26.01.1986.- 76ers@Celtics: Bird & Walton vs Barkley & Erving, 80's Classic
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Another 80's classic from the 85/86 regular season. One of the greatest teams of all-time against 76ers with young Charles Barkley. Celtics played without injured Kevin McHale.
Larry Bird: 28 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, amazing half-court shot at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Bill Walton: 19 points, 13 rebounds, great basketball by reborn Walton. This was one of his best games in Celtics uniform.
Charles Barkley: 26 points, 21 rebounds (11 offensive), just a beast down low, overpowering everyone, great game by young Barkley.
"I just like being on Larry Bird's team," Walton said. "It's like playing with all great players. There's a sense that we're going to do it, that we're going to get the job done."
Celtics won it in the end 105:103.
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Man I put my books aside even during final, just to watch Bird play. Basketball rivalry of the 80's was and still is much better to watch than today's games.
Larry Bird had the best hand-eye coordination in the history of the NBA
+Euro American....right you are ! I saw Bobby Knight say it once in an interview and I've believed it since then
Obviously neither of you ever saw Marques Haynes.
Indiana coach Bobby Knight said the same thing.
@@alandenson6649 Did you ever see Larry Legend in person? For if you did you'd rescind your comment.
@@Jondsmusic Yes I most certainly did see him play. In January 1986 against the Golden State Warriors.
The Greatest Decade For Basketball!
Amen
Bird was amazing. Barkley tough and good as always. Grew up loving Dr J and the Sixers, hating the Celtics. But damn, Bird was great.
Thanks for the reminder of how good Chuck & Walton were. Bird's just being Bird here. Excellent.
35 years and Bird is STILL amazing to watch!
He was the best in my opinion.
Larry Bird is the best basketball player in NBA history.
Go Blue !!!
@@capitanfuturo594 I absolutely agree that The Legend is the greatest player in NBA history and if he was black, it would be an almost unanimous choice. But I need to ask what you mean by "Go Blue"?
God I LOVE LARRY BIRD!!! @7:33 That was almost a half court shot 🤩
4:00 Dr. J 6'6" and 36 yrs old has a Great block on 7'+ Parish and they call a foul on him!! Epic Bad CALL!!!
Dr j has quoted that one forgotten aspect of his game is hisvshotblocking skills..2000 in total makes him the best non center pf all time double than lj and triple mj..he is no 7 all time insteals as well!!
Damn. There are 9 HOFs on that game.
YES, the 80's were the greatest and #33 was the greatest of them all. (Not Jabbar)
@@tombstone1111 Psst...#32 of the Lakers was best of the 80's...
@@radar0412 That's a debate that'll go on forever. Bird > Magic, Magic > Bird. On and on it goes.
@@madcapper6 The debate was settled when Magic won his Fourth NBA Championship
@@radar0412 Incorrect. The ring argument decides nothing. It's like saying Jud Buechler's a better player than Charles Barkley or Wilt Chamberlain because his 3rd championship settled it.
Great basketball. So much more enjoyable to watch than today's NBA
Big time hard core Lakers fan from the 80s here. The level of talent on the 85-86 Celtics and 76ers is incredible. Moses Malone, Bobby Jones, Dr. J, Sir Charles and Mo Cheeks vs Bird, Parish, Ainge, DJ and Walton. Crazy. Imagine if a healthy Andrew Toney was playing for the Sixers and a healthy McHale was playing for the Cs, too!
Bill Walton had just one good yr w Boston but when he delivered Boston was dominant
Indeed. I wish we could've had at least 75% of this Bill Walton in 87 along with a healthy Wedman and an alive Len Bias. Would've beaten the Lakers in 7 in 87.
He really looked a little like he did in Portland. Nice offensive moves with the running hook and turn around bank shot, as well as good defense. Boston's frontcourt was loaded: Parish, Walton, McHale, Bird
@@GOPMAN71 I think Birds back and wear and tear started affecting him and the big men started to age...
He won with portland too, how many different teams did Mj win with? Hard to get by goat Kareem
@@GOPMAN71 I also think if McHale and Parrish had been healthy that the Celtics would have won in 87.
I remember that intro for NBA basketball on CBS
This clip serves as a reminder of just how super good Charles Barkley was. A forward at only 6'6", he played like he was 6'10". And Julius, well, he's Julius. The Celtics, even without McHale sure had their hands full with that well coached Sixers team.
6' 6" is a bit of a stretch.
6'5" is more like it.
An absolute monster on the court, incredible player.
Watching the games in the Eighties reminds me why the NBA today is a completely different Sport.
I love how the Celtics just accepted Walton. He was such a great addition for them. His enthusiasm was contagious for the entire team. Did the need him? One could probably say no, but he contributed so much to the team. The thing that always hits me when I watch games from the time he was there, is how happy he was. You could see it when he was playing, and you could see it when he was on the bench. When he talks about his time in Boston, you can see that it was one of his most joyous times in his life. Like many others, I wish he could have stayed healthy.
What a game. Larry Legend and the juggernaut that was the 86 Celtics
Wow amazed at the Star Power here alone... Bird, Walton, McHale, Parrish, D.J., Dr. J Maurice Cheeks, Sir Charles, Moses Malone.
And, my friend, they stuck around. No "where is Doc, Bird, McHale, Toney going next year." I know things have changed, but nice to see SOME stability.
Could you imagine Bird calling Dr.J, Magic and Kareem, John Stockton and saying let's have a team..
It was games like this by Barkley that convinced me to put him on my all-time basketball team with Walton, Bird, Jordan, and Magic.
Barkley, at his best, was a freaking beast. He was maybe 6'5, and one of the three best rebounders of all time.
Walton? Seriously?
Only 1977 or 1986 Walton
@@budlite8 In his all too short prime, yes. Bill could play with anyone. Yes, including Magic and Larry.
@@TexasPsychoK He sure was of his time. Without a doubt.
I forgot what a beast Barkley was. What a handful! He would destroy many of the players today, and he was only 6-4!
Very awesome game and plays in this one.
86 celtics were the best team ever assembled in my opinion
That was Grind it Out Tooth n Nail, both Team's Giving Thier All with Excellent Sportsmanship Shown by Both Team's and All Thier Player's. Thank You.
Many starts in today's NBA would not take the 3-point shot Bird took to end the 3rd quarter because they worry their padded stats would be affected negatively if they missed it.
With this talent, you can see why MJ had to wait so long to win
I think one of the reasons the Celtics were so popular was the announcing was so personal.
this game chokes me up...how unbelievably good was that '86 Celtics team??? Good lord...and just think if that lineup had a few years to really gel together, and just imagine a healthy Bill Walton for a full career....or even 6-7 consecutive years! Can you imagine? DJ, Ainge, Bird, Parrish, Bird, Walton, McHale....good grief.. What a GREAT time for pro basketball!
Len Bias. What a phenom. Red Auerbach was salivating over this guy. They all were excited to have him on their team. Coke was so supposed to be harmless drug. Wasted life and career.
Larry bird was unreal in this game at that year...86 celtics was one of the top 3 teams of all time if not best but barkely game was a beast especially for his height!
@Butch Sprout I love the 86 team the only team I would give a strong chance against them is the 67 sixers and thats cause of Chamberlain Supreme dominance and the scoring ability of his supporting cast...that would be a match-up i would be willing to pay front row seats to see!!!
As a lifelong sixers fan I always dreaded playing the Celtics especially in the Boston garden!!!!
LARRY BIRD WAS THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY.
When Bird gets pissed, amazing happens. 07:19-37. Lmao
Bird doing “Steph curry” shots while Steph at home getting shit wiped off his ass as a little baby lol
Wonderful video!!! There are six Hall of Famers on the court here!!! (and McHale watching from the sideline).
Just incredible.
A truly epic game, back when basketball was at its best, can't watch today's game of shooting threes and wanting to b on the highlight reel with dunks
This takes my breath away.
Glad I saw the best stretch of NBA ever. This through '98.
When we see Bill Walton here we can only dream about what would have been if he would have been healthy thruout his career. What a damn shame.
sad, that the Sixers ruined their organization after this season trading the #1 overall pick and Moses for a bunch of injured players
@SOLISDEUS Lol. Both Williams and Katz. Might as well throw Goukas in there too.
Why not just draft Brad Daugherty? He and Barkley would have been dynamite
By the end of the decade they were still a good team, but not title contenders.
got rid of Moses said he was done picked up jeff Rutland who played a few games and Moses played two more years todat the truth is not valued only what people want to believe.
and Herald cots owner and con man.
Too bad this Celtic team didn't get to play the Lakers in the finals...I felt with Walton, this was their best team. For me Walton was the best center of all time...he was big enough and more athletic than most and a great passer and rebounder and defender and he could hit from the outside as well as drive to the basket.
Impressed with the CG intro. i wonder from how many years they were doing that before.
This was on Super Bowl Sunday
I stopped watching Basketball when Bird,Magic,and Jordan left. Basketball these days is so bad. Pathetic. Have to sit out a month or two with a sprain Pinky lmao.Hell Bird played with Bone Spurs in both feet and a bad back.Players these days would be out a year with that.Bird played all the time with that bad back.
TinMan295, AGREED!
Isaiah Thomas and his ballooned ankle during the finals, Kevin McCale's broken foot that he played on in the finals; "One To Where He Still Walks With A Noticeable Limp To This Day"!
None of these players now have that type of courage!!!💪🏼.
Isaiah Thomas played injured for the celtics in "todays league".. How'd that work out for him?
Which is why his career didn’t last. I agree that basketball was better in the 80s and 90s.. but only to the viewer, because as a player in those times, technology hadn’t caught up yet.. so yes they were tougher, but only because they had to be.. todays players have access to treatments that just didn’t exist in these times. Now the game has evolved to benefit the players more so than the viewer, which is why we feel like the game isn’t what it used to be, in reality the rules in place today encourage the style of play. Those are the biggest differences
@@quinntonexecute true but that's why the nba is soft and so are most of the players if not all of em.
This era of basketball absolutely ruined the nba for me.
Ill never see this level of competition again. No flopping, no bull shi ting out there
I wondered if this wasn’t played on a Super Bowl Sunday, as i recall watching a Celtics/Sixers game before a Super Bowl. Sure enough.
Charles Barley is a Monster, and Larry Bird is Freak shooter can shoot any angles.
What a great game nice to see Barkley in his prime
7:32 - goosebumps !
Damn I miss this NBA.
Wait KC Jones wasn’t acting like Popovic and “resting” Bird in this game?? Damn we’re lucky..imagine ANY of those guys Bird..Parish..DJ..Malone..Irving..Barkley showing up to the old Garden in those days and the coaching staff telling them to relax they’re getting a “rest” tonight..not for an injury..just rest 🤦🏻♂️
I MISS THE NBA ON CBS!🏀🏀
better than NBA on NBC ever was.
@@uncletony6210 I miss it so much because i grew up on it. I was lucky enough to enjoy the NBA on CBS from 1977(age 9) to 1990(age 22).
@@elwin38 Same! I remember even having to listen to conference finals on radio because they weren't televised.
Bill Walton, one of the greats, but without the injuries, what would he have been like?
the best ever without the injuries
Some of you guys are saying Sir Charles was 6'-6" tall.
Barkley was stretching it at 6'-4" !!!!!
He was one of those guys who didn't dominate the weight room, but was naturally gifted with strength and power, as he proved easily in this vid!
Bird, Parish, Walton were abit to much for the aging, Malone, and Erving!
For the exception of Walton, remember both Malone and Erving's careers started in the ABA back in the 70's, but overall the heart, grit, determination of all these tremendous Atheletes who represented both Franchises was Truely an amazing sight to see!!!
I believe those two teams would have honestly played the game of basketball for nothing, just to represent their cities!
That's just how much every player on those rosters loved the game!!!!!
70's, 80's & 90's, 🏀 basketball!
Greatest Era's Ever For The NBA!!!!👍👍👍😉!
Walton does not reinjure his foot, Celtics repeat in 87 against lakers
So crazy how dominant Barkley is for only being 6'4. I never thought about it back then I guess cuz I was a kid and also I was always told he was 6'5 or 6'6.
So I figured he was about Jordan's same height
I always catch Walton being dunked by Dr.J on youtube.why is that? 1st video was sixers vs.portland then boston vs.sixers..poor walton cant he deciphered that Dr.J leap?
Super Bowl XX occurred later that day, with the Bears beating the Patriots 46-10
Sixers shouldve had one more title in the 80s
@SOLISDEUS that was a great series though. The Nets were firing! Albert King, Otis Birdsong, Darryl Dawkins, Mike Geminski, Buck Williams, all played incredibly.
Great competiton here. Barkley was incredible, adn Erving and Malone still had game left. Love these Celtics though =p
"Playing Larry Bird is like playing a computa."
Barkley impressed. I kind of thought Irving and to a lesser sense Malone sacrificed a lot for Barkley. Watching this game (highlights) makes me think it wasn't for nothing. Barkley looked unstoppable at times even when 16 feet out. Wasn't expecting that.
No defense for those touch passes. It's like a hockey team rushing a team of trees.
I didn't see the end of the game. Was it cut off?
A home game in the 86 season..
the Celtics won!!
Kevin Thompson you haven't got a clue. The players now a days would get beat to death if they had to play in this physical basketball era.
Not only would bird average another 5 ppg in today’s no touch NBA, his career would have lasted 4 years.longer
Bird vs Barkley.
Without McHale to stop him, Charles goes off!
McHale was a terrific defender and hard to shoot over. But Barkley wouldn't try to shoot over him, he'd try to go through him. I doubt McHale would slow him up that much.
good game
Young fans need to watch games from the 80s. Then they will understand why the 80s was the best of the NBA and why today's game is glorified street ball featuring very tall players.
What happened to the end????
I think sixers would have been a dinasty if Toney didn't have these injury issues
Your correct. Stress fractures impacted his shot and killed his confidence. He never shot from the field or played again with the same sense of fearlessness. Sixers missed his 30 points a game and had no real outside threat after Toney's injury.
Don't know why Moses, Doc, Barkley, and Cheeks didn't do better than they did in the time they were together.
3:26 , funny enough after that joke he sounded like a computer for a split second
I'd love to see this entire game.
Walton played more games this season (80) than any other season in his career. I never saw him happier. It looked like he was really having a lot of fun that season.
If only he could have gone from Portland to Boston in '79 and not wasted 6 years with the Clippers. What it would have meant for the league.
Walton said that the Celtics gave him his life back that season!!
@@westies1962 Walton was an excellent 6th man. Red sure knew what he was doing.
Then proceeds to do what he done his whole career … disappear from the court
@@edmundtam4155 the bones in his feet kept breaking. What the hell can he do about that?
This is when basketball was basketball!! It doesn't get any better than this!!
Best basketball time ever
Amen. The golden age of the NBA
Yes!
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Great for Soccer, but this video is about basketball. You need a hobby.
Soccer phucking sucks,. Booooooooring
For you young enough not to know, this is what BB was at it's best. It's a game that is about passing, not just three point baskets.
No. This was before people were smart enough and talented enough to use the 3 point line. A lot of us old enough to have lived through that era even knew then that the teams were idiotic to not use the 3 line.
@@trple2 that’s a stupid comment. You should be quiet.
@@Jondsmusic YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING DOWLING AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY SO JUST LISTEN AND LEARN!!!
@@trple2 you’re an idiot wrapped in a moron! Boy I’d school huge ass! I played division one high school and college ball! I shot with Larry legend! Go sit in the back with a coloring book where you belong!
By the way, smart oriole dive write in all caps! Only uneducated folks like you do that!
@@Jondsmusic PONY UP YOUR MONEY, DOWLING! 1 ON 1, FREE THROW CONTEST, 3 CONTEST, SPELLING CONTEST, COLORING BOOK CONTEST, YOU NAME IT!!!
No disrespect to the game today. These 2 teams and 5 more in 86 could play and regularly beat any team I can think of, today.
Never has there been so many fiercely determined and talented players as the 80s.
Bird and Barkley rebounding in fine form is like watching pit bulls fight for a bone. Relentless, ruthless and tireless.
I think you are disrespecting today's game and that is absolutely fine by me!
Precisely
In the 80's, Celtics vs Sixers was always must see TV.
I love the opening CBS NBA theme. I remember this when I was a kid. Great times!
+Tuan Vu Yeah me too. Instant throwback when I hear it.
It was the best opening and still is all these years later
@Tuan Vu... I was going to mention the opening theme but you beat me too it. Yes, the best intro... made you feel as if you are about to witness something special.
AAAAAHHHH THE OLD CBS INTRO....NOTHING COMPARES.....AND NOTHING COMPARES TO THE GREATNESS OF BASKETBALL THEN ......I SAID THEN ......ITS HORRIBLE NOW
@@vincecozzi2545 John Tesh
Either of these teams could demolish any team today
+BlueHen123 Sorry but you are giving these 76'ers way too much credit. You'd have to go back a few years on the 76's squad with Andrew Tony aka the Boston Strangler. As far as we're concerned we feared Tony more than Doc. And might I add - a prime Bird > a prime Doc. And given the Doc is one of the best players to ever play the game - that says a boat load.
If the old time rules were in effect, I believe you're right, BlueHen.
@@jjs777fzr Ask Bird and Barkley about Toney. Chuck said "forget Moses, forget Doc, Andrew Toney was awesome." And Bird feared Toney more than any other Sixer.
@@jjs777fzr But Larry Bird is in the top 1 of all time. Dr. J was great but not in Larry's universe.
@@jjs777fzr I doubt that. Today's player are bigger and stronger than ever and just as quick and fast. Plus they have longer range with their shots. Celts were one of the great defensive teams of all-time and would have no one to match up with players like Lebron, Kawhi, and Stef.
Tommy Heinsohn: "Bird's not known as a 100 yard dash man...that mustache is really huffin and puffin!" Great stuff!!!
Did he say about Singe, ruffled his blonde hair, go home and get a cookie?
Was just gonna say somethin after hearin him say that an I look down an bam!! Lol..mustache huffin an puffin 😆 lol
The passing and teamwork from both teams is stellar.
Yes, very impressive
Soooo much fun to watch
There was nothing better than those 80's Celtic-Sixers battles, great basketball
Hard played and with respect. It occasionally boiled over, but usually not overly so.
A time where MEN played.
Almost - The Lakers vs. Celtics were just a little better.
You should watch the Celtics hawks playoff series in the 80s
Sixers starters were Dr. J, Barkley, Moses, Cheeks, and Bobby Jones....not too shabby.
None of them were in their prime, Malone & Dr J aging, Chuck just getting started.
Man, when Barkley attacks the offensive glass...opponents just end up dead in the floor, hehe.
What a game, awesome upload. Thanks Larry Legend.
Barkley was a beast. I used to hurry home from work just to see him play. Did the same for Iverson.
That dunk at 2:51 was typical Chuck, there will never be one like him. They say Zion might be Chuck 2.0, we will see.
powerboatguy that was him vs all five Celtics. Not another Sixer in sight. A one-man wrecking crew.
@@powerboatguy2308 Don't think so, I'll think he'll be good bit not Barkley.
If Barkley ever shared the ball he might have been great, but once he got it he was determined to score no matter how many defenders and most times he Failed.
Another amazing 1980s basketball crowd, screaming with joy.
76ers Celtics reg, season games in the 80s were as intense as any playoff rivalry today!
Ha ha you're spot on - I thought I was watching a playoff game at first.
I miss real basketball
+Joe Cap This was real competition, real defenses.. and the best team ever
I do too
@Mike Johnson It is tough, I'll say. Just to watch 3 pt launchers and high jumpers going for alley oops.
and some people say, "these guys couldn't compete with today's players?...........Bullshit they couldn't.
I think its the other way around
Last I heard Lebron was 5-47 shooting in the last 24 seconds w the game was w/in 3 points, so I donno what these young punk announcers are talking about, Lebron being an = clutch player.
@@stanjanusas2885 Letard would much rather pass to a bench warmer with the game on the line. Most overrated athlete in league history. Not worthy of sniffing Bird's jockstrap.
Put Lebron in the 80's, when great giants like Robinson, Ewing, Shaq, Kareem, Moses Malone, Parish would be waiting by the basket when 'Bron beat his primary defender. They'd be waiting for him by the basket, where Bron has no one, no legit center IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE to protect the basket like the giants in the 80's, w hand checking and physical play. I doubt he'd have won even 1 championship in the 80's.
@@stanjanusas2885 preach brother.....preach! Well stated! What you are saying is facts!!! Educate these millenials! They dont have much of clue!
Larry Bird is simply the BEST ALL- AROUND PLAYER EVER!!! He made his teammates better more than anyone. I will take Larry Bird in his prime(84, 85, 86, 87) over anyone even Michael. By the way, the 80's were the BEST basketball years ever.
Dr. J was better.
@@liecrusher3506everybody knows Birds better than the Doc, even Julius himself knows he's not as great as the Birdman!
@@jc940 Neither he nor I "know" this.
Bird was great, Doc, better all around.
@@liecrusher3506 obviously Doc is your favorite player and i can understand that BUT reality is reality, i like the Doctor too but Bird is the greatest all around basketball player ever!
@@jc940 Not true.
Man I used to love these old intros for CBS and then NBC. They made these games even more exciting . ABC/ESPN presentations suck.
80’s basketball is so good!
Pretty much everything 80's was great. It was an honor of a lifetime to live it.
80's basketball was great. 80's movies were great. 80's music was great.
@@GOPMAN71 Agreed!
@@thepianist7084 Yes Sir, it sure was!
No disrespect to M J if i was starting a team and had first pick healthy bird. Or Jordan Im taking Bird And Bird made everyone better its close but thats my opion Bird could change a game with his passing and all around game his prime years 28 11 7.5 and took way less shots than anyone to avrage 28 or more besdes chamberlain
Love the CBS opening. It tells a story, builds drama and sets the tone for the game.
Bird....doing "curry" shots before curry's mom and dad even dated...
Nath Anter should be called “bird” shots
7:32 - wow
Dell Curry graduated from VA Tech in 86, they met in college.
Larry Bird was just AWESOME
Barkley was already a beast since his first days, overpowering everyone there from Parish and Bird to DJ and Wedman. Celtics were just too good that year, and they had peak Bird who was unreal.
1986 Celtics were the best team I saw in my lifetime.
Barkley overpowering the whole celtics team? hardly. Bird schooled barkley all the time. What are you watching willis?
toscodav Barkley had 11 offensive rebounds this game. That’s pretty overpowering
Considering that he played alongside Moses, who himself was an offensive rebounding machine, Barkley getting 11 ORs is a ton!! Nevermind the fact he was playing against Bird, Parrish and Walton.
Ainge needs to go home have a cookie after Barkley ran into him and messed up his hair....Heinsohn .lol indeed
Yeah, -right where I played video, first thing I heard and cracked me up
They became teammates years later
Barkley was just plain STRONG inside!!
Miss Charles Barkley inside moves in the paint area
Barkley: Fearless.
Barkley was a beast...He was such a quick leaper, had a huge wingspan, was as strong as an ox, and his basketball IQ was on par with Birds and Magics. What an era that was. When the NBA was must see tv.
This is how stacked the East was, 8 HOFers on the court at the same time. Philly was stacked! Anyone that doesn't believe Barkley was dominant only need watch this video. WOW!!
Philly hall of famers on the court for this game: Dr. J, Mo Cheeks, Moses Malone, Bobby Jones, and Charles Barkley. Five of them...and Andrew Toney.
Would have been one more if Kevin was healthy
Grown man's game back then!
Without McHale playing?? how good were those celtics hahahaa. forget about it.
People think Larry bird is the Wayne Gretzky of basketball, he not
@@lloydkline3265 You are right. He's the Larry Bird of Basketball!!!! They don't call him Legend for nothing. 🙂