Larry Bird

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Jayson Tatum a Fitting Choice for Inaugural Larry Bird Trophy (Celtics.com)

For the inaugural presentation of the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP award, it was only right to be given to a Celtic Legend in the making.

Look for bigger and better things, and obviously he's going to do the same in the championship series.” Well-deserved all the accolades he's getting and he's only 24 and not even touched his ceiling, not even close to that. Tatum’s ability to battle through adversity in the ECF reflected upon his full-season effort of helping the Celtics bounce back from a rough start. “He's a superstar, and he deserved that,” Butler said of Tatum’s first Finals berth. Friday night’s Game 6 loss could have been a breaking point for Boston, but Tatum did what he has done all throughout the postseason by leading them to a bounce-back win. Regardless of how long I've been in the league, I'm not too far removed from when I was in high school and when I was dreaming about moments like this.

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Jayson Tatum Wins Larry Bird Trophy As Eastern Finals MVP (hoopsrumors.com)

Tatum earned eight of nine votes from media members and was awarded the first-ever Larry Bird Trophy.

Tatum will look to carry over his Eastern Finals success into the NBA Finals vs. Tatum earned eight of nine votes, with Heat star Jimmy Butler receiving the only other vote, from ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. He likely would’ve been the unanimous MVP pick if Miami had won the series. He scored at least 22 points in the other six games. Tatum averaged 25.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game over the course of the seven-game series vs. Following the Celtics‘ dramatic victory over the Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday, Jayson Tatum was named the Most Valuable Player of the series, making him the first-ever winner of the Larry Bird Trophy, according to the league ( Twitter press release).

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Tatum Awarded Inaugural Larry Bird Trophy (GoDuke.com)

DURHAM – Former Duke men's basketball star Jayson Tatum has been awarded the inaugural Larry Bird Trophy, given to the most valuable player of the NBA ...

(Cleveland – 2016), Dahntay Jones (Golden State – 1975), Danny Ferry The All-NBA First Team selection this season averaged 25.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists against the top-seeded Heat, including two 30-plus point performances in Games 4 and 6.

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YouTube Gold: Larry Legend Gets Funny (Duke Basketball Report)

With the Boston Celtics back in the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years, we thought it would be a great time to see some (you guessed it) Larry Bird ...

This time, it’s about a less renowned but still impressive Bird talent. There are legions of stories from his contemporaries that are amazing, like him telling people exactly what he was going to do and then doing it, or tormenting rookies in various other ways. Larry Bird had a reputation as one of the great trash talkers of all time.

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Jayson Tatum wins inaugural Larry Bird MVP for Eastern ... (Basketball Forever)

Jayson Tatum won the inaugural Larry Bird MVP for the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Boston Celtics are on their way to a Finals showdown against the ...

We did all that on purpose to make it interesting,” said Jaylen Brown in jest. “I really believe in myself. Tatum had 26 points on 42.9 percent from the field and 4 for 7 for 57.1 percent from behind the arc, plus 10 rebounds and six assists in 45 and a half minutes of play.

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Jayson Tatum makes history as the first player to win an award ... (FanSided)

Fate would have it, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum becomes the first-ever player to win the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP award.

This is the sixth trip to the NBA Finals for the Steve Kerr era Warriors. It may be untrodden territory for this core of Celtics players, but Boston is synonymous with winning titles. This is such a great opportunity for Tatum. If the Celtics beat the Warriors in the NBA Finals, he becomes an undisputed top-five player in the game today and an unquestioned superstar. The Celtics are on the precipice of winning their first league championship in 14 years, but they must take four games from the Golden State Warriors, who are very used to this.

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Jayson Tatum Wins Inaugural Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals ... (The Source)

It was fitting the winner of the inaugural Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP awards was a member of the Boston Celtics.

I thank God every day just to be in this position to be able to do that. Regardless of how long I’ve been in the league, I’m not too far removed from when I was in high school and when I was dreaming about moments like this. To be the first person to win this award, obviously, after Larry Bird, it still hasn’t like sunk in yet.

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Bill Russell wants to see Jayson Tatum bring home another ... (CBS News)

BOSTON -- Jayson Tatum brought home an award named after a Celtics legend on Sunday night, winning the first ever Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP ...

The great Bill Russell, who won 11 championships during his 13 years in Boston, took to Twitter following the Celtics' 100-96 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday night and congratulated Tatum for his series MVP win. Maybe soon the #BillRussellFinalsMVP award #BleedGreen," Russell tweeted. The NBA Finals MVP trophy is named after Russell, and the greatest winner of all time would love to see Tatum add that trophy to his collection.

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