{"id":1576794,"date":"2023-09-07T16:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1576794"},"modified":"2023-09-07T16:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:16:42","slug":"larry-bird-shooting-slump-things-got-ugly-for-the-boston-celtics-star-en-route-to-his-first-nba-title-in-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/larry-bird-shooting-slump-things-got-ugly-for-the-boston-celtics-star-en-route-to-his-first-nba-title-in-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Bird Shooting Slump? Things Got Ugly for the Boston Celtics Star En Route to His First NBA Title in 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As a rookie, Larry Bird<\/a> made an immediate impact with the Boston Celtics.<\/a> He took a team that won 29 games the year before he got there to one that led the NBA with 61 victories. Bird was named Rookie of the Year, and the Celtics reached the Eastern Conference Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n