Cedric Maxwell, who was traded for Walton in 1985, was on hand to give the Eastern Conference Finals MVP trophy to Jaylen Brown. That trophy is named after Larry Bird, who won a championship with ...

Nearly a year after Jayson Tatum won the inaugural Larry Bird Trophy, the award given to the MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics player finally got to meet the Boston legend himself.

In Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, he and Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins engaged in a classic duel. Though Wilkins outscored Bird 47-34, it was Bird who came out the winner. With Larry ...

Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown raises the Larry Bird Eastern Conference MVP ... The Celtics are awarded the 2024 Bob Cousy Eastern Conference championship trophy, their 2nd in 3 seasons.