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Two nights later McHale scored 42 points against the Knicks, the only other time in his career he topped 40 points in a game. The 98 points in consecutive games is still a Celtics' record. Nine days after McHale had scored 56 points, Larry Bird established a new Celtics' single-game scoring mark by pouring in 60 points versus the Atlanta Hawks.
In 1996, Parish, along with teammates Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Nate Archibald, and Bill Walton, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. [21] On January 18, 1998, the Celtics retired Parish's famous #00 jersey at halftime of a Celtics–Indiana Pacers game; Bird (who was then head coach of the Pacers) and McHale were ...
On this day in Celtics history, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale had big nights on the offensive end of the ball, and big man Bob Harris was born. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support ...
"The Big Three" (Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish) [229] "The Boston Three Party" ( Ray Allen , Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce , a.k.a. "The Big Three") [ 230 ]
On March 3, 1985, Kevin McHale surpassed Larry Bird's Celtics single game scoring record when he netted 56 points against the Detroit Pistons. [1] Less than two weeks later, on March 12, Bird answered, scoring a career-high 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks .
As a Celtic, he won two championship rings in 1984 and 1986, serving as a reserve center behind Hall of Famers Robert Parish, Larry Bird, and Kevin McHale. [ 10 ] On June 7, 1987 in game three of the 1987 NBA Finals , with Robert Parish in foul trouble and Bill Walton ailing, Kite was called upon by Coach KC Jones to match up against Kareem ...
Larry Bird (87.2) T11. Kevin Durant, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson, ... Kevin McHale (56.9) 71. Chauncey Billups (56.6) 72. Jimmy Butler ... Kevin Durant moved from 16th into a four-way tie for 11th ...
Bird played most of his career with forward Kevin McHale and center Robert Parish, considered by some to be the greatest front court in NBA history. [3] Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star , won two NBA Finals MVP awards and received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award three consecutive times ( 1984 – 1986 ), making him the only forward in league ...