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Bird and Maxwell Net Title No. 14
In the inaugural season of the Big Three era, the Celtics were already in championship form. After sweeping the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference First Round, Boston engaged in a seven-game semi ...
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Bird Takes Flight in ’81
A new championship era in Boston began in the 1980-81 season with the additions of Robert Parish and Kevin McHale to a young team that already featured Larry Bird, Gerald Henderson and Cedric Maxwell. ...
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Green With Envy
The Celtics returned to the mountaintop with the 1981 NBA World Championship title, their first in five seasons. NBA Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell led the way, averaging more than 17 points and nearly 10 ...
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NBA Finals Back at the Garden
After five years, the Celtics were back in the NBA Finals in 1981, this time against the Houston Rockets. In this iconic image, Larry Bird prepared to inbound the ball while Chris Ford (No. 42), Nate ...
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One Photo, Two Legends
Turning the tables on Celtics President Red Auerbach, Larry Bird smoked one of Red’s famous cigars after the Celtics won the 1981 NBA World Championship title. It was the first for Bird in just his se ...
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Shiny Objects for the Bird’s Nest
In just his second season with the team, Larry Bird helped turn the hapless Celtics of the late 1970s into an NBA World Champion. Bird thanked the more than 50,000 fans outside the Government Center a ...
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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
Celtics fans showed their support for their favorite players during the 1981 NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets. Rick Robey, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird, Tiny Archibald, Chris Ford and Robert Parish ...
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The Big Three, Finally Together
Just before the 1980 NBA Draft, Red Auerbach traded two first-round picks to the Golden State Warriors for a young center named Robert Parish and a first-round pick later used on Kevin McHale. In what ...
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The MVP Kisses the Crown
Cedric Maxwell, the 1981 NBA Finals MVP, showed his appreciation during a moment with the Larry O’Brien Trophy. In the NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets, Maxwell led the Celtics with 17.7 points ...
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Watch: The Doctor is Out
Take a look at Larry Bird’s bank shot for the lead late in Game 7 of the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics squared off against NBA MVP Julius “Dr. J” Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers. Said ...