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Throwback Thursday: Bird drops 49 in 2OT thriller vs Blazers

KWAPT (@KWAPT) November 13, 2014 Kevin McHale, Larry Bird, Past Players/Coaches, Red's Army Multimedia, Reggie Lewis, Robert Parish, Videos 10 Comments

March 15th, 1992. The Portland Trailblazers were making their one & only visit of the season to the Garden and the C’s had revenge on their minds. Back in November, the Blazers blew out Boston 116-90 in a wire-to-wire victory, handing Boston it’s third straight loss.

Boston was once again on a losing streak when the Blazers came to town. The C’s had dropped their previous three contests at the hands of Miami, Chicago & New Jersey. This game would end up being the turning point of the season for the green. Behind 49 points from Larry Legend & 23 from Reggie Lewis, Boston would win a hard fought, double OT thriller 152-148. The off balance three that Bird hits with Drexler all over him to send the game into the first OT is reason alone to watch this game.

The Celtics would go on to win 15 of their final 17 games, heading into the playoffs on a tear. Check out the game below courtesy of Evenmixer.

Curt Hays

With our current team, I can hardly imagine saying “the Celtics had revenge on their minds”. What will it take to get these guys to battle out there? I want to see another #barfightgame.
- KWAPT
  
  Tomorrow should tell us something. If they can’t get up for the Cavs on a Friday night in front of what will be a raucous, sold-out crowd, we’re in for a long season. Something tells me they will however…
  - Curt Hays
    
    It breaks my heart that Marcus Smart isn’t playing. He’d go beast mode on them. You KNOW he’s hungry to beat LeBron and Kyrie.
forever_green

Are you teasing me with that entire game. Not fair.
Jester00

this is the game I want to watch on my death bed me and my Dad were going nuts

Well played SIR
bill_nair

1) Look how easy Bird makes it look.

2) I love how you highlighted the 49 points. I go and check the box score and he has a triple double and 4 steals. That man was good.
- Curt Hays
  
  I always point out the game in which Bird had a triple double and 9 steals. People are amazed, sorta, but THEN I inform them that he sat out the 4th quarter…
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