Larry Bird's Last Game at Boston Garden: Cavs @ Celtics 1992 Playoffs Game 6
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2009
- 1992 NBA Playoffs. Cleveland is up 3-2 coming into Game 6 at Boston. Elimination game.
Nobody knew it then.. not even Bird himself, that a few months later he would be retired and this would be his last NBA game on the parquet. - Спорт
As a black man who comes from a group of people who look to Jordan and Magic as basketball gods. I really must say I always been a huge fan of Larry Bird and he remains number 1 on my list. I went from buying throwbacks, mimicking his shot, to watching old clips of his career. Larry its an honor to be your fan. Lets not forget Danny Ainge is my guy too
Mark Price wasn't too shabby either 👍 I liked the point guards....Isiah Thomas and Mark Price were my favorites.
wtf do u being black got to do with it? game recognize game not color
Yeah but Price was never a superstar player like Bird was, he was a very good player but not at the superstar level, of Jordan, Magic and Bird, very good role player though, kind of like Danny Ainge.
@@Mrd9960 he way better than Ainge 🤣
@@HiNRGboy Price was never a great player, he was a very good role player, coming off the bench, but don't compare him with Isiah Thomas or John Stockton, they were waaay better.
He couldn't run..couldn't jump..was too slow...Yet no one could stop him...Greatest all around basketball player ever..PERIOD
So not what he was and still BIRD. Love the guy. GOAT of GOATS.
True that.
he took 1.9 3's per game.
agreed.
cause he was white...
This game is unbelievable. Bird is literally immobile, however he knows how to place the ball in the exact spot that it needs to be, and does it perfectly over and over again. Absolutely masterful passing by a basketball virtuoso.
Absolutely. And with Parrish and McHale? What a team. Dennis Johnson. Just think if Len Bias had lived. Damn.
Bird could definitely argue with Magic as a passer - he just wasn't as flashy about it, and that aspect of his game tended to get overshadowed by the other aspects of his legend.
Could not agree more. Basketball is more mental than physical. The greats dominate under the rim.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 I'm a Magic Johnson fan I'm Ca. native but I respect Larry Bird so much he retired that season after Magic Johnson came out and announced he was HIV positive I watched both since they came to the league as rookies same year big rivalry between them the 80s were great for the NBA great times
@@coryburns834 I was more of a Bird fan, but Magic was definitely an all-time great and arguably the best point guard in the league all time, HIV or not.
It's not JUST because I'm a native Hoosier though, so many good basketball players from ANY state over the decades....
Bird made every player he ever played with better. Every player!!!!🏀
That’s what Larry legend has been doing throughout his career
According to Magic, Larry made his opponents better, too.
Larry Bird was more of a point guard than most point guards are nowadays
freepotatoez I really believe money is killing the game. scoring gets you more fame and money. and these guys nowadays are more concerned with that than winning.
For some reason he reminds me of Dirk.
Lurry you mean Dirk reminds you of Bird
Robert Cabral
That's ridiculous ,Bird could do almost everything better than Dirk.
Robert Cabral except Dirk is not as complete of a player as Bird
I am now 55 and SAW this man's career, HE WAS " One of a kind "....look how all the GREATS talk about him in 2019 !!
everyone immortal to mortal will talk about him forever. we were just the blessed ones to watch him live.
Pure shooter. Absolutely filthy on the court. Nobody else other than bird can call the play to the other team and still win.
that is how I remember Bird. He was a total team player.
leon3 he had a Shit team to he made them all better
I saw him play in 1992 vs Seattle. 3000 miles away and when the bus pulled up to the King Dome there were 1000 people chanting Larry, Larry, Larry... It was incredible!!
Bird's passing was just nasty. Nobody makes passes like he could. He was so fun to watch. Greatest SF there will ever be.
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C you shut up never in America we got the NBA and we have baseball and the NFL real football America doesn't love soccer that is for countries that don't have what we have soccer is boring we have other things to do like watching reruns of any of our great sports in those other countries don't have
Cory Burns football is a retarded name for something where you barely kick. But yeah, the other football is so damn boring
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C - you like what you like, we like what we like. I've watched your football and even played when i was in Germany. American sports are just better. Sorry for your disappointment
Jimmy Kimmel But blackface most nfl games are won with a kick
@MAN UTD
Go to THOSE COUNTRIES THEN & WATCH YOUR STUPID SUCKER I MEAN SOCCER.
R.I.P. Reggie Lewis!!!
Well said and I agree. Bird looks like a coach more than a player on the court but he's just so smart. His basketball IQ may have been off the chart. I love the Celtics and the starting 5 for most of the 80's. And I know there are some that say the GOAT was Jordan or Lebron or someone. But the GOAT doesn't have to have the most rings (Bill Russel) or score the most points in a single game (Wilt) or perform the way no one had seen before (Michael Jordan) or even be as epic as DR J. For me the GOAT symbolizes the best fundamentals of the game. The one who was the ultimate team player. I'd say without bias or prejudice - it's Larry Joe Bird. No one comes close by this measurement. Okay Magic Johnson. But otherwise its Bird all the way.
jjs777fzr You're delusional .... everything you said about Bird is exactly who God aka Jordan was. Jordan put on a show in the playoffs and made the NBA finals his church. No one comes close. MJ had the largest IQ of any athlete in Sports history.
Jordan is alone at the top. A fact .... perhaps you Anglo-Americans are trying too hard to put an Anglo up there. It's annoying
hushg2000
I'm black and I'm from Boston but there's NO WAY Jordan or LeBron can pass at the level Bird did in this game.
hushg2000 did mj ever beat 🐦 in the playoffs?
hushg2000 I think mj got swept...don't think mj ever beat the Celtics in the playoffs....just kidding..I KNOW HE GOT SWEPT...AND I KNOW MJ NEVER BEAT 🐦 IN THE PLAYOFFS...BOOM
Everytime I see Reggie Lewis my Heart becomes so saddened. Life is so fragile, but the memories in the form of footage is what keeps ya going. We all have fallen family and friends in our lives, it's the cycle of life. Peace be with us ALL. Go Celtics! P.S. Could you only imagine how the years with Ken Bias would have been?
I actually wear a reggie Lewis Jersey yeah sad to see him and lenny die so early in their careers sure miss watching Larry and celtics celtics had some young talent Dee brown shaw fox dino Kevin gamble I miss those days
Absolutely 💯 ✅✅✅ and RiP to all the ones gone😞
Len Bias death started the string of bad luck that ended the celtics dynasty. The following year Bird hurts his back then McHale breaks his foot. Then a few years later the tragic death of Reggie Lewis.
Wow, man! I almost cry watching this video. Larry Bird doing all this, already at the end of his glorious career. Impressive commitment. A giant professional.
Jonah Borgel
Yes sir.
Ditto
I agree with your comment.
Cried? Stop being such a princess
@@TheSands83u really just ruined it didn’t ya…
Clearly suffering from chronic pain. What a warrior. Respect from a spurs fan
Thank you. And big respect to the Spurs and what they were able to do. Jordan got lucky those Spurs teams came at then end of his run or he wouldn't have 6 rings
@@brianreed1859 as a hawks fan (I'm 22) I spent recent years looking back on all time greats and honestly? Never knew bird was that cold on the court. I was amazed just watching the clips. Then his rivalry with Magic. Wished things would've gone right with the Celts as he gotten older with Len & If reggie hadn't unexpectedly passed.
Bird, Parish & McHale all beaten up and over the hill, but running the floor harder than pretty much any big man in the 2018 NBA. Respect.
I'm never afraid to cast my vote for Bird as the greatest player of all time! You have to really know basketball to understand!
The smartest all around player ever in the game of basketball, hands down. A true legend, from the little town of French Lick Indiana. Thank you Larry for years of enjoyment.
Unreal. Old, broken down and still the best player on the court by a lot. Had Bias lived, this series would've been a 4 game sweep. My God, can you imagine Bird playing alongside both Lewis AND Bias?
Had Bias lived, Larry himself said he would have retired around '88.
Bird, Parish, Bias, Lewis, and D.Johnson. With Mchale coming off the bench. 'UNSTOPPABLE"
@@charliejohn1 McHale was starting by the time Bias was drafted, I'm 99% sure.
Also, Larry said he would have RETIRED the year after Bias was drafted had Bias worked out as well as expected.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 Yes, all true. Still, what fun it would have been "IF" 🤔
Damn he was still amazing on his latest games, incredible.
Hands down the greatest passing forward who ever lived. His back, legs and body were completely shot by this point at the end of his career, but he still could pick teams apart with his unbelievable instincts, shooting and passing skills.
Mac Lew best passing forward? You heard about lebron?
Mac Lew Lbj?
@@theanswer1238 LeBron James?? Never heard of her!
@@theanswer1238 quality > quantity. quality of birds' passes much higher than bird
The Answer larry was a better passer by far.. Lebron plays pg n only gets one more assist per game than larry... Larry never had the ball or ran point as much....n just watch them Lebron just has guys standing around waiting to shoot 3s Larry got guys dunks n layups all day
mark price was a baller!
Yeah, he's definitely among the most underrated players. Dennis Johnson is also highly underrated.
🏀 He da man yo 👍 . . .
Shot a crazy % from 3, FT, and FH overall. Very few white dudes under 6 foot tall who’ve been as good as him.
Larry prob had the greatest combination of size, hand eye coordination and court awareness of anybody who ever played. but I think his greatest talent was he just saw a play a half second faster then everybody else and that half sec was the great equalizer. it don't matter if you can jump out of the building if its too late.
Nice
I'd put Magic in there as well. Magic was faster. Bird had a better shot.
I think it was Charles Barkley said that "Larry couldn't jump high or run fast. It was God's way of keeping things equal."
Jokic reminds me of him
YES!!!! This is what ive been trying to say!!!’
Incredible basketball genius. By far the best passing forward ever.
Best forward ever*
Andrew Blackop Tim Duncan is best forward ever!
DAVID ODOMS Debatable.
Andrew Blackop longevity and defense!
DAVID ODOMS True. But I'd rather take Bird to build a team around.
Some of the most unselfish basketball I've ever seen...how a team should play. Blue print right here!
Right?! All we get now is iso hero ball smh
@@eric2394 Hero ball...haha I love the nick name for it.
Even bad back Old Larry is still the best player on the floor..
He didn't win 67 games that year, like MJ did.
ILoveStorms So? He was retiring and in pain.
@@ILoveOldTWC Though late in commenting on this--no one player wins any games....even MJ knew this, I think,,,,
@@francispoldiak2139 🏀 Spot on 👍 . . .
@@ILoveOldTWC nobody did bring up MJ but y’all fanboy a** wanted 🤦🏾♂️
So much fun to watch. Larry is unstoppable. This is how you go out like a legend.
Man, I bet he hated to hang up those Chuck Taylors.
As much as bird was awesome, I always thought that Robert Parrish was underrated.
+David Stahl I don't think he is underrated. He is known as part of the original Big Three - considered by most to be the best starting big men to play on a single team. He was the backbone of the Celtics. Stayed healthy and was a solid performer each and every game.
He was.If not for Birds unbelievable playing Parish woulda got a lot more credit.He was as game as larry was when it came to stepping up.
Mchale as well, even though he tends to get more respect. He’s one of the best post players in nba history, he mentored Garnett in Minnesota from his rookie year and helped him become the player he became.
I agree. Also his longevity in the NBA is an inspiration
I like Parrish a lot, but I think that Larry made him a better player.
I had forgotten all about this game. Beautiful work by Bird throughout. Sometimes I forget how loud that arena was in those days. Great stuff!
My favorite athlete ever. there about 20 HOF's that avg'd 20 pts 10 reb, when you add 3rd category of at least 5 assists, Bird is the only one on the list.
Hussein Alhadi he averaged 9.5 apg
@Michael Demilia yeah i don't know why i said that then i know it's 6.3 my bad
@Scott ?????? Jason Kidd better than Bird?
Try to compare him to jordan, then tell what is the difference.
@@bethacemas1918 Jordan never beat Larry bird in playoffs. Look for MJ “traveling” videos and LB “traveling” videos tell me what you find, who cheated and got away with it. I remember MJ and he got a LOT of help from the league, he was the new face of the league. They needed him to succeed at all costs. Dont get me wrong I do not argue the greatness of MJ, an unparalleled athlete at the time. But let’s don’t dismiss or minimize the legend of incredible pride, the legend of sacrifice, the legend of intelligence, the legend of overcoming personal demons, the legend succeeding in spite of lack physical qualities through hard work, the legend of a true warrior, THE LEGEND OF LARRY BIRD
That one parish dunk on the pick and roll was so vicious.
Can't believe this was his last game in Boston, you could never tell he was in excruciating pain. Bird was never washed up. If he never hurt his back that one day, and if Bias and Reggie didn't pass, the Celtics may have been contenders for another 10 years and may have denied the Bulls, Pistons, and Lakers a few titles.
+David W If Len Bias had played for Boston, then the Celts probably wouldn't have gotten the same draft pick to get Reggie. Still sad to think about.
Tall Ogden
They probably still would have gotten Reggie because the only reason they picked Reggie because he was from a Boston College, Northeastern University. Reggie Lewis was hardly an NBA Prospect. Who gets drafted from Northeastern University ?
+Oh Brother right on brother. Reggie + Len spells disaster for the rest of the league had they lived alongside the Big 3...
Celtics could have reaped more titles as with the team of Bill Russell.
Sadly Bird's insistence on digging his own driveway cost him a huge slice of his career.
The only reason MJ has 6 titles and 2 3 peats is there was no Larry bird to take them from him.MJ never beat the celtics when bird played.Thats how good bird was.Unstoppable.
Wow Bird and McKale can't even move at this point in their career...still skilled as it comes
As skilled as they come for sure. McKale & Bird were veterans at basketball by then. Much like the Celtics playing against Lakers & Kareem was. Kareem played till '89, 20 years in the NBA! People like that almost forget more than younger players have learned. As they're running back up the court their instinctive muscle memory & brains see a play developing & move them accordingly. Even before they realize it themselves. That's time in the game, instinct. That takes years of experience to learn. If you can.
It's like "The Big Three" were playing their own game inside of that game. One last HURRAH for Larry & showing the rest, what teamwork & sticking together can accomplish.
Truly a beautiful sight!!!
McHale
@@issakakish7322 How TF did I spell Kevin's name like that? lol
My apologies to Kevin McHale.
I blame it on the late night beers & maybe a bowl or two.
I think McKale scored 32 in a playoff loss to the Hornets a couple years later in his last game. McKale was very serious.
@@MikeBrown-go1pc McHale.
This was an amazing time to be alive in basketball history! I watched this game live when it was on TV and watching now it still gives me goosebumps :)
This team of the Celtics had a lot of heart. RIP Reggie. You had such a promising career yet to unfold before we lost you. Bird elevated his passing with his degrading body. The Chief was phenomenal. McHale was a warrior on injured ankles.
man we had so many legends then bird , McHale , bill Russell , heinson , lewis
Who ever edited this did an amazing job thank you so much
Usually player's last games are pretty awful. They usually just go in there to make a brief cameo then leave. Not Bird, he went in to play
What about Kobe
Noah Alexander usually..
@@noahalexander2019 Kobe was a rare exception to that general rule - but IMO Bird's last game was OVERALL even more impressive, given his health by that point.
This wasn't Birds last game. He played game 7 in Cleveland.
He went in to win!!!
The most complete basketball player ever! The stats that they cited about the 20,000 point and 5,000 assists club, and the only 5 players on that list, but also didn't Larry Bird average like 10 rebounds a game? It's truly astounding.
Larry Bird is the player who best showed that if you know the fundamentals of basketball you don't need to be an athletic freak to dominate in the NBA. Here it's this old guy among NBA black athletic players, and he still dominates. When you see him your first thinking is, what's doing that old man there? But when you see him play... if he ever had any kind of athleticism, he would be the greatest player to ever play the game.
"whats doing that all man there?" .....totally.
TheBruinsFan17 all = old
"whats doing that old man there?" ... much better
TheBruinsFan17 Whatever, i just meant, that Larry was unathletic, but very talented...
OneHundredPoints he actually was a bit in his younger years
I am watching this now in 2019. He is playing so inspired and the fans are going nuts because he is dominating while older and hurt :) Larry!!!!
Bird is playing chess while everybody else is playing checkers
Tommy heinson. Lol
So true So true!!!!!!
Bird had the best basketball IQ
@@j34xalphaking87 Bill Russell could argue it.
I can't think of anyone else that could.
Best explanation ever for Bird
Basketball just aint the same anymore. No one plays with that much heart
The talent level of NBA baseball today is not even close to what it was during Bird's day. Today basketball is just a 3 point contest. Nobody's going to the hole. Everyone wants to shoot 3's. No more "signature" moves. Just pull up and shoot a 3! As much as I love the game, I can't watch anymore. I'm done!
Also, the allstar games stink! Not enjoyable anymore.
@@haroldpullins5778 NBA players nowadays are technically better finishers driving to the basket...the problem is that the NBA’s rules have changed so much that you can’t defend people in the paint without sending them to the foul line anymore....that’s why despite NBA players being more “skillful” now, they’re also the softest they have ever been
@@topbackpodcast2615 Better finishers??? I don't think so! Who today is a better finisher than "James Worthy", "Dr J", "Mike Jordan", "Bird", "Isaiah",,,,,These players back in the day were "PURE TALENT" finishers. Today's talent is all money motivated and "engineered". The game used to be very colorful and entertaining because of the many different styles of play each player brought to the game. Now everybody's a 3 point shooter. "If you can shoot a ball into the hoop, you can make millions of dollars". You don't need style! Just get the ball into the hoop! Oh yeah! And don't forget your ridiculous hair style (just for image)! CAN'T FORGET THAT! OH NO! 😮
@@haroldpullins5778 Trust me, I'm on your side lol. But you cannot deny the talent of people like LeBron Kyrie or even Harden to some extent when it comes to attacking the basket.
I know exactly what you mean. A lot of these kids have been playing in boujie basketball camps since they were kids so there is no real RAW talent anymore. A lot of flash but no heart with these young NBA players anymore.
There are players that had better, longer careers (M.J., Kareem, Magic, Duncan etc), but from his rookie season till he got that back injury, he was the best there has ever been.
He "got that back injury" in 1986, and played 6 years with progressively degenerative back problems, 1992 was the "straw that broke the camels back" so to speak.
Mvp three years straight and his back was screwd from 86
Bird actually played 1 more year than magic, and it is highly debatable that he had a better career
@@prof.michaelnetta6311 Bird was the best SF ever to play the game. Bird did things magic couldn’t do and vice versa.
He was a b-ball prodigy, I'm totally convinced of this. only one Larry Legend
Amazing he was 70% and still control the game. Legend.
old an broke down and still spanking everyone
Hes like a aging porn star legend who put the hose to more chicks than 100 men could dream of and in his last film he takes on 10 insatiable babes and leaves them all laying on the floor too sore to move as he walks off into the sunset.Thanks for the memories larry.There were many.
Tom Wolak what is wrong with you?
@@tomwolak3362 My head just blew up!!! You gotta get out some, bruh!
Sadly yes, realtive young age
@@tomwolak3362 lol
With any all time best 5 NBA player teams, Larry Bird is on that team then or now....
After what Durant did, i'm even more convinced that on Durant's best day, he would still get destroyed by Larry bird on Larry's worst. It isn't just athleticism, it's about passing, iq, and fundamentals.
You are totally correct. Its much more to basketball then athleticism. Mark Eaton was a great center. He didn't have athleticism but he was very effective.
Repunza
Because he didn't go for the fakes and almost never fouled out.
Larry was a master of the fundamentals .
Idolized him during my bball days from 4th through 11th grade!The intangibles he would pull off in critical parts of a game were mezmerizing!! Was the greatest for me ever ,,how the rest of his teammates rose to the occasion when Bird stepped onto the court is something I probably will never see again!! I loved that guy so much and mimicked his game so ardently that what a coincidence that I had to undergoe not one but two dangerous spine surgeries that have left me with a permanent limp and for the time being unable to shoot a basketball!! But it was worth it ! I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat !! Larry Larry Larry larry!!!
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Better than any player lacing them up today.
Dam could you imagine what the Celtics would have been with Len Bias and Reggie Lewis, along with the veterans?
Another title or 2 for Larry and maybe a title or 2 less for Jordan if Bias and Lewis were around with this group. The 1991 team would have won 65 games :( so sad to think what could have been !!
@@bryanburnap4537 Legend has it Bias was a better player than Jordan, and Lewis was already making his mark as a top tier player at this point....NO TITLES FOR FOR JORDAN.
Been saying this for years. Imagine a healthy Bird with Bias and Lewis. Jordan was lucky. He would of been only known as a scorer.
Magic and birds careers were cut a bit short only played like 12,13 years
They played a lot of playoff games though, they were worn out in the 1980's.
Yep, It seemed like every year either the Lakers or Celtics were in the finals, lots of games played for sure.
Jordan also. Just imagine if all 3 played 18 plus seasons 😳
They played more games than the average NBA player. All those playoff and championship runs wore them down
Boy, thanks for posting this! I got a real thrill out of it.
honestly when i think of great passers larry bird and john stockton are definetly in my top players
Birds passing is so beautiful, keep in mind this is a old Celtics team by 92 , the 86 Celtics are considered by most historians and experts as the best nba team ever , when you have bird/mcchale/Parrish on the frontline your gonna win titles . There’s a reason Larry bird is the only 3 mvp in a row winner , he just played the game the way it should be played
Wow! Old man Bird w/ the bad back outruns Hot Rod & Daugherty on a fastbreak. Amazing!
It's called a heart of a winner that's why he have 3
Even in his last season he was still a beast, one of the greatest to do it.
BirdsThe GOAT!!! Larry Legend is the Greatest passer know where you re going go around you & shoot & make it make it look easy hardest working playing through the pain shares the ball cause he knows what it takes to win makes it look easy in your face free throwing all out CHAMPION!!! #33 The 1 & only!!!!!
This game is a perfect example of why I would pick Bird over Lebron. Even old and broken down his basketball IQ and court awareness were just off the charts.
Larry was more clutch and cold blooded , birds 86 titles teams mops the floor with any of lebrons title teams .
This is a broke down injured guy playing in significant pain. Who is a shadow of his former greatness. LEGEND! STILL DOMINATING! STILL WINNING! NOBODY BETTER!
That was 9 minutes & 20 seconds of pure GREATNESS
LB 33....you were the Greatest
I watched this game in a Boston bar 25 years ago. The plays where Bird just stood at the top of the key and dished to a cutter were just amazing; he dominated without even moving. The 2nd-to-last game of his career, and he was still unstoppable.
Lifelong Cavs fan and I remember this entire series vividly. It was a classic. Game 1 the Cavs blew out Boston at the Richfield Coliseum, which included a half court buzzer beater by Steve Kerr for the Cavs! Game 2 Boston blew us out and tied the series. Game 3 in Boston went to the Celtics, and game 4 was an epic rebounding classic duel between Parish and Larry Nance. That was a nail biter of a game. Then game 5 back at the Coliseum we blew them out, and we thought we'd finish them off here in Game 6. But obviously the Celtics had one more last ditch effort. Because in game 7 in Richfield we blew them out again. This was the best playoff run we'd had in the franchise's history until we ended up losing to the Bulls and that #23 guy..... until we got our OWN #23.... had to wait another 24 years but we finally did it! ;)
Joey D Kyrie Irving was more important to the Cavs than LeBron.
What If? You're facing The 86 Version Of Bird? What Will Possibly Happen?
Arenas don't sound like this anymore.
UDubFootballFan its because they are all bigger now
Derek Johnson That ain't why.
Blake Martin then why is it?
The_Boss Because fans don't care as much nowadays.
Blake Martin dude it is definitley partially why.
Bird put this team on the move like a maestro running his orchestra. Great basketball IQ. Amazing to watch
My most admired sportsman ever. Thanks for the memories . . .
In some aspects of the game? Absolutely. When it came to making team mates better, passing and court vision MJ was at least one step behind Bird.
Basketball in the 80s was great. Teams embraced the concept of teamwork, Rivalries, Defense, etc. Basketball was fun to watch back then. Bird was such an awesome help D guy. If you watch Bird you can see he played amazing help D. Bird was an impressive passer. He prolonged Parrish career by a decade.
This was 92
I saw this game ..I watched all of his games and I feel blessed to have seen him play. At this point he was probably at 60% which was still better than most players.
HOLY SHEEEEET! This was actually the first time ive seen Larry Bird play! HES SIMPLY .... AMAZING!!! Such a complete player :)
go WATCH MORE GAMES WATCG EVERYTHING
the players in the 80's ran the fast breaks to perfection......
Jordan was great but No Bird. Huge UNC & MJ fan, but Bird was better in EVERY phase of the game except defense. Bird could have averaged 35-40 points every night but he didn't need to. He did it all, rebounding & GREAT passing. Please don't get me wrong, I love MJ, he is great. But in my era, Bird & Magic were the most complete players in the NBA. The NBA was fading into obscurity. Bird & Magic resurrected the league, cementing their legacy! MJ watched & learned their winning ways. Miss em all.
When someone is a shell of a man what they once were and can still dominate, that is something more than special. That is Larry LEGEND.
wow! larry and those nice passes
My wife and I were at this game...so sad to see Larry on his belly on the side court most of the game. Great memories of the "old" Garden, but not of the rest of Bird's career...
to me larry represent the old school and i love it!
Thank you for saying that. I'm white... and I loved Bird, but also Magic- even though I rooted for Boston. And I loved that Magic and Bird LOVED each other like brothers. Still do! They're 2 of the classiest guys to ever play any pro sport.
The smartest passer and one of the best key players of all time
SHAME TEAMS DON"T PLAY LIKE ANYMORE GO CELTICS
bird is filthyyyyyy
If you want to learn how to play Basketball, there's no one better to watch then Larry Bird.
Great upload, I never saw this game-thanks! Bird had the best court vision, look at those passes!! And this while playing on a horrible back. I love how he and Williams are nose to nose trashing each other verbally and nobody backs down and nothing called. Todays NBA needs this kind of passion. Too bad there will never be another Bird, greatest all around player ever.
one of the four faces on nba's mount rushmore
Mj Magic Bird Lebron
Johann Diaz Lol @ LeBron. More like MJ, Magic, Bird, Kareem/Russell
***** But he was never able to beat Russell.
+Andrew Blackop Wilt's 67 Sixers smoked Russell's Celtics 4-1 that year in the conference finals.
Marc Thompson That's cute. How many rings he got tho?
Anytime Boston had a problem with a team they just gave them the “Bird”! 😂
one of the all time great. thanks for the upload. rare!
That passing! 29 years later and I still shake my head in wonder.
Reggie Lewis was the man. Life was cut short so soon. I remember watching the game when he fell to the floor and that was end for him. That was a sad day
I wish Reggie Lewis had lived
He was so good. I think about him regularly and what could have been.
Reggie lived on. Came back as Ray Allen.
Len Bias was the bigger loss for the Celtics. He was drafted at a time when the Celtics badly needed to rebuild their roster for the future. His death left a massive hole. They've only one one NBA championship since - 2008.
@@AlonsoRules Yeah if he had lived not only do the Celtics probably win a couple of more championships but just think how Bias would have given Bird and McHale more rest with him backing them up. More rest means less minutes and both Bird and McHale probably play for at least a couple of more years and aren't crippled with injuries over the last few years of their careers.
Love being from Boston.
I remember watching a Celtics game and Bird being called on the court during a timeout years after he retired. He shoots a free throw and misses. Than steps behind the 3 point line and shoots, makes it and says something like that's what I remember..lol 💪🏼
This is such a great video and your editing of the game is simply perfect.
Top 5 on anybody's list who knows basketball...too bad he didn't hire contractors to do whatever manual labor job he did himself that hurt his back initally...I heard roofing for his mom or shovelling gravel in a driverway. Don't know which is right, but some guys just like that kinda work, I guess, and don't want to hire out, even if they're multi-millionaires. What a brilliant, brilliant talent he was...like DrJ said, a basketball genius
***** LeBron over Bird? Magic isn't even over Bird, let alone LeBron.
+PorkFrog That's an excellent point. A lot of people don't know his initial debilitating back injuries didn't even come from basketball. He was and is a down home self-described country hick in the best possible sense. He was hard-working to a fault and far too proud to hire others to do work he could do himself. Of course his floor diving and charge-taking style of play also hastened his retirement. It's hard to name anyone in basketball history who gave more of his body to the game of basketball than Bird and the poor man has been suffering with horrible pain ever since.
sort of a happy coincidence that I wrote, 'Top 5 on anybody's list that knows basketball', and then found this quote from someone who probably knows basketball:
'':'Larry was a debate. He still is. People ask me all the time who my top 5 players are, and when I start saying Larry, they interrupt me. They say, 'You've got to be kidding me. He can't play with LeBron James.' I tell them 'You guys don't get it. Larry Bird is far better than any small forward who played the game.' -Michael Jordan, from the book 'When It Was Our Game'
Jordan also said, 'I had to learn what it takes to win in this league from guys like Bird and Magic'
Bird at his peak, like Jordan at his, had to be seen to be believed...there's a tendency for people to talk about players they've never watched anything but clips of, players before their time
but watching whole games is the only way to get a true sense of what a player was
Bird made the game look so easy
People who put wilt on top 5 dont do their research. His era was much more fast paced. he was 5 or 6 inches taller than almost every other center. Sometimes his team would intentionally foul at the end of games to get him more points.
He wouldn't be nearly as good in the modern NBA. whereas most of the other players on the list would be just as good or better in the modern NBA.
***** the 'short old NBA' IS A MYTH
wilt was taller than Shaq, and wold be physically domimant in today's NBA as well, as he was an athletic superman
And you young bucks honestly think LeBron, KD and Curry are better than Bird......😂😂😂😂
LeBron I'd, but the other 2 are laughable.
Not even in the same zip code.Never be another like king larry.Best ever PERIOD
@@sipesthebest128 No lebron is laughable.He would be totally disected by the cerebral assassin and made to look like a court jesture as larry put up impossible shot after impossible shot that are All net.
I'm not arguing LB wasn't awesome in his day (I watched him), but he's not in the GOAT category, and LeBron certainly is. Period.
@@sipesthebest128 How can you even compare the greatest ever larry bird to that crybaby asshole ballhog lebron.Yeah so lebrons big ' so is shaq but he wasnt the greatest either.James could not compete with larry if bird was in his prime and playing today.His floor presence 'insane passing ability and mental toughness as well as knowing the game like no other and clutch buzzer beating game ending shots would rip james to shreds.Also larry made his team better just by his unselfish play and always finding the open man.Bird won games when he only scored 18 pts.Name one time james EVER won a game when he didnt outscore the rest of his team.BIGGEST BALLHOG IN THE LEAGUE AND BIGGEST CRYBABY.
92 was really the year when i started to become a fan of the league, i was always a Bulls fan here in Chicago but when they won that championship my interest exploded.
I heard of Bird but never really paid attention, i just knew whenever he was on they made a huge fuss about him. If i knew then what i knew now, i would have paid full attention.
"...and Reggie Lewis has twenty four, one of the quiter twenty four´s i ever seen"
that´s why i still love and miss Reggie, was a quite smooth scorer.
priceless upload.
91-92 favourite season ever (along the 90-91)
As Tommy Heinsohn once said .... " Larry was playing chess everyone else was playing checkers ". So true ! If Bird was playing today he'd average a "Triple Double " every night. FACT !
The.best.all.time.is Larry.Bird.
By.far.he.took.all.the.n.b.a.to.
Schools.number#1legend
Good grief, the audio in this clip is absolutely flawless. Thank you for putting together a fantastic video!
Bird is just a shadow of what he was. STILL dominant. Showing the young guys that he wasn't dying easy.
Hurts seeing bird this slow and awkward and out of shape. He really was running on pure emotion and will at this point.
I’m no Celtic fan, but that was a heck
of team. Great personnel.
bird is just amazing. he and jordan are the smartest players imo. with his basketball iq and fundamental skills he would dominate the game today no doubt.
There is nobody that even compares with Bird.....it had nothing to do with athleticism. It had everything to do with an innate sense of court awareness, a keen anticipation of how the game would unfold, and uncanny ability to react based upon where every player on the court was and would be going as the action progressed. This game is typical Larry Bird, even in the waning moments of his storied career. Great shooting, brilliant passing....there should always be a place on the Mt. Rushmore of all time greats reserved for Larry Bird.