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On this day: Fitch hired; Westphal/Scott trade; ‘Beat L.A.’ chant born

On this day, Boston hired Bill Fitch as their head coach, Westphal was dealt for Scott, and the 'Beat L.A.' chants were born in a loss.

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On this day: Bird, Wilkins battle in ’88 ECF G7; Siegfried, Brown born

On this day in 1987, Boston's Larry Bird went shot for shot with Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins in that year's Eastern Conference Finals.

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Boston Celtics legend Ray Allen shares his all-time starting five (plus one)

Take a look at the Shuttlesworth Six, as we have decided to call them.

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On this day: Garnett, Fitch born; Bird triple-doubles vs. Detroit in ’87 ECF

On this day, Celtics luminaries Kevin Garnett and Bill Fitch were born, and Larry Bird logged a triple-double in the '87 East Finals.

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Five facts about Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird

How much do fans of the storied ball club really know about the three-time NBA champion?

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Ray Allen Makes Controversial LeBron James Call When Naming His NBA All-Time Starting Five

The Hall of Fame guard played with James on the Heat from 2013 to ’14.

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2023 NBA draft prospect Taylor Funk modeled his game on Larry Bird, and it shows

The Utah State alum has worked out for the Celtics ahead of this year's draft.

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What Boston Celtics have the highest career scoring averages?

There have been some serious Boston Celtics scorers over the nearly seven decades now that Boston has been hanging banners.

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The NBA’s Lost Art: The 2-man game with Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman

This video focuses on the incomparable Larry Bird and his incredible relationships with his teammates.

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On this day: Bill Walton inducted into Hall of Fame; Adams passes; Boston advances in several series

On this day in Celtics history, former president Charles H. Adams passed, and Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.

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NBA Launches Campaign Promoting The Finals

Magic Johnson, Larry Bird show off their rings

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Which Boston Celtics have the highest postseason winning percentages?

The Boston Celtics have won an NBA-record 17 titles in the nearly eight-decade history of the storied ball club, putting their players in a great position in terms of the percentage of games they have won in the postseason.

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On this day: Russell, Jones retire; ’69 banner; 76ers confetti game

On this day, Bill Russell and Sam Jones retired after winning the 1969 NBA championship, and in 2018, Boston beat the 76ers in OT.

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How was Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird seen by his peers in the NBA?

Bird was beloved for his play as much as his will to win and trash talking.

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Joel Embiid: the star who toppled critics and implicit bias to win NBA MVP

The center’s season should go down as a validation of The Process, a breakthrough made sweeter by the Sixers remaining undefeated through the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs

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‘I told you so’: Celtics legend Larry Bird’s most devastating trash talk truth bomb

The Hick From French Lick (as Larry Bird was lovingly called as a nickname) could get in his opponent's head with trash talk.

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This LeBron-Curry Playoffs Showdown Is a Gift From the Basketball Gods

Let’s leave the all-time great debates aside for now and just enjoy this rare early matchup between the Lakers and Warriors.

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How would Boston Celtics great Larry Bird be as a modern NBA player?

If he had had an outside shot that he leaned on as heavily as today's players do, how might his career have been different?

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Who has the highest career scoring average in Boston Celtics history?

Is it one of the greats, like Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, Dave Cowens, Tommy Heinsohn, or Bob Cousy? Or could it be a player who might surprise you given their status of being outside of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame?

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Boston legend Larry Bird could ball, but did you know he also rapped?

If there was any doubt as to why Larry Legend did not eschew a career on the court for one on the stage, this might be the best evidence we have to settle such a question.

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SI:AM | The Shorthanded Warriors Avoided a Catastrophe

No Draymond, no problem.

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Isiah Thomas on how Larry Bird and Magic Johnson helped save the NBA

Once, the NBA was very far from being the big deal that it is today in terms of capturing the global hearts and minds of sports until a Hick From French Lick teamed up with a Magic man from Michigan to save it from obscurity.

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A missed phone call nearly cost Mike Brown the opportunity that defined his NBA coaching career

Mike Brown nearly missed a call that changed his life.

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Beer Runs and Guarding Kobe: My Time in an NBA Locker Room

The best access the author ever got came during his time as a ball boy for the Celtics.

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A ‘special crew to be a part of’ – how Payton Pritchard joined Larry Bird, Hondo in the record books

The Oregon native opened up on his historic triple-double.

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