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At the conclusion of the Conference Finals, the winning teams will be awarded The Bob Cousy Trophy (East) and The Oscar Robertson Trophy (West).
Continuing with the theme of honoring its legends, in recognition of the best players in the respective series, an MVP trophy will be awarded for both conferences with the East’s trophy named after Larry Bird and the West named after Magic Johnson.
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What is the Larry Bird Trophy?
The Larry Bird trophy will be awarded to the MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Larry Bird Playoffs history
Bird’s dominance of the Eastern Conference as a member of the Boston Celtics in the ’80s led them to five Finals appearances, going head-to-head with Magic Johnson and the Lakers on three occasions.
Bird won three NBA championships with the Celtics in 1981, 1984 and 1986.
3-time NBA champion 2-time Finals MVP 3-time Most Valuable Player 12-time NBA All-Star NBA All-Star Game MVP (1982) 9-time All-NBA First Team NBA Aniversary Team (50th and 75th) No. 33 jersey retired by the Celtics
