Ballin’: ‘Larry Legend’

With their 1991 Eastern Conference first round series tied 2-2, Boston assumed a commanding 10-point lead over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5.  But late in the second period, Larry Bird dove for a loose ball and his head hit the Boston Garden floor.  Bird was forced to the locker room and the Pacers took an 82-79 lead until Bird made his return with the third quarter in progress.  Amid a Boston Garden eruption, Bird took control of the game and led the Celtics to a 124-121 series clinching victory.  The ‘Legend’ finished the contest with 32 points on 12-of-19 from the field, grabbed nine rebounds, and dished out 7 assists.

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