The Bird–Wilkins Duel Was Only Half the Story: 1988 Celtics vs Hawks 😳

Wilkins scored 47 and lost. Bird scored 34, 20 of them in the fourth quarter, and won. Game 7, May 22, 1988, Boston Garden: Celtics 118, Hawks 116. Who actually won the duel?

Nick Gelso breaks down all seven games of the 1988 Celtics-Hawks Eastern Conference semifinals with the archival tape and the box scores: Bird's guarantee before Game 7, Doc Rivers' 22 assists in Game 4, Atlanta's 43-point fourth quarter in Game 5, and the Game 6 finish at The Omni.

The series (Basketball-Reference): Game 1, May 11, Boston Garden: Celtics 110, Hawks 101. Game 2, May 13, Boston Garden: Celtics 108, Hawks 97. Game 3, May 15, The Omni: Hawks 110, Celtics 92. Game 4, May 16, The Omni: Hawks 118, Celtics 109. Game 5, May 18, Boston Garden: Hawks 112, Celtics 104. Game 6, May 20, The Omni: Celtics 102, Hawks 100. Game 7, May 22, Boston Garden: Celtics 118, Hawks 116. Boston wins the series 4-3.

🍀 Why 1988 Was The Beginning of the End for the Celtics Dynasty
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🍀 Larry Bird vs. Dominique Wilkins — The Duel Before THE Duel 📼 The 1988 Tapes
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0:00 Coming Up: Bird vs. Wilkins, 1988
0:54 Nick Gelso on the 1988 Series
2:13 The Setup: Boston vs. Atlanta
5:04 The Mileage: Games 3 and 4
7:29 Back at the Garden: Game 5
8:47 PrizePicks
9:58 The Omni: Game 6
12:44 The Duel: Game 7
20:57 Who Won the Duel? Nick's Take

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