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1989–90 Boston Celtics roster; Players Coaches Pos. No. ... Larry Bird, the Celtics star player, was coming back after surgery to both heels the previous season and ...
In Game 5, the Celtics took a 3–2 series lead as Larry Bird scored 34 points. The game was known as the "Heat Game", as it was played under 97-degree heat, and without any air conditioning, at Boston Garden .
Under head coach K. C. Jones, the 1985–86 Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a record of 67–15. This team is generally considered to be the best of Larry Bird's career. In addition to longtime Celtics Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, the franchise was joined on the front line by former NBA MVP Bill Walton.
The 1979–80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of 23-year-old rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved from 29–53 the previous year, to 61–21, at the time the best NBA single season turnaround ever, and would cruise to the Eastern Conference finals but lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1.
Without Bird, the Celtics struggled and played .500 basketball, holding a 23–23 record at the All-Star break. [15] At mid-season, the team traded Danny Ainge , and second-year forward Brad Lohaus to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Ed Pinckney , and Joe Kleine .
It might surprise some younger fans to learn that the tenures of Boston Celtics Hall of Famers “Pistol” Pete Maravich and Larry Bird overlapped for a season on the storied franchise both ...
Denotes player who is currently on the Boston Celtics roster: 0.0: Denotes the Boston Celtics statistics leader ... Larry Bird ^ (#33) F: Indiana State: 13:
Tatum dropped 51 points in a win over the Hornets, then paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.