This Day in NBA Playoffs History: Dominique Wilkins Makes Larry Bird Pay for Trying to Block His Dunk

During Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Semis, Larry Bird attempted to block Nique on a fast break, but the C's star learned his lesson the hard way.

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Take a trip down memory lane as we share a crazy moment at the podium, an amazing posterization, an absolute on-court fail or a memorable shooting performance from the postseason of the National Basketball Association in This Day in NBA Playoffs History.

Why would anyone in their right mind try and go up to block Dominique Wilkins on a fastbreak? It really doesn't matter who you are, when you consider that Nique got that full head of steam and the motivation of playing in a Game 7 (of the 1988 Eastern Conference Semis), it's just best to get out of his way. Unfortunately, Larry Bird didn't get the memo and he learned the hard way.  

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