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NBA History: Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown record their 50th playoff game both scoring 20+ PTS, becoming the 8th duo to reach the mark. They join Larry Bird & Kevin McHale as the only Celtics duos to do so. The other duos: 74 - Jerry West & Elgin Baylor; 68 - Scottie Pippen & Michael Jordan; 67 - Shaquille O'Neal & Kobe Bryant; 58 - Kevin McHale & Larry Bird; 56 - Russell Westbrook & Kevin Durant; 53 - Klay Thompson & Stephen Curry; 50 - Tony Parker & Tim Duncan.

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You’ve said it in the book and repeatedly elsewhere that the ’86 team is the greatest of all time. Obviously, they had talent with you, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale and Bill Walton just joined the team. But why does that team have the edge over the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls or the Golden State Warriors during their championship runs? Robert Parish: “Bill Walton. The league did not have an answer for William. Nobody had an answer for William. I felt like that was the difference maker. The Bulls and the Warriors couldn’t do anything with Bill Walton coming off the bench. We had an MVP coming off the bench. [Bill] Wennington or Luc Longley would’ve had their hands full. William was a tough, tough cover. The Golden State Warriors do it collectively with their defensive strategy and don’t depend on individual defense. Still, I just don’t see how anybody can deal with that. I think Bill Walton was like Moses Malone. You couldn’t quite figure them out. There is something about the way he plays the game and the way he goes about his business with getting it done. Playing against a left-handed ball player kind of throws your rhythm off a little bit. Those two guys messed my rhythm up with that style of play. That’s the best way I can describe it.”

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Top Data NBA... Live!: 📢🔝💯 📢HOF🏛️ Nikola Jokic (10 points today) has passed Kevin McHale and is now ranked 99th all-time with 17,339.

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Growing up, he pored through old VHS tapes of superstars like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin McHale, and Hakeem Olajuwon. Nobody put more work in than him at becoming an old school post-up master. It took great humility to give that part of his game up. "Obviously, I love playing in the post. I will always love playing in the post. Any opportunity I get in there, I'm going to try to," Garza said. "But the role I have on this team emphasizes my screening, my ability to stretch the floor, crashing the glass. And having a role and being able to impact winning is amazing. I wouldn't trade it for anything."

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Jorge Sierra: Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain in scoring last night for No. 7 in NBA history. He's probably moving ahead of Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki before the season is over. Also: Devin Booker moved ahead of Kevin McHale for No. 97 all-time.

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Dick Lipe: HIGHEST EFF. FG PCT BY A CELTIC IN A 50-POINT GAME .865 Jaylen Brown, tonight .804 Jayson Tatum, 1/16/23 vs. Charlotte .804 Jayson Tatum, 1/23/22 vs, Washington .786 Kevin McHale, 3/3/85 vs. Detroit .780 Larry Bird, 11/10/89 vs. Atlanta

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Silver was asked in 2019 what it would take for him to punish a team in the same way his predecessor, David Stern, penalized the Minnesota Timberwolves a quarter-century ago. The Timberwolves signed forward Joe Smith to a series of inexpensive one-year deals with a promise to ink him to a massive future contract. The NBA fined the Timberwolves $3.5 million, stripped them of five first-round picks, voided Smith’s contract and temporarily suspended then-owner Glen Taylor and general manager Kevin McHale. “Certainly, if we had an incident along those same lines, we have the same tools available to us,” Silver said. “I think that … was just such a bright-line violation, and at the time the league office responded very forcefully. Again, I think the environment I’d say has changed in certain ways. Having been involved with the league for a long time, I know there’s been some people out there saying things have gotten much worse.

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Jorge Sierra: LeBron James tied Kevin McHale in playoff blocks and is now No. 9 in NBA history. Also: Jayson Tatum (age 27) passed Ray Allen in scoring for No. 38 all-time. Jaylen Brown tied John Stockton at No. 46.

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During an appearance on NBA on TNT on Tuesday night, Pritchard opened up about his achievement while talking with Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. “I mean, it's just a lot of people in the Celtics organization,” Pritchard said when asked what it's like to be the latest Boston player to win the award that is also named after one of the greatest players of the franchise. “Obviously, John Havlicek being named…Kevin McHale. Obviously, a couple of other guys, Malcolm Brogdon. When I was here with him, I watched him win it. Yeah, Bill Walton. So, yeah, this is definitely an honor.”

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Michael Scotto: Celtics guard Payton Pritchard is the 2024-25 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. He’s the fourth Celtic to win the award, joining Kevin McHale, Bill Walton and Malcolm Brogdon. He had the most points off the bench (1,079). He set an NBA single-season record for threes off the bench (246) pic.x.com/IiQ1ti3qBe

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Do you feel responsible for the "superteam" trend after you got LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join you in Miami? Dwyane Wade: Not responsible for a superteam. Maybe responsible for players getting together and making a decision. I don’t know what was done that preceded us. We definitely watched Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. We definitely watched Magic Johnson play with many great Hall of Fame players. We watched Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, and so forth. We’ve seen it before.

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Jorge Sierra: Myles Turner passed Mark West in blocks and is now No. 45 in NBA history. Also: KAT moved ahead of Kevin McHale and Bob Boozer in rebounds for No. 113 all-time.

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Jorge Sierra: Brook Lopez passed Kevin McHale in scoring yesterday and is now No. 96 in NBA history. He also moved ahead of Allen Iverson in three-pointers for No. 144 on the all-time list. Addendum: Giannis Antetokoumpo passed Willis Reed in rebounds. He's No. 69 at age 30.

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Jorge Sierra: Rudy Gobert moved ahead of Kevin McHale in blocks last night. He's No. 31 all-time now. Also: Bradley Beal passed Bob Cousy in scoring for No. 105 in NBA history. Devin Booker moved past Jeff Hornacek and Antoine Walker for No. 134.

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