1985-03-12 Celtics 125 / Hawks 115 - Larry 60 points

On March 12, 1985, Larry Bird recorded his career high in points. Bird and Dominique Wilkins had their share of individual duels that we’ll always remember. But this night was extra special. Larry Bird scored 60 points on the Atlanta Hawks in a 126-115 victory for the Celtics.

Bird had an excellent start but it didn’t appear like he was going to break Kevin McHale‘s record (and career high) of 56 points set just nine days earlier.

Larry scored 12 in the first period and finished the first half with 23 points. And then he got going. Bird scored 19 points in the third, including 11 in the quarter’s final 3 minutes and 10 seconds. He wasn’t done. Bird started the final period on the bench and re-entered the game with 8:41 left to play. He would add 18 more points to his tally and 18 points were the last 18 points scored by the Boston Celtics. What made it more impressive was the fact that Bird made just one three pointer that night, meaning he really made a lot of baskets.

Видео 1985-03-12 Celtics 125 / Hawks 115 - Larry 60 points канала Tom Kohl