![]() It would be Red Auerbach’s last great miracle to acquire the two to join Bird and they were headed to the NBA championship. The Bulls didn’t have much chance with the great Celtics run basically beginning with the first year of Bird playing with McHale and Parish. And then Brian Scalabrine playing a pivotal role in the Boston Game 7 win. But the memories from that series remain indelible, like Joakim Noah’s steal and full court dash to wrap up the triple overtime game, Ben Gordon and Ray Allen playing the most elevated game of HORSE ever during an NBA playoff game, Rajon Rondo’s takedown of Brad Miller, Kirk Hinrich going after Rondo, Rose breaking Kareem’s rookie playoff scoring mark. Neither team was a championship contender with Derrick Rose a rookie and Kevin Garnett injured for the defending champions. ![]() Bird famously said it was “God disguised as Michael Jordan.” Then in 2009, the Bulls and Celtics played arguably the most exciting first round playoff series ever, seven games with four overtime games, seven overtime periods with a triple overtime and double overtime game. And doing so against the Larry Bird-Kevin McHale-Robert Parish Big Three that rolled to the title 11-1 through the East and then through the twin seven footers of Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. ![]() It was in Game 2 in the 1986 first round against a Celtics team that many in Boston regard as even their best team ever that Michael Jordan scored a playoff record 63 points, essentially the career coming out party for the player many regard as the greatest ever.
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