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‘Everything fell apart’ – Larry Bird exposed why the Boston Celtics suffered a downfall after winning 1986 NBA title

The 22-year championship drought the Boston Celtics endured after 1986 would have been unfathomable in the 1980s. After the ...
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"After that 1986 championship, everything fell apart" - Larry Bird on why he felt the Celtics were never the same after winning the 1986 title

That 1986 title wasn't supposed to be the end of anything. It was meant to be a midpoint. The team was still built around stars in their prime. Bias was supposed to give them an explosive young scorer ...
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"I should have quit right there" - Larry Bird on why retiring in 1986 would've been the perfect ending to his NBA career

Bird felt so fulfilled that, as he said, retiring right there and then would have been a perfect farewell, without a trace of regret.
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Larry Bird shared how Bill Walton's health was crucial to the iconic 1986 Celtics team: "That year he played 80 games for us"

One of the most celebrated teams in the NBA, the Boston Celtics, enjoys a global following. Home to legends like Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, the Cs have ...