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Larry Bird becomes the fifth player in NBA history to score 20,000 points with 5,000 assists in the Celtics' 123-95 rout of the Bullets at Boston Garden.

Larry Bird is forced to retire because of a bad back. Bird is the only non-center to win three consecutive MVP awards (1984-86). A 10-time All-Star, he led the Celtics to three NBA titles, averaging 24.3 points and 10 rebounds in his 13-year career.

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Larry Bird is the only non-center to win three consecutive MVP awards in the NBA.

Magic Johnson's hook shot in the closing seconds gives the L.A. Lakers a 107-106 victory over the Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Boston. The Lakers lead the series, 3-1, and will win the title in six games.

Led by Larry Bird's triple double, the Celtics beat the Houston Rockets, 114-97, in Game 6 in Boston to win their 16th NBA championship and third in six years.

The Celtics' Larry Bird wins his third consecutive NBA MVP.

Larry Bird's steal and pass to Dennis Johnson in the final seconds give the Celtics an improbable 108-107 victory over the Pistons in Game 5 of the East finals in Boston.

The Bird-Dominique shootout in Game 7 of the East semis. The Celtics defeat the Hawks, 118-116, with Bird scoring 34 (20 in the fourth quarter). Wilkins scores 47.

Led by Larry Bird (27 points, 13 rebounds) and Cedric Maxwell, who is named Finals MVP, the Celtics beat the Rockets, 102-91, in Game 6 in Houston. It's Boston's 14th NBA championship.

Led by sophomore Magic Johnson, Michigan State beats Indiana State and Larry Bird, 75-64, for the NCAA championship.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won three straight New York City Catholic high school championships, three consecutive NCAA championships at UCLA, and six NBA titles.