Paul Pierce passes Larry Bird in scoring

Paul Pierce entered Tuesday's action needing 10 points to pass Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Boston Celtics' all-time scoring list. (John Havlicek is No. 1, likely out of reach.) He scored seven in the

Paul Pierce entered Tuesday's action needing 10 points to pass Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Boston Celtics' all-time scoring list. (John Havlicek is No. 1, likely out of reach.) He scored seven in the

Paul Pierce entered Tuesday's action needing 10 points to pass Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Boston Celtics' all-time scoring list. (John Havlicek is No. 1, likely out of reach.) He scored seven in the

Magic/Bird, the new Broadway-bound play by Eric Simonson, begins rehearsals Feb. 20. The play doesn't star rivals Johnson and Boston Celtics veteran Larry Bird, but it does chart their rise from college to NBA superstardom, when they were opponents and

Indianapolis may be the center of the football universe during Sunday's Super Bowl, but basketball legend Larry Bird says his city has plenty to offer visitors, whatever their game. "We're a small city but we have it all," he says. "It's so compact.