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Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s"
Larry Bird mastered the 3-point shot after learning of its true value before the rest of the league caught on.
Basketball Network on MSN4d
"When a guy shot 44% in my day, we thought they were terrible" - Larry Bird says efficiency standard has decreased over the years
"When a guy shot 44 percent in my day, we thought they were terrible. Guys aren't working on their shots the way they used to ...
Basketball Network on MSN2d
"I didn't feel I had to score for our team to win" - Bird thinks he would've had a lot more records if he focused on scoring
A marksman with icy poise, he didn't need acrobatics or flashy moves to pile up buckets. Everything he did on the court was ...
Basketball Network on MSN14h
"If we'd won this championship, this would have been one of the great ones" - Larry Bird was proud after the Celtics lost to the Lakers in the 1987 Finals
"If we'd won this championship, this would have been one of the great ones ever and we knew that. You can talk heart and ...
Basketball Network on MSN6d
"The guy guarding him falls for it" - How Larry Bird fooled his defender with a gum wrapper
The guy guarding him falls for it. All of a sudden, Bird blows by him, gets the ball back, goes in and scores. It's like the ...
NBC Sports Boston on MSN2d
Tatum joins Larry Bird as only Celtics to accomplish this rare feat
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum played arguably the best basketball of his career this season, and he made some team ...
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Celtics legend Larry Bird ‘was that dude,’ former teammate Cedric Maxwell says
“Larry Bird was that dude,” Maxwell said on his ... shooting 49.6% from the field and 37.6% on 3-pointers (and 88.6% on free throws) in 897 career games. Maxwell later called Bird “the ...
Jayson Tatum Made Boston Celtics History Not Seen Since Larry Bird
Tatum also made Celtics history that hasn't been seen since NBA legend Larry Bird. Via The Boston Celtics: "Jayson Tatum and ...
Walter Clayton Jr. points: Florida star joins Larry Bird in March Madness history
Walter Clayton Jr. joined Larry Bird in the March Madness history books in the Final Four. Here's a look at the Florida ...