[DOC] [TLE] Boston Celtics - Wikipedia [PAR] The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in 
Boston, ... The Celtics have played the Lakers a record 12 times in the Finals, 
including ... 3" era, following the original "Big 3" era of the 1980s that featured 
Larry Bird, ..... Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Walton won the 
Sixth Man of... [DOC] [TLE] NBA Most Valuable Player Award - Wikipedia [PAR] The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual 
National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 195556 NBA 
season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receives 
the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor ... Stephen Curry in 2015
16 is the only player to have won the award... [DOC] [TLE] Boston Celtics History | Celtics.com - The official website ... - NBA.com [PAR] 1985-86: Bird Soars To Third MVP Award; Celtics Sail To NBA Title .... The team 
added rookie forward Jim Loscutoff, who provided some .... The teams traded 
victories, with Boston winning Games 1, 3, and 5 and Philadelphia claiming .... It 
had taken only a couple of years for the Celtics to become a balanced, seasoned
... [DOC] [TLE] Year-by-year history of the Chicago Bulls - NBA.com [PAR] Jordan won seven straight scoring titles with a combination of breathtaking ... 
won three consecutive NBA titles, becoming only the third franchise in history to 
... In Rose's third season, he became the youngest player in NBA history to earn 
MVP ..... then were swept in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Boston 
Celtics,... [DOC] [TLE] NBA.com: Larry Bird Bio [PAR] For 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, from 1979-80 through 1991-92, Bird ... 
Bird was a 12-time All-Star and won three straight regular-season MVP awards (
1984-86). ... He became only the third player (and the first non-center) to win 
three .... in free throw percentage (.896), an unheard-of accomplishment for a 
forward. [DOC] [TLE] Season Capsule | Los Angeles Lakers - NBA.com [PAR] Minneapolis lost only two games during the postseason, one in the first round 
and ... The Lakers won Game 1, but the Royals came back with three straight 
victories .... and were looking forward to a rematch with the Boston Celtics in the 
NBA Finals. .... Jerry West earned the first-ever NBA Finals Most Valuable Player 
Award. [DOC] [TLE] NBA.com: Bill Russell Bio [PAR] Career Statistics Bill Russell was the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics`` ... Bill 
Russell won 11 championships with the Celtics in 13 seasons. ... Until the ascent 
of Michael Jordan in the 1980s, Russell was acclaimed by many as the greatest 
player .... NBA Most Valuable Player, the first of his three consecutive MVP 
Awards. [DOC] [TLE] NBA Stars Who Won The MVP And Championship - ThePostGame ... [PAR] Jun 4, 2016 ... Only a select few NBA stars have won an MVP and the championship in the ... 
Related: Boston Has NBA, NHL Finalists In Same Year Three Times ... who won 
five MVP awards and 11 championships as a player for the Celtics. ... Bird was 
unstoppable in the mid-1980s, winning three straight MVP awards. [DOC] [TLE] How Larry Bird was robbed of the 1981 NBA playoff ... - CelticsBlog [PAR] Nov 27, 2015 ... Bird was denied the 1981 and 1982 season MVP awards, as well as the 1981 ... 
Player awards and two NBA Finals MVP trophies, as Bird did in the 1980s, .... 
Boston rallied from an 89-82 deficit to cap a third straight comeback victory. ... the 
game against the drained Celtics, who had just won three straight... [DOC] [TLE] Larry Bird - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Sep 14, 2016 ... Small forward, Jersey #(s): ... Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston 
Celtics in 1978, Bird .... won his third consecutive league MVP award, a feat 
matched only by ... During the 1986-1987 season Bird became the first player 
ever to ... Bird

Question: In the 1980s this Boston Celtics forward became only the third NBA player to win 3 straight MVP awards
Answer: Larry Bird