1987–88 Boston Celtics season 1987–88 Boston Celtics season The 1987–88 Boston Celtics season was the 42nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Coming from an NBA Finals defeat to their rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, the Celtics finished first place in the Eastern Conference with 57 wins and 25 losses, with Larry Bird being selected to the All-NBA First Team. Bird, Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge were all selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the New York Knicks in four games. In the semifinals, the Celtics
Back Where I Come From was a hit, but also that it said something that I personally wanted to be the first to say." The song, the first cut on "Simple Life", has a play length of 3 minutes and 32 seconds; a 1-minute and 20 second reprise, performed by McAnally on piano with backing from the Nashville String Machine, is the album's sixth track. "Back Where I Come From" was covered by Kenny Chesney on his 1996 album "Me and You", produced by Barry Beckett. Chesney also included a live version of the song on his 2000 "Greatest Hits" album. Of Chesney's recordings, McAnally