1987 Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round
Boston Celtics(1) Over Chicago Bulls(8): 3-0
Game 1: Chicago 100, Boston 104
Game 2: Chicago 96, Boston 105
Game 3: Boston 101, Chicago 99 (Len Bias passes to Larry Bird, who hits a deep two with 2.6 seconds to go)
(Michael Jordan and the Bulls can't overcome a dominant Celtics team even with 31, 36 and 45 points respectively each game.)
Milwaukee Bucks(4) Over Philadelphia 76ers(5): 3-2
Game 1: Milwaukee 107, Philadelphia 104 : 1-0
Game 2: Milwaukee 122, Philadelphia 125: 1-1
Game 3: Philadelphia 120, Milwaukee 121, : 2-1 ( Jack Sikma drives and layups with 1.8 seconds left)
Game 4: Philadelphia 124, Milwaukee 119: 2-2
Game 5: Milwaukee 102, Philadelphia 89: 3-2
(Julius Erving's last NBA playoff and game ends in a loss as the Bucks move on.)
Atlanta Hawks(2) Over Indiana Pacers(7): 3-1
Game 1: Atlanta 110, Indiana 94: 1-0
Game 2: Atlanta 94, Indiana 93: 2-0
Game 3: Indiana 96, Atlanta 87: 2-1
Game 4: Atlanta 101, Indiana 97: 3-1
(Dominique Wilkins dominates the Indiana Pacers, including 33 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks and 6 assists in Game 1.)
Detroit Pistons(3) Over Washington Bullets(6): 3-0
Game 1: Detroit 106, Washington 92
Game 2: Detroit 128, Washington 85
Game 3: Detroit 97, Washington 90
(The Bad Boy Pistons make the Bullets look extremely silly as they sweep them.)
Eastern Conference Second round
Boston Celtics(1) Over Milwaukee Bucks(4): 4-1
Game 1: Boston 111, Milwaukee 98: 1-0
Game 2: Boston 126, Milwaukee 124: 2-0
Game 3 : Milwaukee 126, Boston 121: 2-1
Game 4: Milwaukee 137 Boston 138: 3-1 ( Len Bias hit a fadeaway with 0.8 seconds remaining)
Game 5: Boston 119, Milwaukee 113: 4-1
( Boston continues their dominance with Len Bias ascending with 38 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.)
Detroit Pistons(3) Over Atlanta Hawks(2): 4-1
Game 1 @: Detroit 112, Atlanta 111
Game 2: Atlanta 115, Detroit 106
Game 3: Detroit 108, Atlanta 99
Game 4: Detroit 89, Atlanta 88 (Isiah Thomas makes the game-winning layup with 1 second left)
Game 5: Detroit 104, Atlanta 96
(The Bad Boys manage to shut down Dominique Wilkins, allowing them to win this series easily.)
Eastern Conference Final
Boston Celtics(1) Over Detroit Pistons(3): 4-2
Game 1: Boston 104, Detroit 91
Game 2: Boston 110, Detroit 101
Game 3: Detroit 122, Boston 104
Game 4: Detroit 145, Boston 119
Game 5: Boston 108, Detroit 107 (Larry Bird steals Isiah Thomas' inbound pass and gives the ball to Len Bias, who hits the game-winning lay-up with 1 second left)
Game 6: Detroit 114, Boston 117
(With the Bad Boys fighting with all their might, they still could not beat the Celtics and their dominant rookie Len Bias.)
Western Conference First Round
(1) Los Angeles Lakers Over (8) Denver Nuggets: 3–0
Game 1: Los Angeles 128, Denver 95 (Magic Johnson hits an 88-foot shot at the buzzer to end the first half)
Game 2: Los Angeles 139, Denver 127
Game 3 : Los Angeles 140, Denver 103
(Easy win for the Lakers led by Magic Johnson.)
(2) Dallas Mavericks Lose to (7) Seattle SuperSonics : 1-3
Game 1: Dallas 151, Seattle 129: 1-0
Game 2: Seattle 112, Dallas 110: 1-1
Game 3: Seattle 117, Dallas 107: 1-2
Game 4: Seattle 124, Dallas 98: 1-3
(Seattle becomes first 7th seeded team to eliminate 2nd seeded team since 1984.)
(3) Portland Trail Blazers Lose to (6) Houston Rockets: 1-3
Game 1: Houston 125, Portland 115: 0-1
Game 2 : Portland 111, Houston 98: 1-1
Game 3: Houston 117, Portland 108: 1-2
Game 4: Houston 113, Portland 101: 1-3
(The Twin Towers dominate the Trail Blazers in a upset.)
(4) Utah Jazz Lose to (5) Golden State Warriors: 2-3
Game 1: Utah 98, Golden State 85: 1-0
Game 2: Utah 103, Golden State 100: 2-0
Game 3: Golden State 110, Utah 95: 2-1
Game 4 : Golden State 98, Utah 94: 2-2
Game 5: Golden State 118, Utah 113: 2-3
(In a 5 game thriller the Golden State Warriors come from behind to beat the Jazz.)
Eastern Conference Second Round
(1) Los Angeles Lakers Over (5) Golden State Warriors: 4–1
Game 1: Los Angeles 125, Golden State 116: 1-0
Game 2: Los Angeles 116, Golden State 101: 2-0
Game 3 @: Los Angeles 133, Golden State 108: 3-0
Game 4: Golden State 129, Los Angeles 121: 3-1 (Sleepy Floyd's record 39-point 2nd half and 29-point 4th quarter)
Game 5: Los Angeles 118, Golden State 106: 4-1
(The run of the Warriors is finished by MVP Magic Johnson's Lakers.)
(6) Houston Rockets Over (7) Seattle SuperSonics: 4-3
Game 1: Seattle 111, Houston 106: 1-0
Game 2: Seattle 99, Houston 97: 2-0
Game 3: Houston 102, Seattle 84: 2-1
Game 4: Seattle 117, Houston 102: 3-1
Game 5: Houston 112, Seattle 107:3-2
Game 6: Seattle 125, Houston 128:3-3 (Double-OT; Hakeem Olajuwon scored 49 points, with 25 rebounds and six blocked shots)
Game 7: Houston 107, Seattle 101:4-3
(In a hard-fought 7 game series Hakeem Olajuwon carries the Rockets to beat the SuperSonics.)
Western Conference Final
(1) Los Angeles Lakers Over(6) Houston Rockets:4–0
Game 1: Los Angeles 92, Houston 87
Game 2: Los Angeles 112, Houston 104
Game 3: Houston 121, Los Angeles 122 (Michael Cooper's game-saving block on Dale Ellis with 35 seconds left)
Game 4: Houston 102, Los Angeles 133
( The Rockets fairy-tale run ends with a sweep by the Lakers
NBA Finals
Boston Celtics Over Los Angeles Lakers: 4-3
Game 1: Los Angeles 126, Boston 113: 1-0
Game 2: Los Angeles 142, Boston 122: 2-0
Game 3: Boston 121, Los Angeles 103: 2-1 (Len Bias with 34 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists)
Game 4: Boston 106, Los Angeles 105: 2-2 (Magic Johnson misses 'baby-hook' due to defensive pressure from Len Bias.)
Game 5: Boston 123, Los Angeles 108: 2-3
Game 6: Los Angeles 106, Boston 100: 3-3
Game 7: Los Angeles 125. Boston 126: 4-3 (Double OT, Larry Bird scores winning 3 pointer with 1.3 seconds left.)
( In one of the greatest NBA finals ever the Boston Celtics pulled out a game 7 win giving them back to back titles.)
NBA Champions:
BOSTON CELTICS
Finals MVP: Larry Bird