Good Morning, Boston.
On this day in 1982 … Larry Bird (19 points, 12 rebounds, five assists) was so good in the NBA All-Star game that he was named MVP before the game was over — and the score was 120-118 (in favor of Bird’s Eastern Conference squad) with 17 seconds left. Even sweeter: Lakers rival Magic Johnson bricked the game-tying layup at the buzzer. To think we used to have real All-Star games …
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