May 24, 1987 - Playing 30 minutes off the bench, Detroit Pistons super sub Vinnie Johnson finished with 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in his teams' 145-119 annihilation of the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conferenc Finals.
For Johnson, his haunting of the Celtics was becoming a running theme, having earned the Microwave nickname in 1985 when he scored 22 fourth quarter points agains the Celtics in a playoff win. In 1989, he'd eliminate the Celtics with 25 points in 28 minutes to complete a three-game sweep.
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