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For his college career, Bird averaged 30.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game, [25] leading the Sycamores to an 81–13 record during his tenure. [24] Bird also appeared in one game for the baseball team, going 1-for-2 with 2 RBI. [26] He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education. [27]
In his high school career, he scored 1,125 points and averaged 30.6 points and 20.5 rebounds. But in the one-class era, he never got out of sectionals. ... "He's the coach who left Larry Bird on ...
During his second stint with the Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash achieved the 50-40-90 feat in four separate seasons, the most of any player.. The 50–40–90 club is a statistical achievement used to distinguish players as excellent shooters in the National Basketball Association (NBA), NBA G League, Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and men's college basketball.
Celtics forward Larry Bird averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds a game during the series, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This series was a rematch of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics after their rivalry was revived in 1979 with the Magic Johnson–Larry Bird pair entering the league. After alternating wins with the ...
A photo illustration of Larry Bird (left) who won the 1988 NBA All-Star game 3-point contest and Dale Ellis (right) who came in second.
Larry has been on record detailing his father's influence, but has rarely discussed his death publicly. In a 2015 interview with Indianapolis Monthly, Bird opened up about his disappointment in ...
For the Sycamores, Bird was the team's leading scorer with 19 points, but missed on two-thirds of his 21 field goal attempts. Bird was also the top rebounder for either side in the game, recording 13 rebounds. Nicks made half of his 14 shots and scored 17 points, while Heaton added 10 points.
Two nights later McHale scored 42 points against the Knicks, the only other time in his career he topped 40 points in a game. The 98 points in consecutive games is still a Celtics' record. Nine days after McHale had scored 56 points, Larry Bird established a new Celtics' single-game scoring mark by pouring in 60 points versus the Atlanta Hawks.