Conquer - #ThrowbackThursday ⚡️ Basketball icon, a true Celtic, the one and only - Larry Bird ⛹️♂️ The man is referred to as one of the greatest to ever play the game.
![Book excerpt: Remembering the first Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals of the Larry Bird era - The Boston Globe Book excerpt: Remembering the first Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals of the Larry Bird era - The Boston Globe](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/ZxBFA-JxSf2pam9yFCY24VE181I=/960x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/3LWHSDLRXFGYXOKFEIQZ2AGJ5Y.jpg)
Book excerpt: Remembering the first Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals of the Larry Bird era - The Boston Globe
![This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scores 30 Points In Game 6 Win Against Celtics In 1984 NBA Finals This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scores 30 Points In Game 6 Win Against Celtics In 1984 NBA Finals](https://s22928.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/88263617-los-angeles-lakers-kareem-abdul-jabbar-1985-nba-finals-1024x658.jpg)
This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scores 30 Points In Game 6 Win Against Celtics In 1984 NBA Finals
![Magic Johnson: 21 assists against Larry Bird and Celtics in 1984 NBA Finals - Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball Magic Johnson: 21 assists against Larry Bird and Celtics in 1984 NBA Finals - Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball](https://www.basketballnetwork.net/.image/t_share/MTg3MTYwOTUzNDI2MjI1MDM4/magic-johnson.jpg)
Magic Johnson: 21 assists against Larry Bird and Celtics in 1984 NBA Finals - Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball
NBA TV on Twitter: "Celtics vs. Lakers never gets old 👏 Game 7 of the 1984 NBA Finals - 5pm ET on NBA TV! https://t.co/zmEsavxQ5n" / Twitter
![In the early 80s', the Lakers were seen as a potential dynasty, however after the Celtics defeated the Lakers in the 84 Finals Red Auerbach famously asked Brent Musburger: "Whatever happened to In the early 80s', the Lakers were seen as a potential dynasty, however after the Celtics defeated the Lakers in the 84 Finals Red Auerbach famously asked Brent Musburger: "Whatever happened to](https://external-preview.redd.it/J0zPXqI5YqSs8Tqhe9ERumaz4dvQoJOfidhDVeXlHLw.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54037b755cb880548baa0aa451e7cc14597f727c)