The Boston Celtics were the winners of four straight Eastern Conference titles. Two of those, 1984 and 1986, ended in NBA championships. But you could see the end starting to come. The road back to the Finals in 1987 had been the hardest journey yet. The Detroit Pistons were coming on strong in the East. […]
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of sports history articles aimed at preserving the best moments of the modern sports era, from 1976 to the present. The focus is team sports—college & pro basketball and football, major league baseball and hockey. This article offers a snapshot of 1988 sports, a year that saw an epic college football clash with cultural overtones, an NBA guarantee made good and a great Super Bowl drive finally save face for America’s most popular sporting event.