On this day in Boston Celtics history, there were three games of note where Boston stars had an outstanding game played by the Celtics in the last 30 years.
The first of the trio of contests was a 111-109 overtime road win over the Portland Trail Blazers in 1991 that saw Hall of Fame Celtics small forward Larry Bird put up 27 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and a steal to help Boston secure the win. Larry Legend wasn’t especially efficient overall, going 9-of-23 overall, but he shot 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line in 52 total minutes of floor time.
“I would love to have a situation in which we play Portland again this year,” Celtics head coach Chris Ford said at the time via the UPI. “That would mean we’d both be in the finals. I would love it to happen.”