Larry Bird - 41 pts vs. Warriors (1988)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Bird shooting lights out vs. Warriors. Like usual he had a well rounded game with 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Rare sight of Sampson in a Warriors uniform. The single Sampson highlight might let on that he still possessed most of his athleticism but there was a clear difference from his former days. There was one play where he couldn't even get up to finish an open alleyoop dunk (got rejected by the rim). After his brief stint with the Warriors, his career was essentially over.
What a display of talent!! Jump hooks, left handers,tip-ins, runners, fadeaways, 3 point bombs, and bank shots. Not to mention great ball fakes, tremendous passes, boxing out, sweeping the boards and diving for loose balls. Nobody has ever had this combination of skills, will to win, ability to deceive opponents. Bird displayed how the western conference was nowhere near as strong as the east.
Bird's first step was quick, but the sudden pull up was unbelievable.
Agreed
The true GOAT
3:40 this sequence of Bird diving for a ball, fumbling it, gaining control for less than a split second, and then popping a perfect pass. And not a light volley. A laser. From the floor. Without having really gained full control. To this day it's mind boggling to see how quick Bird's eye-hand coordination and body control was.
Larry Bird was the best all-around player in NBA history.
Crazy, no one did those little things better. There are videos of him diving for a loose ball, sliding across the floor, all while maintaining his dribble to keep the play alive. S#it, even that playoff game vs. Indiana where he bounced his cheek off the parquet , he fives for the loose ball and as his face is screaming towards the floor, he has the presence of mind to flick the ball, lefty no less, in the direction of a teammate. He truly was 1/2 a play ahead of the everyone else.
He was so good at getting his body between the opposing player and the ball.
That banker at 4:13 was crazy!
Thanks again for another Bird video, fatal9ish, cant get enough of watching this wizard play.
If Larry Bird was on scoring mode,nobody beats Him.
I am so sick of hearing that Michael Jordan is the greatest clutch player of all time he could not hold Larry Bird's jock as far as clutch play Bird by far is the greatest clutch player of all time.
Both were clutch but i have to give the edge to mj......that's a tough for me cause Bird is and will always be my all-time fav. player
@@jaycompany4886 No idea what you are basing that on, except perhaps MJ taking late game shots...he simply was not the all-around player Larry was.
Jordan was by far the more spectacular scorer. In a way Birds lack of athleticism in comparison makes it more difficult shots acrobatic layups and crashing to the floor baskets just as impressive. Granted he did not have the contortionist flare with hang time that Jordan I was blessed to have. There's no shame to either one of these guys being declared as the goat. Your team wins when you have them. But I must say I don't think you'll ever find any player coming close to Larry Bird in terms of physical toughness. There's a video showing that. In the words of the great Ivan Drago he's not human he's like a piece of iron.
Amen. And I noticed I was the 23rd like. Wished it was the 33rd
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Bird was better than Jordan.
Bird was more clutch than Jordan.
No one has ever played better basketball than what Bird played between 1979 and 1988.
I agree.
Still providing top flight highlights after that TO THE END!
AMEN !!!!!!!!
@Λ Curry is a joke , he can ONLY SHOOT ....THATS IT ! IN A WEAK LEAGUE. LeBron may handle physicality better but will fight to be a top 5 SF
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Crazy thing is he usually had 10 plus rebounds, near 8 assists and 2-3 steals per game. During his healthy years, he was an absolute assassin. Jordan is NOT the greatest clutch player. What a bunch of shit. No one wanted to guard Larry, not Dominique, not Rodman, Not Kemp. He scored at will on the best athletes of his era. Just watch this game. It's like watching him at Indiana State, he is obviously the best player on the court in all aspects and absolutely DOMINATES the other team by himself, in the NBA for God's sake.
You are so right!
Bird was the best basketball player in NBA history.
Unreal Shooter
Larry had the greatest hustle play ever. He never gave up a chance for a possession.
@mrho4speed Yup. You nailed it. And imagine 87, 88, 89 etc if Bias didn't die. Bird would have had more rings than Magic or Jordan. Isiah Thomas would be a Mark Price.
Isiah another mark price.....no way, price was good but even without titles...Thomas was a waaaay better player
I can't say it enough Bird is all around greatest player ever .. also Celtics team was just magic in that era
"There aren't many superstars who will go to the pine this consistently."-Bob Cousy. Which is why he only played 13 years. If he pampered himself the way today's players do, there would be no argument about the best small forward of all time.
If he pampered himself he wouldn't have been the same Bird.
What was there to do on a court that Bird didn't excell at? ANYTHING?
Yeah--he failed miserably to be a ball hog like a lot of NBA stars...
@cbaldwinjr I agree about LA having a great team - I think Kareem is the best center ever. Magic winning over Bird in college was more about MSU being a far better team than ISU. Bird outplayed Magic in 84 and Magic made some blunders in that series. Magic really shined in 87 but in 85 it was still Kareem as MVP. Its too bad Bird had the injuries-I loved watching this matchup. Just my opinion but I still give the edge to Bird. Had he played in the western conference his numbers been incredible
Larry Bird was better than Magic.
That's Gil Santos doing play by play...great guy
Jordan couldn't be counted on to guard Bird, but then again no one could. Bird could guard anyone.
Sampson was never really the same player (psychologically, at least) after the fight in Game 5 of the '86 Finals.
I never remember seeing Bird bring the ball down the court, do a crossover at speed and drive straight down the lane for a finger roll. That's some MAGIC right there.
No, _maybe_ not. Bird DID steal the ball, drive it up the court, crossover at speed, pull up and shoot a three-pointer off one leg.
LOL - The announcer announces that Bird is within 12 of his season high. Yea he's closing in on it by Bird standards lol.
I don't understand why guys would leave Bird (like at the 2:17 point) to double-down. What would you rather give up? A contested post shot my somebody else, or a wide-open 3 by Bird. Just idiotic.
he did that multiple times LMFAO!
kevin mchale
Rumor was, McHale never passed. Sometimes I think the C's purposefully made that joke just to goad other teams into doubling McHale more.
Well McHale was automatic so you had no choice. Notice Parish rarely posts up. If he does he rarely makes a move. Post McHale or Bird and Parish always on the weak side. Unstoppable trio led by the greatest half court player ever in Bird.
In 88, GS had the same brand of stanchion that Boston Garden had. They were the only two teams that had this particular brand, non Porter or Hydra Rib like almost every other team had. I wouldn't want the kind of rim/stanchion that Bird was accustomed the most to.
sampson had nothing left. is knees were bone on bone. i remember being at a game v. sacramento in 1991- sampson was on that SAC team. just sad. and now sampson is broke.
if sampson could have done anything once his athleticism left him, it would have had to have been low post sky hooks, etc. but he couldn't bang with the bad knees enough to do that
@trha2222 Ralph had HOF talent. Shame he is broke. We are same age. I drive trucks And I am not broke!
@@73Trident he is in the hof
@@jaycompany4886 I'm glad that Ralph is in the HOF. He had a wealth of talent but I think personally that Fitch treated him bad. Fitch tried to do that Kevin McHale but Red was smart enough to get rid of Fitch.
Four.More..Years…
Hot damm I miss the old school non coddled NBA, however careers do last longer now so I'm divided!
If they change a few more rules and add a touch more load management, players will be able to "play" until they are 95.
Nobody likes Bird any more than I do , but I sure the fuck never gave a shit for the hysterics of some of these commentators.
Fredette had a similar shooting style as Bird........the only difference Larry shots fell through, fredette was trying to build a backboard made out of bricks......LMFAO!
Lol
Jay Company wrong
@@quinntonexecute hey bud....you have your opinion, i have mine
Can you imagine Larry's average if he had taken more than two 3-point shots a game?
Never knew sampson's pitiful 🐎 played for the warriors.
larry and jimmer fredette have similar shooting forms
73trident mcrider - can't be broke if he's getting an NBA pension.
I hope your'e right. I really liked Ralph, I was one of his biggest supporters. An incredible talent. Hope he came out of his career with some money. But make no mistake I'm a Celtic fan since Bill Russell.
where chrise mullin??
Greg Chan injured probably I think he missed about 25 games due to injury this year
counted 29 points not 41 haha
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