 The '86 Celtics are commonly ranked as one of the greatest basketball teams of all-time, with the "Boston Globe"s Peter May and Grantland's Bill Simmons listing them at number one.In 1987, the Celtics made their last Finals appearance of Bird's career, fighting through difficult series against the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons.In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pistons, with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and Boston trailing the Pistons 107–106, Bird stole an inbound pass.