in Boston Massachesetts in 1996. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1996 NBAE (Photo by Greg Foster/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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23. Magic’s Baby Skyhook

Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals marked the final high-water point for the Big Three Era of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. Boston trailed in the series 2-1 and built a 16-point lead at home in Game 4.

Boston would lead 103-95 with less than four minutes to play.  Magic Johnson and the Lakers took a 104-103 lead before Bird buried a 3-pointer right in front of Pat Riley and the Lakers’ bench. The Lakers would have one more shot. Johnson got the inbounds pass, dribbled past McHale, drove to the key and lofted a hook shot just past the outstretched fingers of McHale and Parish. The Lakers led 107-106.

Boston’s final hope for victory came off the hands of Bird, whose jumper at the buzzer rimmed out high.

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