Even if Bird's 3-point percentage only increased 5 percentage points from all the extra practice and shooting, he'd be on par with Curry's 43%. And Curry is considered the greatest shooter all-time by many. Curry attempts about 10 more 3-point shots a game than Bird did. That's an 10 more points a game, Bird could have had. Bird averaged 23.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists head-to-head against Johnson, who averaged 23.4 points, 12.3 assists and 7.3 rebounds in those games. 2. MVP resumes Jayson Tatum ties Larry Bird with the most points in a game at 60, it sho" Celtics216 on Instagram: "What a win last night!! Jayson Tatum ties Larry Bird with the most points in a game at 60, it should’ve been 61 because it was an AND 1Overcoming a 32 point deficit to win a huge game as every game now is almost must wins.let’s get Tucker scored 19 points, Ellis 17 and Bird 16 as he squeaked into the second round. Only the top four scores made it to the semifinals, eliminating Floyd, Macy and Wood (who all tied with 13 Larry Bird put up his most points in a game versus the Hawks on March 12, 1985, with 60 points. 3/12/1985 Bird 3/30/1983 Bird 11/10/1989 Bird 3/10/1986 Bird 3/15/1992 BOSTON (AP) — June 12, 1984: The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-102 in Game 7 in the first NBA Finals between Boston’s Larry Bird and Los Angeles’ Magic Johnson. They would meet in the finals two more times, with the Lakers winning both. The Associated Press is republishing verbatim the story on Bird and the Celtics 1st place all-time for most points scored to complete a four-game sweep with 146. 1st place all-time for most points scored during an overtime period in a playoff game with 17. An NBA record (regular and post-season). Boston’s Larry Bird defends Utah’s Thurl Bailey on Feb. 15, 1985. Bird came up one steal shy of posting a quadruple-double that night, choosing to take in the lopsided Celtics victory from the bench during the fourth quarter rather than pad his stats. Editor’s note: Second in an occasional series reminiscing about games not to be forgotten. eDRW4.

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