Larry is simply the BEST ALL-AROUND player EVER!!! He made his teammates better more than anyone else. I will take Larry in his prime over anyone even Michael!!!
What a solid player ever game surrounded by great unselfish player that know what they have in Larry bird give him the ball because if you work to get ope. He will give it back if not he’ll just take over!!!😎😳😊✅🇺🇸
This team just fed off each other. DJ fed Bird, Bird fed Parrish and McHale, and Walton fed Bird (1:56!!). When they were healthy, the Celtics were damn near unbeatable.
This team was telepathic. DJ and Bird were connected and Danny Ainge is also underrated. The offense revolved around Bird but he was so versatile that he could beat you scoring, passing or rebounding. Add Walton and the results were $$. Oh, and did I mention that the two others (McHale & Parish) are HOFer's. It's a tribute to the parity and talent in the NBA then that the Celtics didn't repeat every year during the '80's.
The '86 Celtics... up there with the '96 Bulls, 2018 Warriors, '83 76ers, '87 Lakers, 2014 Spurs... BUT on this day the Nets D looked like they'd rather have been just about anywhere on the planet except the Boston parkay.
2.05 the basketball IQ that these 2 guys show in this play is something tha will work even in a 1000 years. I don't care about how athletic it will gets, because as long as you're able to completely fool people, there's no stronger calf or trecipe that will keep you from being embarassed.
Great point!. I see eye to eye with you. Bird's game is timeless, much like Bach's music is timeless. Bird's mind is universal. His game is good into infinity.
Bird was too big & strong for most small forwards, too quick (yes he was), had too much stamina (before his back gave out) and too good of a shooter for the big guys to stay with. Oh, and he was a pretty good passer, too.
Picture this scenario: Bird stays healthy from 86 til 92, no back problem's, no double Achilles surgery missing a season, Kevin McHale doesn't break his foot in 87 (that led to problems), Len Bias and Reggie Lewis don't die, most likely what would have happened is Celtics win it all in 87 making them back to back, are definitely contenders for the NBA championship up to 92 when Bird retired, so realistically speaking you could say after winning it in 86, Celtics would no doubt win it a few more times, let's say 4, that would have given Bird 7 chip's, he would have won more than Jordan and Magic and the bad boy Shitston's never would have made it to the finals during the Bird era, never mind even winning one. Michael Cooper recently said in one of his podcast shows said himself if Bias hadn't died, the Celtic's would have continued their dynasty, not the Lakers and he said quote unquote, "Celtic's would have beaten his Lakers in 87" because he said Lenny Bias was that fucking good because he so him play in some type of basketball tournament years prior and couldn't believe how good he was, he said his vertical leap he could touch the top of the backboard. He compared him to Michael Jordan and James Worthy, Coop went on to say, the Celtic's would have won several more championships and he also mentioned Reggie Lewis would have played a big part in it also,,,,,, I'm figuring God looked at it as being so unfair and had to do something about it,,,, just imagine, just imagine if this had happened, would have been fucking insane!
dp233332 Dj was and still is the most under-rated player ever...his vision was superb...elite defender...clutch as anything...and basketball IQ was off the chart...the play at the end of game 5...Bird steal in 87 ECF...DJ streaks to the hoop and makes a brutally tough shot over 6'10 Laimbeer...I always felt that DJ was who made that play...see also his play in game 7 against the Bucks...love DJ...everything a Celtic should be
2:53 That pass to Parish... HOW ?? Bird just shot it out of his hand like a canon. Zero motion or inertia to propel the ball ?? I guess just a super subtle wrist flick, yet with miraculous force (SOMEHOW) to zip it past defenders.
At first you look at the score and think 'The freaking Nets kept it close with the iconic '86 Celtics IN Boston Garden?' But they were a decent Nets team looking back- this was their last playoff appearance after a solid five-year run before spiraling into the basketball abyss The way Bird played, it's remarkable the Nets kept it under double digits.
Larry is simply the BEST ALL-AROUND player EVER!!! He made his teammates better more than anyone else. I will take Larry in his prime over anyone even Michael!!!
YES!! 🔥 🔥 🔥
DJ to Bird backdoor bullet pass was unstoppable.
Inside,medium,outside,the LEGEND had it all working!!
It never gets old watching 1 of the best teams and their Imaginative plays, poetry in motion 👏
Bird was the Elvis of basketball.
Funnest player to watch.
Larry Legend!
The goat,never been nobody better at the game of basketball!
Bird's play was so damn unpredictable.
When Bird uses his left hand you know he just clownin you
the DJ to Bird secret play is rampant in this game
What a solid player ever game surrounded by great unselfish player that know what they have in Larry bird give him the ball because if you work to get ope. He will give it back if not he’ll just take over!!!😎😳😊✅🇺🇸
Terrific movement without the ball and he was doing major work on the inside, on this one.
trha2222 As if you could make the JV intramural high school basketball team, water-boy.
hell yeah
86 Celtics is a super team
This team just fed off each other. DJ fed Bird, Bird fed Parrish and McHale, and Walton fed Bird (1:56!!). When they were healthy, the Celtics were damn near unbeatable.
This team was telepathic. DJ and Bird were connected and Danny Ainge is also underrated. The offense revolved around Bird but he was so versatile that he could beat you scoring, passing or rebounding. Add Walton and the results were $$. Oh, and did I mention that the two others (McHale & Parish) are HOFer's. It's a tribute to the parity and talent in the NBA then that the Celtics didn't repeat every year during the '80's.
The '86 Celtics... up there with the '96 Bulls, 2018 Warriors, '83 76ers, '87 Lakers, 2014 Spurs... BUT on this day the Nets D looked like they'd rather have been just about anywhere on the planet except the Boston parkay.
bird said in a interview that his favorite team mate,he liked to get passes from was Dj
2.05 the basketball IQ that these 2 guys show in this play is something tha will work even in a 1000 years. I don't care about how athletic it will gets, because as long as you're able to completely fool people, there's no stronger calf or trecipe that will keep you from being embarassed.
Great point!. I see eye to eye with you. Bird's game is timeless, much like Bach's music is timeless. Bird's mind is universal. His game is good into infinity.
The greatest all around player ever...…….
Ever.
Lol!
The best
Larry had SO many different shots the defense had no idea what to do.
Bird was too big & strong for most small forwards, too quick (yes he was), had too much stamina (before his back gave out) and too good of a shooter for the big guys to stay with. Oh, and he was a pretty good passer, too.
Big Bird was always a little taller than other players listed as 6’9”. Saw him get a jump ball from Akeem. Not bad for a guy they say can’t jump.
@@peppie0521 lol right
He's simply superman!!!😘🥰
Picture this scenario: Bird stays healthy from 86 til 92, no back problem's, no double Achilles surgery missing a season, Kevin McHale doesn't break his foot in 87 (that led to problems), Len Bias and Reggie Lewis don't die, most likely what would have happened is Celtics win it all in 87 making them back to back, are definitely contenders for the NBA championship up to 92 when Bird retired, so realistically speaking you could say after winning it in 86, Celtics would no doubt win it a few more times, let's say 4, that would have given Bird 7 chip's, he would have won more than Jordan and Magic and the bad boy Shitston's never would have made it to the finals during the Bird era, never mind even winning one. Michael Cooper recently said in one of his podcast shows said himself if Bias hadn't died, the Celtic's would have continued their dynasty, not the Lakers and he said quote unquote, "Celtic's would have beaten his Lakers in 87" because he said Lenny Bias was that fucking good because he so him play in some type of basketball tournament years prior and couldn't believe how good he was, he said his vertical leap he could touch the top of the backboard. He compared him to Michael Jordan and James Worthy, Coop went on to say, the Celtic's would have won several more championships and he also mentioned Reggie Lewis would have played a big part in it also,,,,,, I'm figuring God looked at it as being so unfair and had to do something about it,,,, just imagine, just imagine if this had happened, would have been fucking insane!
DJ legitimately made Bird better...Not a coincidence Birds best yrs coincided with DJs arrival.
+dp233332 True. Larry appreciated DJ too.
dp233332 Dj was and still is the most under-rated player ever...his vision was superb...elite defender...clutch as anything...and basketball IQ was off the chart...the play at the end of game 5...Bird steal in 87 ECF...DJ streaks to the hoop and makes a brutally tough shot over 6'10 Laimbeer...I always felt that DJ was who made that play...see also his play in game 7 against the Bucks...love DJ...everything a Celtic should be
dp233332 it went both ways. D J best years were with Bird. I always thought DJ was very underrated also.
@@chuckweicha1 for sure. It is criminal he had to wait yrs to get into the Hall.
LB is da man
He was a monster
2:53
That pass to Parish... HOW ??
Bird just shot it out of his hand like a canon. Zero motion or inertia to propel the ball ?? I guess just a super subtle wrist flick, yet with miraculous force (SOMEHOW) to zip it past defenders.
"DJ was the smartest player I ever played with."--Larry Legend
At first you look at the score and think 'The freaking Nets kept it close with the iconic '86 Celtics IN Boston Garden?'
But they were a decent Nets team looking back- this was their last playoff appearance after a solid five-year run before spiraling into the basketball abyss
The way Bird played, it's remarkable the Nets kept it under double digits.
Easy money.
They would kill teams with that back door play.
Now that's Basketball! Today's NBA is Garbage!
The mullet years
1:28
I'm a lifelong Bird fan but that was traveling. Haha ...
There's a dribble in the middle.
The Celtics needed it all because the Nets came to play.
Assist from between 3point land and half court off the back board to McHale. Larry Joe Bird....FFS.
I can't find that pass in the video. 🫤
parece un gato jugando con su comida.
96 Bulls
+trha2222 86celtics would kick their ass
+trha2222 Absolutely. NO way Jordan and Pippen (really only Bulls' stars) stack vs a few GREAT teams.
The comment is unfinished. Bulls shit
...suck.