Larry Bird vs. Patrick Ewing, 1988: Two No. 33s, 4 And Epic Games

Larry Bird vs. Patrick Ewing, 1988: both wore No. 33. Bird was 31 and chasing his fourth title. Ewing was 25 and playing in his first playoff series. Four games in the 1988 first round, with the archival tape and the box scores. Nick Gelso breaks down the Celtics-Knicks series through the two men wearing 33.

The numbers (Basketball-Reference): Bird averaged 28.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.0 assists on 48% shooting. Ewing averaged 18.8 points and 12.8 rebounds and blocked 13 shots. Boston won the series, 3-1, with Game 3 the Knicks' only win (109-100).

Game 1, April 29, Celtics 112, Knicks 92: Bird had 29 points on 11-of-12 at the line, and Ewing blocked five shots. Game 2, May 1, Celtics 128, Knicks 102: Bird had 36 points, and Ewing had 18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 steals and 3 blocks. Game 3, May 4, Knicks 109, Celtics 100: Ewing had 31 points on 10-of-16 shooting, and Bird shot 8-of-22 but had 20 points, 12 assists and 5 steals. Game 4, May 6, Celtics 102, Knicks 94: Bird had 28 points, and Ewing shot 3-of-12 but had 20 rebounds.

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0:00 Coming Up: Ewing vs. Bird, 1988
0:18 Nick Gelso on the 1988 Series
0:32 Two No. 33s
0:45 Game 1: Celtics 112, Knicks 92
1:41 Game 2: Celtics 128, Knicks 102
2:36 Game 3: Knicks 109, Celtics 100
3:46 Game 4: Celtics 102, Knicks 94
4:29 The Series: Bird’s 113 Points, Ewing’s 13 Blocks
4:47 Bird’s Heels: SI Reports the Bone Spurs
4:59 Who Owned 1988? And the 1990 Rematch
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