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"That's false" - Larry Bird debunked notion that Celtics players used dead spots in the Boston Garden to their advantage
Larry Bird sets the record straight on one of the NBA's biggest myths if the Celtics use the Boston Garden’s dead spots as a ...
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Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s"
Larry Bird mastered the 3-point shot after learning of its true value before the rest of the league caught on.
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"When a guy shot 44% in my day, we thought they were terrible" - Larry Bird says efficiency standard has decreased over the years
"When a guy shot 44 percent in my day, we thought they were terrible. Guys aren't working on their shots the way they used to ...
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Larry Bird said Len Bias could've destroyed Boston Celtics: "You do that and you pay the consequences"
Larry Bird was thrilled about Len Bias joining the Boston Celtics. He even said he would have called it a career in 1988 if ...
9 Takeaways from ‘Celtics City’ Episode VI’s last days of Larry Bird
Episode VI of HBO’s “Celtics City” documentary that aired Monday night covers the time between the Celtics’ 1986 championship ...
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"I thought Cedric Maxwell and Kevin McHale talked more junk than I did" - Larry Bird admits his teammates were bigger trash talkers than even he was
Larry Bird was one of the NBA’s greatest trash talkers, but he insists that Kevin McHale, Cedric Maxwell, and Danny Ainge ...
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"I've never seen a team more focused in my life" - Danny Ainge recalls intensity in Celtics locker room after Game 5 loss in 1986 Finals
Danny Ainge, drafted in 1981 ... But it wasn't just future Hall of Famers like Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale and Bill Walton who stood out. Boston's backcourt was also strong, with ...