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After a 30-point blowout loss, who will light the fire under his Celtics teammates?

The great Bill Russell (Stay well Bill - we need you) did it! So did Larry Bird!

After a 33-point, 137-104, blowout loss to the Lakers in Game Three of the 1984 NBA Finals, Larry Bird accused his team of playing like sissies and playing without heart. In Game Four, Kevin McHale clotheslined Kurt Rambis, and Boston won the contest and the Finals series to win the Championship. Bird had 29 points and 21 rebounds in that Game Four.