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Top 15 Super Bowl Sunday Performances In NBA History

By Phil Watson

Feb 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; General view of the Blue Angels during a fly over at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; General view of the Blue Angels during a fly over at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Basketball: Boston Celtics Larry Bird (33) in action, taking pass vs Philadelphia 76ers Julius Erving (6). Philadelphia, PA 1/30/1985 CREDIT: Carl Skalak (Photo by Carl Skalak /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X31038 )
Basketball: Boston Celtics Larry Bird (33) in action, taking pass vs Philadelphia 76ers Julius Erving (6). Philadelphia, PA 1/30/1985 CREDIT: Carl Skalak (Photo by Carl Skalak /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X31038 ) /

9. Larry Bird, Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Jan. 20, 1985

New commissioner David Stern made his impact felt on the NBA on his first Super Sunday at the helm, with Eastern Conference rivals Philadelphia and Boston the only game on the schedule.

The 76ers came in with a 33-6 record, just ahead of the 33-7 Celtics in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference races.

But on this Super Sunday at the Boston Garden, it was Larry Bird who reigned supreme.

Bird finished with 38 points on 15-of-26 shooting, including 2-of-3 from long distance, to go with nine rebounds, four assists, three blocked shots and two steals in a thoroughly dominating 113-97 win for the defending NBA champions.

Bird was en route to his second straight NBA MVP award in 1984-85, a season in which he averaged 28.7 points (a career-high), 10.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks on .522/.427/.882 shooting.

That night in Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif., MVP Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to the first 18-1 season in NFL history with a 38-16 thumping of record-setting QB Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins.

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