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NBA Deep Cut #8, Thursday, October 1: “Name a teammate of Larry Bird.” The prompt had 61 valid answers, and nobody played it that day. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.

Answers and recap (spoilers)

Nobody named

  • Robert Parish: 941 games together (1980–1992)
  • Kevin McHale: 908 games together (1980–1992)
  • Danny Ainge: 601 games together (1981–1989)
  • Dennis Johnson: 557 games together (1983–1990)
  • Cedric Maxwell: 529 games together (1979–1985)
  • Gerald Henderson: 455 games together (1979–1984)
  • Scott Wedman: 315 games together (1982–1987)
  • Nate Archibald: 331 games together (1979–1983)
  • M.L. Carr: 417 games together (1979–1985)
  • Chris Ford: 264 games together (1979–1982)
  • Quinn Buckner: 262 games together (1982–1985)
  • Greg Kite: 280 games together (1983–1988)
  • Joe Kleine: 171 games together (1989–1992)
  • Fred Roberts: 168 games together (1986–1988)
  • Brian Shaw: 85 games together (1988–1992)
  • Rick Robey: 337 games together (1979–1983)
  • Ed Pinckney: 180 games together (1989–1992)
  • Jerry Sichting: 215 games together (1985–1988)
  • Jim Paxson: 117 games together (1987–1990)
  • Kevin Gamble: 186 games together (1989–1992)
  • Reggie Lewis: 256 games together (1987–1992)
  • Dave Cowens: 75 games together (1979-80)
  • Rick Fox: 48 games together (1991-92)
  • Artis Gilmore: 59 games together (1987-88)
  • Don Chaney: 60 games together (1979-80)
  • John Bagley: 97 games together (1989–1992)
  • Bill Walton: 118 games together (1985–1987)
  • Dee Brown: 90 games together (1990–1992)
  • Sam Vincent: 127 games together (1985–1987)
  • Brad Lohaus: 79 games together (1987–1989)
  • Rickey Green: 20 games together (1991-92)
  • Darren Daye: 122 games together (1986–1988)
  • Ray Williams: 39 games together (1984-85)
  • Pete Maravich: 35 games together (1979-80)
  • Mark Acres: 96 games together (1987–1989)
  • Eric Fernsten: 160 games together (1979–1982)
  • Rick Carlisle: 161 games together (1984–1987)
  • Jeff Judkins: 72 games together (1979-80)
  • Dirk Minniefield: 70 games together (1987-88)
  • Sherman Douglas: 8 games together (1991-92)
  • David Thirdkill: 76 games together (1985–1987)
  • Michael Smith: 97 games together (1989–1991)
  • Derek Smith: 11 games together (1990-91)
  • Charles Bradley: 106 games together (1981–1983)
  • Terry Duerod: 63 games together (1980–1982)
  • Carlos Clark: 101 games together (1983–1985)
  • Stojko Vrankovic: 39 games together (1990–1992)
  • Conner Henry: 49 games together (1986–1988)
  • Sly Williams: 6 games together (1985-86)
  • Charles Smith: 62 games together (1989–1991)
  • Kelvin Upshaw: 14 games together (1989-90)
  • Darren Tillis: 15 games together (1982-83)
  • Tracy Jackson: 11 games together (1981-82)
  • Andre Turner: 3 games together (1986-87)
  • Kevin Pritchard: 11 games together (1991-92)
  • Ronnie Grandison: 6 games together (1988-89)
  • Dave Popson: 16 games together (1990-91)
  • Wayne Kreklow: 25 games together (1980-81)
  • Larry Robinson: 1 game together (1991-92)
  • Ramon Rivas: 4 games together (1988-89)
  • A.J. Wynder: 1 game together (1990-91)

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