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REMEMBER MY NAME

63 POINTS IN BOSTON

APRIL 20, 1986

LARRY BIRD IS one of the best players ever. There were very few things he couldn’t do on the court. His words, especially in 1986 when he led the Celtics to the ’chip, carried weight. And on the night that Michael Jordan tore down the Boston Garden for 63 points, Bird summed things up perfectly.

“I think he’s God disguised as Michael Jordan,” Bird told reporters after the game.

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