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Can Taylor Funk make his way from the Maine Celtics to Boston?

His smooth, comfortable playing style invokes his platonic ideal of a basketball player, Larry Bird.

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Who are the Boston Celtics’ top-10 all-time leaders in postseason 3-pointers?

Can you name the Boston Celtics' most prolific postseason 3-point shooters? Better yet, can you do it in order?

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Who are the Boston Celtics’ top-10 all-time leaders in postseason free throws?

Can you name which 10 Boston Celtics have sunk the most postseason free throws in the history of the franchise? Better yet, can you do it in order?

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Who are the Boston Celtics’ top-10 all-time leaders in postseason rebounds?

Can you name all of the top ten rebounders for the Celtics in playoff history? Better yet, can you do it in order?

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Who are the Boston Celtics’ top-10 all-time leaders in postseason assists?

Can you name the best postseason distributors in Boston Celtics history? Better yet, can you do it in order?

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Complete list of Boston Celtics in the Basketball Hall of Fame

Celtics Wire celebrates the 48 members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with ties to the Boston Celtics franchise.

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Who are the Boston Celtics’ top-10 all-time leaders in playoff games played?

Can you name the top 10 players in franchise history in terms of games played in the postseason? Better yet, can you name their order?

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How many of Boston’s players have been named Finals MVP – and who were they?

Can you name the players -- and better yet, the seasons -- Boston had a player named Finals MVP?

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The Boston Celtics have retired 24 jersey numbers – these are the players so honored

It's no coincidence this team has the most retired jersey numbers with 17 banners hanging alongside them as of Oct. 2023.

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How many Boston Celtics have been named Rookie of the Year – and who were they?

For a team as storied as the Boston Celtics are, there are surprisingly fewer than you might think.

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Bill Walton tells his first-person account of Bird’s legendary left-handed game

The Celtic champion alumnus gave his first-person account on an old episode of the new Celtics podcast "View from the Rafters."

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Jeanie Buss says ‘Winning Time’ helped her appreciate Larry Bird

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss says the potrayal of Larry Bird and his backstory in HBO's "Winning Time" helped her appreciate the Celtics great.

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Unsung Lakers heroes of the past: Michael Cooper

A look back at Michael Cooper, who overcame lots of adversity to become perhaps the most valuable non-star on the Showtime Lakers.

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Magic Johnson says he cried all summer after losing in 1984 NBA Finals

Lakers great Magic Johnson says he cried for three months after his 1984 NBA Finals loss to Larry Bird's Celtics, but it made him stronger.

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Myles Turner on the first time he met Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird

"It made you lock in that much more, because you knew greatness was in the room," said Turner.

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How Luka Doncic stole a bit of Boston legend Larry Bird’s trash-talking in his own 60-point game

The oft-compared forwards share more than scoring proficiency, it seems.

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Celtics legend Larry Bird on how he stayed consistent for big games

"I always had enough confidence in my game, and I put in the time and the hard work," said Bird.

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Will Taylor Funk make the Boston Celtics’ roster for the 2023-24 NBA season?

Funk models his game after Larry Bird of all people.

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What can Taylor Funk bring to the Boston Celtics?

Funk, a 6-foot-8 shooter, played for Utah State and St. Joseph's during his NCAA career -- and reportedly models his game after Boston legend Larry Bird.

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Onetime Celtic Dominique Wilkins on going to war with Larry Bird in Game 7 of the 1988 East semifinals

Ultimately, it came down to the wire, with Bird acknowledging that both players deserved to win, but only one could emerge victorious.

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Boston’s Larry Bird, Red Auerbach the focus of new, unreleased clip of ‘Winning Time’

Get a glimpse of the moment in the series when the old rivalry may have been reborn in that decade.

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Revisiting the legacy of the US’ 1992 Dream Team

Today's Team USA might not be able to hold a candle to Larry Bird and the Dream Team with 10 other Hall of Famers, but can anyone?

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Dominique Wilkins on how fellow former Boston Celtic Larry Bird was a vicious trash talker

Wilkins opened up about their first encounter on the court when he, as a rookie as he attempted to shake Bird's hand before the game.

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Larry Bird, Boston Celtics counted among 20 craziest NBA Finals plays

Auerbach called it the greatest play he'd ever seen.

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How the Boston Celtics – Los Angeles Lakers rivalry became the ‘Winning Time’ HBO series

Author Jeff Pearlman joins us to talk about how that series came about from the book, how it differs from the show, and how it all came to life.

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