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"You guys were about a dynasty. Here is where it is right here" – When Red Auerbach clapped back at Lakers fans after the 1984 Finals

The 1984 NBA Finals, a seven-game epic between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, can easily be marked as one of the greatest moments in the league's 79-year history. From that point on, ...
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"We don't have players with heart sometimes" — Larry Bird's brutal postgame message that saved Boston's 1984 championship run

Larry Bird wasn't one for sugarcoating. After the Los Angeles Lakers embarrassed the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the 1984 Finals, Larry Legend delivered one of the harshest locker-room messages in ...

NBA Finals - Game 7s

In the Game 7 of the 2005 NBA Finals, Tim Duncan's game high 25 points and 11 rebounds secures the Spurs' victory. Los Angeles uses a third quarter blitz and a 36-point triple-double from Big Game ...
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"I'm the only one playing like a sissy" - Larry Bird's ruthless self-critique after Celtics' Game 3 collapse in 1985 Finals

Larry Bird used to spare no one, including himself, in the name of winning. Roughly a year after criticizing his Boston Celtics teammates’ collective hearts, he went all out in criticizing his ...