1980 Celtics vs 76ers Rare Full Game 2
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- This Eastern Conference Finals playoff game between the Dr. Julius Erving, Darryl Dawkins, Lionel Hollins, Bobby Jones, Maurice Cheeks, Caldwell Jones and Henry Bibby led Philadelphia 76ers and the Larry Bird, Dave Cowens, Cedric Maxwell, Tiny Archibald and Chris Ford led Boston Celtics would take place on April 20, 1980.
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Wow those sideline interviews with Bird and Dr J at the 5:00 mark are amazing !!
JJ Reddick would be lucky to see 2 minutes of garbage time if he was on these rosters.
It's funny, Dr J has the rep of being the greatest athlete until MJ, and Bird has the rep of being slow and a bad 1 on 1 defender... But in this game, Bird played great lock down defense on the Doc. People forget that Bird was on the all defense team early in his career. Second quarter was the Bird show on offense too. Fun game to watch, very high intensity play by both teams, and the refs let them play.
Most of the stuff that is parroted about Larry Bird‘s lack of athleticism is pure folklore. Just because he couldn’t jump through the roof and wasn’t an Olympic level speed demon doesn’t mean that he was not a great athlete with very quick hands and absolutely astonishing hand-eye coordination.
I was anticipating this one, the only game I haven't watched from this series. Thanks a lot, man.
No problem
That sliding attempt to save the ball early in the second half epitomizes Larry Bird more than any play I can think of, even the steal. I can’t imagine one of the clowns nowadays selling out like that for a loose ball. Bird played for more than money and that’s why he transcended the sport. Always my hero.
It's odd but if you notice other than a few green shirts - nobody is dressed in green in the stands. Nowadays no matter what city your in the home fans are all decked out in team colors from head to toe ! I think this started changing around late 80's or so cause in this game the home fans are all just wearing regular clothes. Today people paint their faces and dress in Celtics jerseys. In 1980 people just wore what they wore to the mall. Just something I noticed