Editor’s note: Second in an occasional series reminiscing about games not to be forgotten.
Among the many basketball games I got paid to watch back in the days when I was a sports writer, one I won’t soon forget is the night Larry Bird decided making history was not that big a deal.
Bird and the Boston Celtics were visiting the Salt Palace to play the Jazz on Feb. 18, 1985. The Celtics were defending NBA champions, in the midst of a seven-year run that would include five trips to the NBA finals and three championships.