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Larry Bird Career NBA Stats 1979-1992
G
FGA
FGM
FG%
PTS
PPG
3PTA
3PTM
3PT%
FTA
FTM
FT% AST
APG
REB
RPG
BLK
STL
897
17,334
8,591
49.6
21,791
24.3
1,727
649
37.6
4,471
3,960
88.6
5,695
6.3
8,974
10.0
755
1,556
 

 

Larry Joe Bird was born on December 7, 1956 in West Baden Springs, IN. He is the son of Georgia and Claude Bird. Larry grew up in French Lick, IN. Although he played multiple sports as a youth, Bird’s passion growing up was basketball.

 

 

Bird attended Springs Valley High School. Bird played sports such as football and baseball, but he starred on the basketball court. During his senior year, he led his basketball team to the regional finals. His stellar play earned him a scholarship to play basketball for Indiana.

 

Larry Bird College Career Stats and Notes

Bird dropped out of Indiana after a couple of weeks. After a year of working, Bird enrolled into Indiana State.  Bird played for Indiana State from 1976-79. During his three year college basketball career, Bird averaged 30 points and 13 rebounds a game. In his senior year, Bird led the Sycamores to an unlikely run through the NCAA Tournament. They made it all the way to the national title game against Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans. Although he lost the championship game Bird, the kid from a small town in Indiana, showed the nation what was headed to the NBA.  

 

Awards and Achievements
MVP
All-NBA

1st Team: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

2nd Team: 1990

All-Star Selections
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 1986, 1987 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992
Scoring Titles
NBA Finals MVP
1984, 1986
Achievements

NBA Champion

1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86

NBA All Star Game MVP

1982

NBA Rookie of the Year

1980

NBA All Defensive Second Team

1982, 1983, 1984

Member of 1979-80 NBA All Rookie Team

Member of NBA 50th Anniversary All Time Team

Member of NBA 75th Anniversary All Time Team

 

 

Larry Bird NBA Career Stats and Notes

Although Bird’s rookie season started in 1979, he was actually selected in the 1978 NBA Draft, sixth overall by the Boston Celtics. Bird elected to finish out his college career and the two sides came to an agreement prior to the 1979 NBA Draft.
Bird spent his entire NBA career with the Celtics winning three NBA titles. He won three consecutive NBA MVPs from 1984-86. Bird retired after the 1991-92 season. In 1998, he was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

 

Bird Steals Game 5 of 1987 Eastern Conference Finals

Bird provided one of the greatest moments in NBA history in Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference finals against the Detroit Pistons. His team trailed 107-106 late in the 4th and the Pistons were inbounding the ball near the Celtics basket. As the pass entered play, The three-time MVP stole it and passed the ball to Hall of Fame teammate Dennis Johnson for the winning layup. The sequence of events on this play, including the playcall, makes it one of the iconic plays of the 1980s. Larry Legend's late game heroics propelled the Celtics to win 108-107 and ultimately take the Eastern Conference crown in seven.

 

 

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