On this day: Bird, Wilkins battle in ’88 ECF G7; Siegfried, Brown born

On this day in 1987, Boston’s Larry Bird went shot for shot with Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins in that year’s Eastern Conference Finals.

Finally, it is also the birthday of ex-Celtic floor general Randy Brown, who was born in 1968 in Chicago, Illinois.

Brown played collegiate basketball for Houston and New Mexico State, drafted from the latter 31st overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 1991 NBA Draft.

He would also play for the Chicago Bulls before signing as a free agent with Boston in 2000, where he would play two seasons before being dealt with Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio and draft considerations to the Phoenix Suns for Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers.

Brown averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 boards and 2.8 assists per game in a reserve role with the team.

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