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There’s a video about his legendary trash talking where Doc Rivers talks about the guys on the bench getting in trouble for celebrating. 😂
POLO, whose jersey is Danny Carey wearing 🤔🤨🧐🤔😉🙂 in your Tool *"PNEUMA"* reaction from months ago??? Someone needs to make a Larry Bird highlight video with PNEUMA playing in the background 🤔🙂😎 ua-cam.com/video/b35ZaPzIoj8/v-deo.html
This trash talk video made me like Larry Bird. He's hilarious and petty! ua-cam.com/video/K5o1rd09R1Q/v-deo.html
The bench players from the Hawks got fined for celebrating Bird's shot
1 thing people forget about the Boston Celtics and I always hope not from them, but they were a major white team so all the racist outside that state loved them. Now think of what Larry Bird said and in his trash talking stood up for our brothers which made me, not from that state, respect him as a really good human.. sorry should typed this better but early and not firing yet LOL
You know you're a legend when the opposing team celebrates your shots 🐐
Bird and Magic saved the NBA, and basketball for that matter, by making passing cool. The game became a joy to watch.
Facts.
If it was not for stars like Earl Monroe and Rick Barry in the 70s there would have been no league to save.
@@johnwingate8799 : Hate to have to remind you, but BB was on it's last legs just before Bird and Magic came into the league. Even the Playoff finals were on tape delay, and the Celtics were selling lifetime season passes just to get people to come watch the games! Drugs were rampant, and the game was getting extremely boring.
There’s always a beginning to something, but Bird and magic kept it alive
@@johnwingate8799 I'd add Dr J to this list as well.
Larry said his best game ever was the 6th NBA finals game in 1986 against the Houston Rockets. Many say it is the best full game (defense/offense/clutch) ever played by a single player. Check that one out. If you go by stats it looks like a normal game for Larry, but when you watch him all over the court playing full heart and anticipating every move it takes your breath away. He himself said he was the most "prepared" for that game than any other game he ever played.
This.
@@greggary7217 👍🙂 This one is DEFINITELY in the debate. This game just shows the RESPECT and CAMARADERIE between the ENTIRE Team. When K. McHale 2 weeks prior had the opportunity to break the Celtics Record, Larry KEPT ON encouraging Kevin to *go for it* and KEPT passing Kevin the basketball 🏀 that night.
Well, when Larry got the opportunity and was busting his ass🥵, he did it, but not alone. *(just look how tired he was 🥵 AND you know that his BACK 🩻 MUST HAVE BEEN HURTING like HELL🔥🔥)* Larry is such an AWESOME teammate that he STILL had MANY assists that night that probably WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE POINTS for him!!!
HOWEVER 😏, @ 13 min & 35 secs in video.... the last few seconds of the game and another Celtics player was about to shoot the 🏀. Kevin McHale was TELLING the other player to PASS the 🏀 to Larry. He passed it and Larry ended up with 60 pts at the end of the night 🤔😳🤯🙂
@@VaughnRondo If you had been able to watch back in the '80s, you would definitely have become a big fan - they weren't just games, they were wars - and then get extremely disappointed by todays game.
One of the crazy things about this game is that Wilkins went for 42 for the Hawks in the same game. Imagine scoring 42 and being the second leading scorer for the game? Crazy.
Bird Could Make Anyone Look Stupid On The Court
Rodman said that very thing.
Sure one quote said mj made you look bad but bird made you look stupid.
He could make Larry the cable guy look so stupid.
Not only on the court as a rookie when Bird was selected over Johnson for the Rookie of the Year award, the data backs that decision up. In the 1979-1980 NBA season, Bird averaged 21.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 10.4 rebounds a game in 82 games. Then for the rest of his career he owned people. Then he went on to be coach of the year after he retired, and quit coaching out of respect for Mchale, and went on to become executive of the year for the pacers. Highest Basketball IQ of any man ever on or off the court and the best trash talker as a player there has ever been. Bird was so good he constantly told his opponents what he was going to do and where he on the court he would do it and they still couldn’t stop him.
Anyone ??
Bird was a GOAT! And criminally under appreciated.
Larry Bird IS....
he wasnt under appreciated at the time and along with Magic, he is credited with saving the NBA in the early 80s. I am a Lakers fan and absolutely hated his guts back in the day, but he was and is a legend. Nothing but respect for him.
@@JimmyRussleHes underappreciated by todays fans though, like a lot of the old school players are. I get that its human nature to only truly appreciate what and who is in front of you in the present, but im sorry, this guy was EVERY BIT the player that Lebron is. Yeah, Lebron has gifts of athleticism that Bird never had, but Larry makes up for that in other ways, like IQ, vision, clutchivity, and heart.
Better shooter too. To this day, Bird is a top five player for me, and if im picking a starting five, HES ON IT. He was great indivdually, but Bird also made everyone around him better.
So many of todays superstars dont do that.
The Hawks bench reactions were hilarious. Their own coach fined them LOL
that is a good video ofthe players saying how they were fined
Yeah, he could've scored A LOT more if he wanted to in games, but he loved to pass. He played the game the right way. Him and Magic were absolutely incredible!!!
The thing is, Bird could have led the league in assists if he wanted to as well, he was that great of a passer.
Other guys averaged more assists than Bird, but im sorry, Bird made passes that guys like Stockton, Kidd, and yes, even Magic Johnson, NEVER EVEN THOUGHT OF.
Ill go to my grave feeling Larry Bird was the smartest basketball player of all time. His vision, basketball IQ, you name it, was just off the charts.
Not a bad shooter either lol......
@@chocolatetownforever7537 💯% Not the most gifted of athletes, but his heart and IQ well made up for it.
Larry is one of the goats because he’s extremely skilled, has ball articulation, excellent passer but most importantly, he wasn’t greedy with the ball!
-- The GOAT? MJ....followed by Lebron and Kareem.
But if I want the best peak season (or decade's worth) from a Small Forward, I'm taking Bird over Lebron all day.
@@jlui21rong again, Larry Bird played all around basketball better than anyone. What's your definition of GOAT anyway? Somebody that can shoot and do high flying dunks? Goes way beyond that. Jordan has never beaten Bird by the way and got swept by Bird in the playoffs...TWICE. 0-6
@@shanedenny5234 -- Bird and Hakeem are my 2 favorite players.
However, career wise, Lebron ranks higher than Bird. 20 years vs 13 years with Lebron still avg 28-8-7 at age 39.
MJ vs Bird? MJ is 0-6 against Bird in the playoffs, correct, but Bird had 3 other HOFs in Parish, DJ, and McHale. MJ in '86 vs Boston played with zero HOFers, avg 43-6-5 on 50.9FG in only his 2nd season.
Plus: MJ in the Finals? 6-0. Bird? 3-2. It's why Bird is Top 10-ish and why MJ is the GOAT.
@@jlui21 i can't even put lebron in my top 10 players
I would trade 4 LeBrons for 1 Bird, or even 1 Magic
He was unselfish and set the rest of his team members up to shine also
He talked more shit then anyone, lifted his team on his shooting. Most selfish player ever, but still raised the bar.
I am a huge C fan, I don't think McHale or Parrish would be HOFers without Bird. Bird would have been a HOFer without them.
@@Ilicet agreed.
@@doodmonkey He wasn't selfish. If he was, his stats would be much higher.
@@doodmonkey in what universe is Bird the most selfish player ever? I know you didn't hear that from anyone who played with or against him.
The 80s and early 90s was the greatest era of the NBA. Hard board basketball. Great D. Great passing. So many great players.
College ball too, during that era most greats stayed 3+ years.
@@MrVvulf Phi Slamma Jamma was my team. Filthy
@@benf1111 Sorry man, you might have guessed from my name...NC State Wolfpack.
That run we had in '83 was ridiculous.
@@MrVvulf haha....man, it broke my heart then but now I'm so glad that coach Jimmy V got his championship. It happened like it was supposed to. What a quality human he was.
@@benf1111 An inspiring and unique character.
As someone who grew up in the Boston area I witnessed the Celtics during the 80's and I agree with all of the comments of how basketball was better to watch back then. I am a huge fan of the passing game which is why I appreciated Larry Bird and Bill Walton so much. I am so glad that young people like you are willing to look back and fairly assess the talent of former players. We were blessed to live during that time and witness greatness on a nightly basis. One last thing, and I think I speak for the commentators of the time as well, we thought we saw everything from Larry Bird but it felt like every night he would show us something we hadn't seen before. We could count on something surprising and new every night!
It was hilarious watching the reactions of the players on the Atlanta bench. Their reactions show just how impressive that performance was.
College teams did the same thing after Pistol Pete lit them up.Too bad there is not much good film on those games.
You know things are getting ridiculous when the other team’s bench is falling all over laughing. 🤣🤣🤣
the Hawks players were fined for high-fiving each other over Larry’s shot.
Larry’s brain was his biggest and best weapon. That’s what made him great and it’s why he would still dominate today.
Luka is alot like Bird.
And discipline. Crazy crazy dedication to his craft.
That's exactly what Kareem said, that Larry beat you with his brain.
@@11DNA11 That isn't even close, Bird would fry Luka and destroy him.
I went to the Garden at least a half-dozen times a year during Larry's playing days (and never missed a game on TV). Larry was an artistic genius and a stone=cold assassin. That team was poetry in motion. I can't tell you the number of times the ball never touched the court on a fast break - the passing was just astonishing. They took a sport and turned it into art. Thank goodness the tapes still exist.
I wasn't a believer the first couple of years, only having seen him play on TV. Then I went to a live game in Boston Gardens during a business trip. I came away thinking it was like watching a high school varsity player out there playing against sixth-graders. It was so easy for him to do whatever he wanted. My colleagues who went to that game all came away similarly impressed.
Magic & Larry, resurrected the game of basketball......My dad loved basketball, but stopped watching, until the competition between Johnson & Bird was highlighted......What my Dad used to say, about Larry's game, is that it reminded him of someone, who was not only playing basketball, but also, volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, baseball, track & Field, soccer, & strategic chess, all at the same time, and was what made him so great 😊He certainly was one of the most unique and gifted players, I have ever watched!
That's s great story about your Dad ❤ Thank you for sharing it.
Problem with guarding Bird up close is a lot of people don't know he had a really quick first step. You get close, he blows by you. Or he fakes a shot, gets you in the air, blows by you. You give him a tiny bit of room, he shoots. It's a pick your poison.
Atlanta had a ton of good players believe it or not. Dominique Wilkens, Antoine Walker, Tree Rollins, Doc Rivers, Eddie Johnson, and such. They didn't have a terrible roster, but they did suck that year, going something around 34-48.
Fun fact: I was taking a bus ride to Atlanta and met a lady who in her day was hired to "party" with Bird and Wilkens. Hearing her stories was the only time I can recall actually enjoying a Greyhound trip :D
Or he passes which was great part of his game
It was pretty much our best team ever during an era of great Bball. D Wilkens was a force.
He had an answer for everything. Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
THAT exactly is what I try to impress upon people. He didn't look particularly fast, but he had a very quick AND LONG first step. He was just able to get out in front of people by faking passes (and it's not like you couldn't not respond against that, cause assists...) and then just blowing past them. AND that is what made his jab step effective. Everyone that sees him do that is like, "Oh, why'd he fall down...Bird ain't fast..." Well, it's because Bird presented a multitude of threats. He could indeed drive past you if you didn't respect that quick first step, especially in tandem with ball fakes. He could just shoot it in your face if you watched him do that. Yeah, 90/50/40 was real with Bird. Oh, and rebounds...he averaged double digits for his career. What else do you want?
Antoine Carr is who you meant.
There are other videos around where Rivers and Dominique are talking about this game, and they say that, to make things worse, Bird was talking the whole game, telling them what his next shot was going to be. The shot they waved off at the end, he had called as "rainbow, into the trainer's lap". (After the shot, note that he falls into the Atlanta trainer's lap.)
I 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 appreciate you keeping an open mind and being willing to admit that, sometimes, ya just gotta call a spade a spade. Larry was a rare breed. In fact, his phenomenal talent was almost overwhelming, almost 𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲, at points. ♡
They all doubted him when he came to the league.
Since he retired too many continue to doubt his greatness.
I recently heard another NBA player refer to Larry as a "basketball savant". I think he's correct.
Larry isn’t better than bron
Larry ain't no spade.
Amen
6'9 with a fadeaway and eyes behind his head and as tough as they come and gave 100% effort every game. No flopping, no crying, no complaining. No comparison. And no throwing chalk in the air and calling yourself " King ".
McHale and Parrish were also master pick setters and Bird and Dennis Johnson (RIP) had a great unspoken connection. They were a well oiled team
After that amazing shot that was disallowed by the foul and the Hawks bench was high-fiving that Bird made the shot, Hawks coach Mike Fratello played that clip of the guys on the bench celebrating Bird about 30 times, stopping the videotape, rewinding it, playing it, rewinding it. Another thing is that Larry Bird is NOT some skinny guy, he is a legitimate 6'10" and built pretty solid. I never met him, but I saw him close up at Madison Square Game before a game against the Knicks and I was shocked. There's another great clip out there about when the Dream Team was getting ready for the Olympics, a select college team with Bobby Hurley, Rodney Rogers, Chris Webber and others was put together to scrimmage with the Dream Team. When they met Larry in the hotel corridor, they didn't realize how big he really was. After they said hello, he told them to get plenty of rest because the pros were going to wear them out. After the first scrimmage, where the pros kind of phoned it in, the college guys were beating them by about 15 points when Chuck Daly stopped the scrimmage erased the score read the pros the riot act. At the next scrimmage, Rodney Rogers tells Larry he hadn't hit a jumper since 1984. Magic heard this and got pissed. Rogers was guarding Bird and Magic fed him about 9 in a row and Bird told Rogers exactly what he was going to do and did it in his face. After that he asked Rogers, "was that like '84 ?" And you have to remember that Bird retired right after the Olympics because of his back and had to have some groundbreaking surgery to repair several bones in his spine so he could walk, sit and lie down normally. He was in agony literally every day since 1986 I believe. I often think of what might have been if Bird had played his whole career pain-free. It's kind of scary to think about it. That's why I say that Larry in his prime today would embarrass the younger players of today.
This never gets old watching Larry Bird , he is from my hometown, I remember him in school,of course he was about 7 years older than me but just knowing he was considered one of the greatest players of all time kind of makes you proud he was from your hometown. He played the game !! and devoted himself to it. Great reaction polo!! ✌️
Especially when your hometown has only 2000 people.
As a life long Lakers' fan (Since the late 70s) hated Bird, dude was cold, talked trashed, called his shots, bruh was sick. Respect. ❤❤
I'm so happy to see you youngins watching these old skool highlights. I'm from Boston, I am super biased. I was there when the Celtics won the championships yet again, and beat LA. Larry Bird is "one" the greatest of all time. nothing can compare.
Celtics vs lakers was the greatest rivalry all time even more so than the Sox and Yankees, I’m 58 and Remember the great rivalries of these 4 teams
Atlanta actually had a couple of really good defenders but Bird's versatility was a problem. If Rollins, Livingston or Carr (all very good post defenders) guarded Larry, he took them outside. And if Dominique guarded him they were in trouble. Nique couldn't guard him any where. They even tried Doc Rivers guarding Larry a little in this game but the size difference was too much. Bird would take him down low and abuse him.
Nailed it. Bird could do it all, so you had no idea what he was going to do. A dozen different ways to burn you, how do you guard against that? Don't know anyone who ever could consistently.
Something I've only heard once or twice, but Byrd spent hours and hours practicing every aspect of his game to attain perfection.
I'm from the Boston area and was born in the early 80s and my parents are both huge Celticsfans. I grew up with the shadow of Larry Bird looming large for years over the Celtics but I've never actually sat and watched him play. Absolutely wild.
✌️ Boston ❤
The thing about Bird is that he knew where everyone was at any given time. Lightning quick reactions and that killer instinct to just do whatever had to be done to win. Give it up for the "the hick from French Lick."
I got nothin' but love for the "hick from French Lick"!
I was fortunate to have been around to watch basketball in the 70s and 80s. I even got to see Larry Bird play live a couple of times. I was a NY Knicks fan, but never missed a chance to go see a game when the Celtics were in town. The minute Larry walked onto the court, you knew you were going to see something special. As I've gotten older and the NBA has changed, I can't really say it excites me anymore. I like the old days when the tough guys played and yeah, maybe sometimes it got a little rough, but the refs let them work it out. It was the days when the guys played for the name on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back. In my opinion, Larry Bird is the greatest to ever play the game. Thanks for your appreciation of him.
The best thing about Bird was he wasn't greedy, he shared the ball. He wanted the team to win.
Yo, I was a sixers man back in the day so I knew from Larry and it took Moses to get past Boston. Roll tape on that championship run for a center having a career moment. The best quote about Larry's game: Jordon makes you slow, Bird makes you look stupid.
Haha Larry bird growing on you haha.
that 60 points was done with only ONE 3 pointer. He shot 66% from inside 3 point range in this game.
He was a triple double machine. He could rebound too. This was an away game too. It was a pleasure watching basketball in that era. As a New England guy, I got to see this on my local channels all the time. He was something and the 86 team was probably the greatest Celtic team ever.
Bird's passing is pure art; his shooting and footwork are pure science.
I saw Bird in The Garden when I was a kid, even got to shake his hand once. That man, that team, that building... GOAT.
Another thing to love about Larry Bird: he stayed with the team that drafted him for his ENTIRE NBA career! He didn’t chase the money or the glamour of some of the other more desirable warm weather markets. He loved basketball and he loved and was loyal to his fans in Boston. And the fans loved him back. Bird’s retirement ceremony at Boston Garden was NOT on a game night - and the place was filled to the rafters anyway. They knew they were seeing the last of one of the greatest players to EVER play the game. 30 years later, looks like the fans were right.
Bird was insanely good. I love how he would talk trash - and then back it up 100%. There was a game where Bird and Kareem had a bit of a disagreement (shall we say) early on. It got pretty wild after that. Ultimately, things came to a head and went south from there. Not too long after, Kareem fouled out of the game. Bird could get under players skins like no other - and it really helps that he backed his shit up. Of note is that even with 60 points in this game, he passed the ball almost as often as he shot. As has been said, the man could control a game without ever having to touch the rock.
Bird was playing against Dominique Wilkins too. One of the best players of that era. So Bird also had the toughest assignment on defense
When players now say that modeled their game after so and so... I'm like... Why the hell are you not studying Larry Bird games over and over again?
If ever there was a basketball role model; it's The Legend "Larry Bird".
I mean they weren't alive when he was playing, they modeled their game after people they grew up watching.
They are many who have and do but...
@@nicoletrudell2065 LeBron, Curry, Kobe all talked about watching Bird tape and have him in their starting five.
I love watching young guys react to Larry! People just don't understand the energy at these games. Going to see 80s Celtics games at Boston Garden was electrifying.
YOU ARE ONLY WATCHING THE HIGHLIGHTS BUT KEEP IN MIND THIS MAN PLAYED LIKE THIS 8O% OF THE GAME HE WAS PHENOMENAL TO WATCH AS A WHOLE GAME AND THIS WAS COMING FROM A 1OO% ❤️BULLS❤️ FAN
What gets me is how fluidly and quickly he can go from looking for a pass to a jumper. Like wet ice on wet ice smooth.
This was definitely the BEST era of the NBA! Dominate, physical and pure skill.
I never get tired of watching these older clips. Bird played for the love of the game, money was second and he stayed loyal to one team. I really enjoyed this reaction. especially coming from someone that knows the game as you do. It makes the reaction that much better.
Glad to hear your comments. I never got to see him in the day, but I can’t get enough of Bird videos, it always brightens my day. The stories about him from other players are classic. Legend. GOAT!
Guys are leaving the court look up Larry his another haa
His consistency and his accuracy were amazing. To watch the opposing teams benches watching and reacting to him was unique. Same with opposing team fans.There were/are only a few players that get that kind of respect, especially on the road.
Larry Bird makes defenses look so bad the way Luka does. He is methodical and purposeful with his movement, his passing is unparalleled, and as a result you HAVE to be mindful of his passing. That alone frees up so many open shots because you are thinking of the passing lanes first, then add on top of that man was legit 6'10" so his size was a problem. Messing with his shot was near impossible.
I’ve been going down this Larry Bird rabbit hole loving every second of remembering how great the NBA was when I was a very little girl. I would lay in the floor and play while my dad and brother watched these games. The excitement was REAL. The fact that I followed the rabbit hole and ended up at my favorite TOOL reactors channel had me rolling 😂 I was like “POLO… fancy meeting you here”
I saw his entire career on tv as it happened. I was in complete shock for the entire game. He was that amazing. He is always several plays ahead of everyone, like a basketball psychic.
Im 75 and wasa hugevCeltics fan from the early 60s. I watched Bird throughout his career. I was lucky enough to see him live twice against the Suns. I ve always described him as top level skills with SWAG.
This was Bird getting his franchise scoring record back from Kevin McHale.
McHale had scored 56 in a game the week before, breaking Bird's record.
Bird told McHale he should have gone for 60, then went and did it himself 😂
He was telling them what he was going to do as he came up the court.
There's a great, fairly recent, video by the Nick Smith NBA channel that gives a backstory of this game with interviews by the guys that were in it etc. I'd love to see your reaction to it.
Bird is so much fun to watch. So many weapons at his disposal. And he makes it seem easy.
Love to watch the Hawks bench. I'm old enough to have seen him doing it. He did something amazing in almost every game that got you wondering how the hell he did that.
Thank you for that respect from an old Larry Bird fan. I didn't know how great he was when I was watching him. I just knew he was great. Don't get me wrong. I love magic too, just not as much as I love bird.
The Bird is one of the GOATS. He was the biggest mess talker but he did what he said he was gonna do. The Babe Ruth of basketball
Your style of commentary is very nice! I have watched many reaction videos of Larry Bird but I think you do one of the very best jobs! I also wish I could go back and watch one of these games live! Thanks!
I was lucky to be old enough (18-22) back in this timeframe when the Celtics, Lakers, Pistons were battling those years... in my opinion it was basketball's greatest era. It awesome, Polo, that you take the time to go back and check it out.
1985 NBA Eastern Standings. 1st Celtics 63-19, 9th Hawks 34-48. two years later, Atlanta and Boston Battled in the Playoffs.
1988-Game 7- vs Dominique Wilkins Bird scored 20 pts in the 4th qtr....
Born in 82 and would pretend I was Bird every time I played growing up! Man is a Legend!
Larry Legend.
Larry highlights don't get old. I watch them repeatedly. Especially the passing one. I didnt watch NBA games after Larry.
Bird and Jordan were absolutely awesome at game winning shots. Larry once shot a three point shot under the arms of two defenders because they were guarding high. It never even hit rim. That guy killed 3 pt shots as well as having incredible basketball knowledge and basics.
Love it! Bird and Magic my favs
Best time for basketball
I'll give LeBron his dues, he's a good player, but I personally don't believe he holds a candle to the shoulders of the men he's standing on.
I agree with you. I like Lebron, i like him a lot and think he’s probably the best player TODAY (or at least one of the best), but he’s no Bird, or Jordan, or Magic.
Lebron has missed points in the clutch and walked off the court in the middle of a game and whined about not having enough help. Not even close to being Bird. Can you picture Lebron playing with injures?
@@chris93703 I mean it helps knowing Celtics was one of the most stacked teams in that era. Why would Bird need to cry when his teammates are HOFers
@@sirwadsontoast5928when bird came to Boston they had a horrible record. Bird refused to allow that again. With just the addition of bird they improved their wins by over 20 games the following season. His second season they were winning. The rest is history. Bird was able to make everyone on the team better through his own force of will and greatness. You forget … birds prime was against teams like the showtime lakers. He played in an era of greatness against people like magic, Hakeem etc. Everyone then and now has studied birds play style and modeled at least part of their own style by birds. Even the GOAT Jordan. He modeled his psychological game after birds. He’s said on tape that he modeled his trash talking after birds. Because bird was the only player to have ever gotten in his head in a game.
@@sirwadsontoast5928 the reason those players ended up in the Hall…… Larry Joe Bird.
Excellent content man 80 s 90 S Era No Joke Tough Defense Alot of Skill So Many Great players Larry Bird Michael Jordan Magic Johnson Dr. J. All Legends of The Game
Im 53, and had the privilege of watching Larry Birds entire career...
He truly was one of a kind...
Thanks for the video...
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I recall some of the other team's players got fines after this game! What's crazy about this is the great Kevin McHale had only set the Celtics scoring record a couple of weeks before. By the way a video on McHale would be good to see. Rated by Sir Charles as the only person he played who was impossible to stop from scoring.
That's right - Charles Barkley says Kevin McHale was a nightmare for him. High praise indeed.
Bird told the media, after McHale's 56, that McHale should've stayed in to go for 60. So it was only natural Bird had to do what McHale left undone.
Best Small Forward by far.
Love the reaction!! ♥ also.... When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 9:36
I appreciate your brutal honesty and transparency. So many people formulate an opinion and refuse to look beyond that. Let us never forget that Bird would literally tell the defensive player or even the other bench and coach what the next play was going to be and he would still execute it. MJ, Wilt, no other past player did that and forget about current players doing it in the offensive friendly rules we have today. JS. Love how the banners on the scorer's table are just hanging from the top, lol, all of the LED & the we have today. The ATL bench layers' reactions (and their coaches as well) show two things... #1) How great of a performance Bird was actually having and 2) How BIG of fans of the game they actually were. ATL had one of the best defenses that season but they were so enthralled with the game itself (the bench players at that point) that they couldn't stay in their seats out of pure joy for the game and having a front row seat to the performance off the "Hick from French Lick", self-described nickname... the "Legend" nickname came from other players. When you are in high school and go by "king" anything, think about it.
Being a Hoosier, Larry Bird is still a legend, I hope you will see!❤
What a great era- at one point Larry, Magic, and MJ all in the league at the same time. Was a great time to be the teenage basketball fan I was at the time. I was a Sixers fan, so Larry was often killing my guys (with Dr J, Moses Malone, and later a young Charles Barkley on the same team). But I couldn't deny the greatness of those Celtics teams. And although Bird was clearly the superstar, make no mistake - those 80's Celtics were teams. Especially with Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish at their respective positions. Dennis Johnson was a brilliant pure point guard who ran the offense seamlessly - be sure to look who was feeding Bird most of the time on those no-hesitation plays. McHale was quietly one of the most dominant big men at the 4 or 5 position. And Robert Parish selflessly fought the hard battles down low, both rebounding and on defense inn General. Against HOF centers like Kareem, Moses Malone, and Hakeem Olajuwon. HATED the Celtics back then for always coming out ahead of my Sixers, but couldn't deny the greatness. And with the years having passed I learned to love that team, too. And the 80's Celtics-Lakers rivalry - amazing beyond description. But I've gone on way too long already 😊
They mentioned it briefly, but the only reason Bird went for 60 is that McHale had set a Celtics record with 56 a couple of weeks earlier, and Bird gave him grief because he didn’t go for 60. Bird could have scored 60 often if he had so desired, but preferred to get everyone involved and save his best moments for the fourth quarter. From 1983-1986 Bird won three MVPs, took the Celtics to the Finals three times, won two championships, and won two Finals MVPs. He looked like the GOAT before he developed a bad back while building a driveway for his mother in French Lick, Indiana.
Also, you’ve said it multiple times, Bird never hesitated. It’s like he knew what he was gonna do before the ball touched his hands. So, if he was D up and knew he was going to shoot, there was no hesitation.
Nine days earlier, Kevin McHale had set the Celtics record for most points in a game scoring 56 against Detroit. With a few minutes left in the game McHale took himself out and Bird told him he should stay in and if it was him he would go for 60.
McHale telling that story is great!
I would take Larry Bird over lebron James every day of the week
"He looks like he changes tires" absolutely took me out lol
Lebum is a legend in his own mind bird never flopped
Larry Bird was the greatest shooter and trash talker of all time
It's not so much guys weren't playing defense. It's a more a matter of nobody ever knew what the hell he was going to do.
There's also a difference between making great passes and making effective passes. Most of his great passes were highly effective to the point of being embarrassing. Same with fakes. Nobody ever knew what he was going to do so all he had to do was act like he was going to do something. 🤣
The best part of this night was watching McHale keep passing the ball to Bird. Knowing Larry would break Kevin's record from the week before.
I grew up on the outskirts of Boston and was a huge Celtics fan in the 80s. Larry Bird was the man. I played basketball growing up and I think I had the Larry Bird guide to basketball moves or something like that. I always found him very down to earth. Fun fact: his nickname, at least when he was in college, was “the hick from French Lick” (Indiana).
Larry Bird is the real
GOAT ! You know how
I know ? Because you
cant name one player
In history that’s better
than Bird in two out of
three categories …….
shooting , passing and
rebounding ! He’s better
than James in all three !
There are great athletes and they're great players. Larry was a great player. He was one of the greatest all around players ever averaging over 24 pts, 10 rebounds and 6 assists for his career while shooting almost 50/40/90 percent to boot. He won 3 straight MVPs and 3 championships in a 13 year career marked by double Achilles heel and back surgerys
And, it was his back injury that took him out.
Didn't he also beak a finger on his shooting hand and had to adjust to a different grip after?
@@DAVID-io9nj Yes, playing softball shortly after having been drafted by Boston.
I went ot this game with my brother. It was the UNO Lakefront Arena which was about 10 minutes from my house in New Orleans East. That was one of the most impressive shooting exhibition I have ever seen in person hands down.
I grew up in Plymouth Massachusetts in the 80s. Although I wasn't a huge sports fan , I enjoyed watching the Celtics. We had three great 80s franchises. The Patriots were decent, they just couldn't seem to take a Superbowl back then but the Celtics, Red Sox and Bruins were all championship teams.
I'd go watch regular season games of the Red Sox once in a while but the old Boston garden was so small that you couldn't get or afford tickets unless you were somebody.
He did it at his pace, that is the impressive part. He was slower than anyone else out there an still was the man. And Ive been a Lakers fan for 40 years
LeBron is a quitter and flopper, give credits where credit is due! LowBron is by no means in any goat conversation! ^^
I think LeBron James still has a lot to prove
You should totally watch one of the videos about Birds trash talking and mind games. That's just another aspect of his game that explains how he got so many players running scared. Really enjoying your enjoyment of the game.
I remember this game. I also remember when the Hawks played 12 home games in New Orleans during that season, which I thought was weird at the time. Turns out it was a test for the upcoming expansion bid, which didn't happen until a few years when Charlotte and Miami got their teams.
Lebron James is the most overrated player ever. The only way he can win is if he has 3 other stars
He trash talked the whole game
Larry is always zoned in, nothing distracts him. He coud play with both hands, amazing.
Yay, real Bball! So happy to you going down this road. I love watching Bball from my youth, especially when it’s The Goat. I hope you’re going to explore some more of the available vids out there about Larry Legend. There are so many but the subject never gets old. Thanks!
Larry and the Celtic's 3 Championships are so incredible because the East was stacked! Then Lakers were usually there waiting in finals
You can see that people
Came to see larry bird play. They have so much love for larry.
They got up to see score57 then 60.
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I wasn't even a fan of Larry Bird, but he was the greatest player iver ever watched. The man's basketball IQ was probably his best attribute.