Sunday is Larry Bird Day on Classic Sports Network

["Michael J. King Sr." <kingpin@primenet.com>]

The following is from the ESPN Classic Sports Web Site. I posted about this
some time ago but thought a reminder was in order!  Some really fun Celtics
games will be shown as will The Larry Bird Night Retirement Bash. Everyone
can use a good hoops fix with this stupid Lockout looming over our butts.
So I give you via Classic Sports Network The Larry Bird Exemption (To The
Lockout anyway!!) this Sunday Read on McDuff!!
Later.Mike

P.S. Those of you with DSS! It's a free Platinum weekend 25-27 Sept so for
those who don't usually get Classic Sports this weekend also falls under
the L.B. Exception! It is on Ch 305 on DSS


                                     An ESPN Classic
                                   Special Presentation.
                                  Sunday, September 27th

  It’s not a National Holiday, but it oughtta be. On Sunday,
          September 27, ESPN Classic brings you "Larry Bird
          Day," honoring the former Boston Celtics’ star on the
          eve of his induction into the basketball Hall of Fame.
          Teeming with 18 hours of Larry Legend’s most
          memorable moments, this marathon of games and shows
          spans Bird’s entire pro career, from his first NBA Finals
          to his last great game:
          Sunday, Sept. 27, 11:00
          AM
                           Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics
                           1981 NBA Finals, Game 1
          As a rookie, Bird returned the once-invincible Celtic franchise
back to
          the playoffs. By his sophomore season, Bird makes his first
appearance
          in the NBA’s Championship series. Bird teams with Robert Parish,
          Kevin McHale, Cedric Maxwell and Tiny Archibald to take on the
          league’s best rebounder, eventual 2-time MVP Moses Malone. 
          Sunday, Sept. 27, 1:00 PM

                           Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
                           1984 NBA Finals, Game 4
          Beginning with the 1979 NCAA Finals, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson
          faced each other 38 times in their legendary rivalry. The line: Bird
          averaged 23.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists; Magic Johnson
          averaged 20.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 12.3 assists (Magic, however,
          won 23 of the games). Not until their fifth season in the league,
though,
          did this historic pairing go head to head in the NBA Finals. 
          Sunday, Sept. 27, 3:30
          PM
                           Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks
                           March 12, 1985 
          Sometimes a player is so spectacular that even his opponents
watch in
          amazement, as the outcome of the game becomes secondary. This game
          is Bird at his best. 
          Sunday, Sept. 27, 5:30
          PM
                           Sweet Sixteen
                           The 1985-86 Championship Season
          On the heels of his 3rd consecutive MVP Award, Bird and his band of
          Future Hall of Famers faced Ralph Sampson and Akeem (he didn’t add
          the "H" to his name until 1991) Olajuwon, the most successful
          deployment of a "Twin Towers" line-up to date. Relive Boston’s most
          recent Championship run with a team many proclaim to be the best
of all
          time.
          Sunday, Sept. 27, 6:30
          PM
                           Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics
                           1987 NBA Eastern Conference Finals,
                           Game 5
          With the game on the line, never count out Larry Bird.
          Sunday, Sept. 27, 8:45
          PM
                           Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics
                           1988 NBA Eastern Conference
                           Semifinals, Game 7
          Officially, each team had five players on the court. But by the
fourth
          quarter, Bird and Dominique Wilkins were engaged in possibly the
          greatest game of one-on-one in NBA history.
          Sunday, Sept. 27, 10:45
          PM
                           Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics
                           1991 NBA Eastern Conference First
                           Round, Game 5
          After slamming his head against Boston’s parquet floor, Larry Bird’s
          return to the game was reminiscent of Willis Reed’s heroics in
the 1970
          NBA Finals. But Bird’s recovery was overshadowed by a crunch time
          duel with Chuck Person marked by sharp shooting and sharp words.
          Monday, Sept. 28, 12:45
          AM
                           Larry Bird Night
                           February 4, 1993
          Our archives are so crammed with great Bird material that our
marathon
          is headed into overtime. Sunday’s "Larry Bird Day" spills into
Monday
          as Boston’s hero is honored by family, friends and fans in a
ceremony
          filled with great highlights and greater stories. A memorable
visit by
          friend and rival Magic Johnson steals the show.
          Monday, Sept. 28, 2:45
          AM
                           Portland Trail Blazers at Boston Celtics
                           March 15, 1992
          In a wild overtime thriller against Clyde Drexler and his Blazers
squad
          bound for the NBA Finals, Bird gives the Boston Garden faithful
one last
          hurrah. We wind up our Larry Bird Marathon with Larry Legend’s last
          show-stopping performance.

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