Larry Bird’s comeback cut short in 1990 NBA Playoffs

Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe pandemic has encouraged many people to post new videos of many old games the past few months, one of the few positives from the virus. Recently, I came across Game 3 of the 1990 first round playoff series vs. New York in Larry’s comeback season on YouTube. I had never seen this game and was eager to witness what transpired to turn a series Boston held comfortably in hand to one of the most embarrassing playoff defeats in the franchise’s annals.

This series is such a disappointing memory because Boston blew a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 to an obviously inferior 45-37 Knicks team, ruining Bird’s comeback campaign. The Celtics finished 52-30, just a game…