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  1.                                  confirmed by Larry's full-
  2.                                  court lobs and behind-
  3.                                  the-back passes.
  4.  
  5.                                  In the 1986-87 season,
  6. Larry became the first player ever to shoot
  7. more than 50 percent from the field and more
  8. than 90 percent from the free-throw line.
  9. Perhaps his greatest weapon was the 3-point
  10. shot. For his career he made almost four of
  11. every ten 3-point shots he attempted.
  12.  
  13. Two things tied LarryΓÇÖs career together: 
  14. winning and hard work. Larry was known 
  15. for his practice habits. During his regular 
  16. pre-game warm-up routine at  Boston 
  17. Garden, Larry would sometimes sink 
  18. more than 50 medium-range shots in 
  19. a row.