Near the end of his last season on March 15, 1992, an aging and ailing Bird scored 49 points (including a running triple at the end of regulation) to lead Boston to a double OT epic win over the NBA's second-best team
Twenty-four seasons ago on March 15, 1992, a talented and deep Portland squad entered the Boston Garden with the league's second-best record at 46-18 for a nationally-televised broadcast Sunday contest against an aging version of the NBA's team of the 1980's.
The young and hungry TrailBlazers were en route to their second NBA Finals appearances in three seasons and featured seven players who averaged between 9.