On this day: Celtics defeat Lakers 123-108 in Game 5 of the ’87 Finals; Bill Duffy passes

On this day in 1987, the Boston Celtics took Game 5 of the 1987 NBA Finals 123-108 against the Los Angeles Lakers, and Bill Duffy left us.

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Finally, it is also the date we lost forward Bob Duffy in 1978. A native of Columbus, Ohio who was born in 1922, Duffy played his college ball at New Orleans’ Tulane.

He signed with the (now defunct) Chicago Stags in the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a predecessor league of the NBA) once out of school but would end up a Celtic by the end of the season after a poor start with the Stags.

Duffy played but 6 games with Boston, logging 1.3 points per game in that time. Rest in peace!

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