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Unprecedented and no one comes after him! Larry Bird led the Celtics to play the most legendary season in history

3:47am, 24 July 2025【Basketball】

Last season, Alexander led the team to achieve the best record and won MVP, FMVP and championship. The past Larry Bird achieved this achievement twice in his career, and he also set a record in NBA history. This issue will trace back many years ago to help you understand.

In history, there are very few players who have won MVP and FMVP in a single season. Besides Michael Jordan and James, only Larry Bird is left. MVP means the most valuable player, and the most intuitive reflection of value is the player's data performance. This season, Larry Bird averaged 25.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2 steals. In the Celtics, he ranked first in the team in four basic data except for the average blocks.

Most valuable players not only consider the data, but also refer to the value brought to the team by the players. Therefore, under his leadership, the team's record is also very important. The Celtics in the 1985-86 season achieved the best 67 wins and 15 losses in the 1980s. This record is of course the first place in the season. Although the league later also had 69 wins and 70+ wins, the Celtics' 67 wins and 15 losses in the entire 1980s was also a stable first place.

Excellent data and exaggerated record, Larry Bird's MVP this season does not seem to be much controversial. Although he has been elected as regular season MVP for two consecutive seasons, Bird's vote rate this season is still as high as 37.72%. Perhaps it is not that the voters do not give other players opportunities, but that the Celtics' record this season is too exaggerated. The MVP election for three consecutive seasons has become the only one in the NBA's history. The closest one is James and Jokic later, but the two have not really achieved this achievement.

Bird in the regular season showed super dominance, and in the 1985 finals, the Celtics lost to the Lakers and missed the championship. Therefore, Bird and Celtics in the new season were waiting for the opportunity to revenge. Bird in the playoffs averaged up to 42.8 minutes per game, and averaged 25.9 points, 9.3 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game. Such a playoff performance is only stronger than the regular season. The Celtics also successfully entered the finals again for three consecutive years. They only lost one game in the entire Eastern Conference playoffs.

However, unlike last season, their inspirational revenge Lakers were unexpectedly eliminated by the Rockets in the Western Conference Final. The elderly Jabbar seemed to be helpless against the young Rockets' two No. 1 picks centers Sampson and Olajuwon. Although the Rockets eliminated the Lakers, McHale and Parish, who are also two towers, do not have much advantage. In addition, no one in the Rockets can stop Bird from acting recklessly on the field. The Celtics beat the Rockets in 6 games and won the championship with 37 points. Bird also won the FMVP again with his stable performance, completing the second career feat of winning double MVP in a single season.

It is worth mentioning that two diamond-generation rookies Olajuwon and Jordan have both begun to emerge: Jordan won 63 points in the playoffs against the Celtics, which has maintained a record so far, and Olajuwon eliminated the defending champion Lakers, but both of these two future legendary super giants lost to Bird. Using the classic moments that were popular later, Bird can say to these two: "The future may be yours, but don't think too much now."