But behind Andrew Toney (34 points) and Julius Erving (29 points), the Sixers showed mettle by beating the Celtics in Boston Garden to advance to the Finals.
Although he started in 56 regular season games during the 1982-83 season ... and 1.2 assists in 11.7 minutes of action for the Celtics. Buckner did his part in the three seasons with the Celtics ...
On this day, the Boston Celtics traded away Hall of Fame center Dave Cowens, and former Boston big man Steve Downing was born ...