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Today in Celtics history: Bird for 60, Russell's #6 retired, and more

Today, March 12th is the 32nd anniversary of former Boston Celtics luminary Larry Bird's 60 point night.

The game, a 126-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks, was played at a neutral court in New Orleans, Lousiana, breaking the franchise record of 56 points set by Kevin McHale a mere nine days earlier. 32 of Larry's points came in a second-half onslaught just 14 minutes long that was such an awesome sight even the Hawks' bench got into the cheering, including Atlanta (and future Celtic, a decade later) star Dominique Wilkens, who said of the night (per Boston.