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On this date: Bird, Dominique stage classic Game 7 duel

Dominique Wilkins and Larry Bird traded bucket for bucket in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals until Boston escaped with a 118-116 victory. Wilkins finished with 47 points and Bird had 34 -- with 20 of his points tallied in the fourth quarter. The teams shot a combined .588 percent from the field, the second-highest mark in playoff history.

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