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The Celtics–Pistons rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons. [1] [2] [3] The two teams played each other in the NBA playoffs five times from 1985 to 1991, with Boston winning in 1985 and 1987, and Detroit winning en route to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances from 1988 to 1990.
The total interdivisional games an NBA team plays is 36. Conference games are often important, as a team's record in common games, as well as its overall record against its conference, are sometimes used as tiebreakers for playoff seeding at the end of the regular season.
The Celtics are commonly regarded as the most successful team in NBA history and hold the records for most NBA championships won, with 18, and most recorded wins of any NBA franchise. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The Celtics' rise to dominance began in the late 1950s, after the team, led by coach Red Auerbach , acquired Bill Russell in 1956, later becoming ...
Frank Selvy misses the championship-winning shot in regulation; Bill Russell's 40 rebounds ties his own Finals record in a single game. [5]This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning first meeting when the Lakers were in Minneapolis.
40 by Bill Russell, Boston Celtics (vs. St. Louis Hawks) on March 29, 1960; 40 by Bill Russell, Boston Celtics (vs. Los Angeles Lakers) on April 18, 1962 (OT) Most rebounds in a half, finals; 26 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers (vs. San Francisco Warriors) on April 16, 1967; Most rebounds in a quarter, finals
The 1965–66 Boston Celtics season was their 20th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On October 29, 1965, Sam Jones set a Celtics single-game scoring record with 51, against the Detroit Pistons. His record would last until Larry Bird's 53 in 1983. The Celtics won their 8th title in a row, which still stands as a record for the most ...
Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers: Pistons, 2–1 1988, 1989, 2004: 2 Seattle SuperSonics (Oklahoma City Thunder) vs Washington Bullets (Washington Wizards) Tied, 1–1 1978, 1979: 2 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets: Celtics, 2–0 1981, 1986: 2 Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz: Bulls, 2–0 1997, 1998: 2 Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat: Tied, 1 ...
The Celtics have had 13 separate seasons where they won 60 or more regular season contests, the highest number for any franchise. Between 1993–94 and 2006–07 the Celtics had their single sustained period of failure, with an overall win percent of .423 and only twice getting beyond the first playoff round.