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John Salley remembers Bill Laimbeer’s infamous takedown of Larry Bird during the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals.
"Jordan's punch? I don't even remember it," Bill said in 1988, per the Chicago Tribune. "Heat of the game, and we won a big one. That's all we wanted to do.
It featured the likes of Isiah Thomas, Mark Aguirre and Bill Laimbeer against Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. The teams met five times during the postseason from 1985-91.