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Originally Posted by GPK
That never happened.
Won 85-86 champ
86-87 season, lost in finals to Lakers
87-88 lost to Detriot in ECF
88-89 lost to Detroit in first round (Bird had heel surgery early in season and was out til after all star break)
89-90 lost to NY in first round after winning first 2 games
90-91 lost to Detroit in EC semis
91-92 lost in 7 games to Cavs in EC semis
Bird retired after that season.
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You're right. It was the yr after he retired.
Regardless, that doesn't look like a very successful run and he had Parrish, mchale and dj not to mention a young Reggie Lewis at the end.
How can his career be viewed as any more successful than Kobe's?