"My heart was pounding so fast I thought I was having a heart attack" - Larry Bird on why Finals against Houston was the most intense series of his career originally appeared on Basketball Network.

You should always quit at your best, as the saying goes, and the iconic Larry Bird referenced that after winning the 1986 NBA Finals. The reason? He felt truly special about his final series ...

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird went from talented college stars to two of the most important players in NBA history. Though on opposite sides of the country, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers ...

The Boston Celtics lost the 1985 NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers and entered the following season looking for the right role player to complement their already loaded roster. Bill Walton turned ...