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BOSTON -- Larry Legend and the '86 Celtics battle Jordan's 1996 Bulls and it is an instant classic! #LarryBird #NBA2K21 #Nextgen #Jordan #86Celtics #96Bulls The begin of the game was slow-paced, as both teams struggle to score. Boston's gameplan was obvious though. THey pounded the ball inside to McHale and Parish with some success. It was 22-20 Boston. THe 2nd quarter remained close (15:29). Pippen was starting to find his rhythm in the post, while Boston continued to pound the ball inside. McHale had 10 pts in the period. Chicago was also in early penalty. Jordan did start hitting his shot late, and it is tied at the half 47-47. Jordan was the high man at the half with 17. Kevin McHale led Boston with 14. THe game continued to be slow paced in the 3rd (34:19) and the Celtics would continue to have success in side with Parish and McHale. DJ also would start scoring more, with 9 in the period. Jordan kept the Bulls in the game with 15 pts in the period, including a dunk over the Boston towers McHale and Parish (43:37). Boston hangs on to a 73-71 lead. The 4th quarter (52:33) remained close and it was tied with about 3 mins to go (1:00:31). Jordan and Bird would duel in the final minutes. (1:04:52) Bird would have them up by 2 with just 1 minute and a half remaining after a 3 and 2 FT's. (1:06:42) But Jordan would prove to be even more clutch as he would score Chicago's final 14 pts, including 8 pts in the last 93 secs to lead the Bulls to a 104-98 victory. Michael Jordan was solid all-around, finsihed with 48 pts, 8 rebs, 9 assts and 4 steals. Pippen had 21-5-5. Kerr and Kukoc rounded out the bench scoring 11 and 10 respectively. DJ led the Celtics with 23 pts and 11 assts. Larry Bird did not get going until late, mostly deferring to his teammates the whole game. He finished with just 19 pts 5 rebs 3 assts. McHale had 19 pts, most of them in the 2nd half, and 9 rebs. Parish had a double-double with 18 pts 11 rebs.
CHICAGO --- Its the first round and Jordan and the Bulls face Larry Bird and the '86 Boston Celtics. The Bulls started the 1st quarter HOT, scoring the first 12 pts, for an early 12-0 advantage. Jordan and the Bulls were active on D and went on the break. THe Bulls would lead by as much as 13. Larry Bird started to catch fire towards the end scoring 7 straight points while the Bulls got cold, Bulls lead to 6, 30-24 after one. The Bulls second unit outplayed the Celtics second unit in the 2nd quarter as the Bulls lead grow again to double digits. Scottie Pippen led the Bulls and they conitnued their momentum to go up by 17 going in to the half. In the 3rd quarter, the Bulls continued to have a solid game, growing the lead by as much as 19. The Celtics did, however, start to find success in the inside to keep it from getting out of hand. Jordan, who started the quarter cold, scored 9 late points, and kept the Bulls up by 15, 80-65, going in to the 4th. In the 4th, the Bulld led by as much as 22, but the Celtics tried to fight back, cutting it to 10 with a 3-pt play from Larry Bird with over 5 mins to go. Later on would cut it to 9 on a jumper from Dennis Johnson. But the Bulls would execute good enough down the stretch, including a sweet alley-oop from Pippen to Jordan on the next play. The Bulls take Game 1, 100-86. POG: Michael Jordan. 34 pts 4 rebs 6 assts 2 stls 1 blk. Pippen added 17 pts. Rodman pulled down 22 rebs, 4 on the offensive end. Larry Bird led the Celtics with 21 pts, but shot just 8/23 from the field. McHale was the next high man with 18 pts and 9 rebs. The Bulls defense was fantastic in this game. They forced the Celtics into 37% FG shooting, to go along with 10 steals and 2 blks. #celtics #larrybird #michaeljordan #bulls #86celtics #96bulls #NBAPlayoffs #NBA2K20