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Larry Bird scored 17 of his game-high 27 points in the second half, and Kevin McHale sparked an early third-quarter surge to lead the Boston Celtics to a 113-85 victory over the Yugoslav national team in the first round of the McDonald’s Basketball Open at Madrid.

The Celtics will play Real Madrid in Sunday’s championship game.

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