On this day: Celtics beat Pistons in G1 of ’08 ECF; Kanter, Mehen born

On this day, the Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons 88-79 in G1 of the ’08 East Finals, and Boston bigs Enes Kanter and Dick Mehen were born.

Finally, it is the anniversary of an 88-79 win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals.

The Celtics remained unbeaten at home in the postseason run to Banner 17 with 26 points and 9 boards for Kevin Garnett and 22 points, 6 rebounds and as many assists from Paul Pierce as well.

“They haven’t lost a game; they should be confident,” said former Celtic Chauncey Billups via ESPN. “They have been very good here at home. We are usually a really good team; we didn’t have a good game today, but we look forward to Thursday.”

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