Título: Larry Bird
Seção: Player profile
Background: Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, to Georgia (nee Kerns) and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird, a veteran of the Korean War. He was raised in nearby French Lick, where his mother worked two jobs to support Larry and his five siblings. Bird has said that being poor as a child still motivates him "to this day". Georgia and Joe divorced when Larry was in high school, and Joe committed suicide about a year later.

Conteúdo: Bird, a wing who played the small forward and power forward positions, was nominated to twelve All-Star teams. He won two NBA Finals MVP and three regular-season MVP awards, all consecutively, a feat only equaled by Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.  Bird possessed an uncanny and unparalleled ability to anticipate and react to the strategies of his opponents. His talent for recognizing the moves of opponents and teammates prompted his first coach with the Celtics, Bill Fitch, to nickname him "Kodak", because he seemed to formulate mental pictures of every play that took place on the court.  Bird scored 24.3 points per game in his career on a .496 field goal average, an .886 free throw average (9th best all-time) and a 37.6 percentage on three-point shots. Bird had an average of 10.0 rebounds per game for his career and 6.3 assists. His multidimensional game made him a consistent triple-double threat; Bird currently ranks seventh all-time in triple-doubles with 59, not including the 10 he recorded in the playoffs. Bird's lifetime player efficiency rating (PER) is 23.5, 18th all-time. Additionally, he is the only 20, 10, 5 player in NBA history (points, rebounds, assists per game) with a lifetime PRA rating (points + rebounds + assists per game) of 40.6, which is 8th all-time. Bird was the first player in NBA history to shoot 50% or better on field goals, 40% on three-pointers, and 90% on free-throws in a single NBA season while achieving the league minimum for makes in each c

user: Which team did Larry play for?

assistant: His talent for recognizing the moves of opponents and teammates prompted his first coach with the Celtics,

user: Which position did he play on the team?

assistant: Bird, a wing who played the small forward and power forward positions,

user: Did he play any others at any point?

assistant: Bird is also remembered as an excellent defender.

user: What were his contributions to his team?

assistant: Bird scored 24.3 points per game in his career on a .496 field goal average, an .886 free throw average (9th best all-time) and a 37.6 percentage on three-point shots.

user: Did he ever receive any awards because of his playing?

assistant: He won two NBA Finals MVP and three regular-season MVP awards,

user: Did he win any others?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he ever win any playoff games?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: he consistently displayed a knack for anticipating the moves of his opponent, allowing him to intercept passes and create turnovers.

user: What other things can be said about his playing style?

assistant: Unspectacular but effective defensive moves, such as jumping into a passing lane to make a steal or allowing his man to step past and drive to the hoop,

user: How else is his playing style style rememebered?

assistant: Bird was the first player in NBA history to shoot 50% or better on field goals, 40% on three-pointers, and 90% on free-throws