This full news report from WBZ in 1981 can be found here - ua-cam.com/video/A5Eu_70orY4/v-deo.html Past segments can be found here: Game 5 vs 76ers - ua-cam.com/video/Ru4kGIxboc8/v-deo.html Game 6 vs 76ers - ua-cam.com/video/i23GDFIJwsM/v-deo.html Game 5 vs Rockets - ua-cam.com/video/eoxFV5cS-HM/v-deo.html Larry Bird Highlight Reel (every shot of the series) - ua-cam.com/video/kEYrd0QwJsQ/v-deo.html
Holy freaking crap! You can tell he slowed down after the 84 season. Those injuries….just think if wasn’t plagued with injuries just how far he could have went? Even with them he still put up crazy stats.
I honestly think bird would have seriously given Michael Jordan a run for his money as the goat if it wasn't for the injuries. Bird was basically Kevin Durant, but a better rebounder and passer
Bird averaged 15 points 15 rebounds 7 assists and a bit over 2 steals a game. He lead the Celtics in rebounds, assists and steals. What a great overall series.
It’s totally impossible to assess how Truly Great Larry Bird was without seeing him Play up close and in front. Somehow he Made everyone around him better
How can anyone watching this.... ever say that Larry Bird was slow ?! If that's slow... I will take it everyday.... all day! Bird was all over the floor ..that guy was doing everything! Amazing!!!
Most pundits think athletic is how high can a player jump. Bird was athletic in having the quickest ever mind/body reactions in addition he had a 30 inch vertical, could easily dunk two handed and, after watching numerous full Bird games, I've never seen him run down from behind. Not even Hakeem Olajuwon could catch Bird.
You can tell bird is the gas in that engine. Everybody moves faster when hes on the floor. Everyone, On offense and defense... Pay attention because he thinks faster than all of you.
Does anybody know - is there a comparable video of Cedric Maxwell in this series?? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to compare the two to see why Maxwell got the MVP for this series?
As a Piston fan, I hate the Celtics. Point blank but this 81 team would run circles around every team in the NBA right now with the passing and how fast they played. They play faster than any team in the league right now.
1978-79 Celtics were 29-53 then Celtics gave up Bob McAdoo, their top scorer, and with ZERO other changes The 1979-80 Celtics went 61-21. That was before Paris, McHale, and Dennis Johnson.
People need to just watch 1 minute of these videos and realize how great Bird was,in my opinion he was the greatest player of all time, Jordan was 2nd and Russell 3rd and LeBron 4th, Magic 5th.And before it's said and done Jokic will be in the top 5
It seems nobody understands Bill Russell. Russell set Every playoff rebound record; in one finals 7 game series, Russell averaged 29.5 rebounds per game. Also in every playoff series Celtics opponents had lower shooting percentages than against other playoff teams. In 7 playoff series, Russell even held Chamberlain well below his usual shooting percentage.
2:46 Look at coach Ronnie Harris. He was T.O.’d 🤣 Well 🤷🏼 that’s what his dadgum bahind gets for going against Larry By God Bird. Maybe next time he’ll THINK ABOUT IT 🤣😁
As a Piston fan, I hate the Celtics. Point blank but this 81 team would run circles around every team in the NBA right now with the passing and how fast they played. They play faster than any team in the league right now.
This full news report from WBZ in 1981 can be found here - ua-cam.com/video/A5Eu_70orY4/v-deo.html
Past segments can be found here:
Game 5 vs 76ers - ua-cam.com/video/Ru4kGIxboc8/v-deo.html
Game 6 vs 76ers - ua-cam.com/video/i23GDFIJwsM/v-deo.html
Game 5 vs Rockets - ua-cam.com/video/eoxFV5cS-HM/v-deo.html
Larry Bird Highlight Reel (every shot of the series) -
ua-cam.com/video/kEYrd0QwJsQ/v-deo.html
Love this! Young Larry is amazing!
No carrying.
No travelling.
No mystery fouls.
Entertaining hard ball.
Boring 😂
Oh Oh Oh, Larry Legend, still a pure delight to watch the GOAT !
Holy freaking crap! You can tell he slowed down after the 84 season. Those injuries….just think if wasn’t plagued with injuries just how far he could have went? Even with them he still put up crazy stats.
I honestly think bird would have seriously given Michael Jordan a run for his money as the goat if it wasn't for the injuries. Bird was basically Kevin Durant, but a better rebounder and passer
@@chadstone7468 HELL NO!
Jordan was always the better athlete physical wise.
@@remogatron1010 Jordan was an athlete but his first 3 seasons were losing seasons and Jordan went 0 and 3 against bird in the playoffs.
@@jameslaughter5183 superteam Celtics one of the greatest team of all time according to people
Legendary
Here’s game 5. ua-cam.com/video/eoxFV5cS-HM/v-deo.html
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14:11 larry started running down the court b4 it went in 😂😂
This video should be on the algorithm everytime people search for the 81 finals
Great video. Bird was awesome.
For a guy that's not supposed to be athletic he sure is doing a lot of athletic things 😮
The GOAT, Larry Legend BIRD.
Bird was the best quarterback in nba history nobody got the ball down court deep like Larry
Prime and healthy Bird is a delight to watch
Larry Bird is so entertaining to watch.
I’m going to make this simple, bird did more with less steps than the guys who make travels all game
LoL! Some of them have season passes from Greyhound because of all the travelling they do
And they need bellhops with all the carrying they do...
@@sugarnads LoL! I wonder 🤔 if their good tippers?
@@Gregory-sm9pf they're as in they are.
Bird averaged 15 points 15 rebounds 7 assists and a bit over 2 steals a game. He lead the Celtics in rebounds, assists and steals. What a great overall series.
It’s totally impossible to assess how Truly
Great Larry Bird was without seeing him
Play up close and in front. Somehow he
Made everyone around him better
It really is! A true master at his craft!
Dude was a vicious rebounder.
Bird greatest outlet passer of all time? You don’t hear about that discussion
Bird should have 3 finals mvps instead of 2, so should Kareem
Disagree, Kareem had ONE Ring in his first Eleven years then he became great and, coincidentally, Magic arrived.
Great hands.
How can anyone watching this.... ever say that Larry Bird was slow ?! If that's slow... I will take it everyday.... all day! Bird was all over the floor ..that guy was doing everything! Amazing!!!
Most pundits think athletic is how high can a player jump. Bird was athletic in having the quickest ever mind/body reactions in addition he had a 30 inch vertical, could easily dunk two handed and, after watching numerous full Bird games, I've never seen him run down from behind. Not even Hakeem Olajuwon could catch Bird.
You can tell bird is the gas in that engine. Everybody moves faster when hes on the floor. Everyone, On offense and defense...
Pay attention because he thinks faster than all of you.
Larry with the unbelievable hustle
These games are so much fun to watch and so interesting as well.❤️
I wonder if it was more fun to play then too. 🤔
☘️ Larry Legend
Yeah I would have liked to see a rookie Bird vs rookie MJ matchup. Bird was so tough. He had it all. Rebounding passing and shooting.
Bird was so athletic at this time,he hurt his back in 86,so he wasn't as athletic but he still dominated,he was just an unbelievable incredible player
8:19 "Boy he made that look easy"
How Basketball is Supposed to be played.The Larry Bird Teams showed us how
I'm a Cedric Maxwell fan, but it was a travesty that Bird did not win 1981 Finals MVP.
Looks plenty athletic to me.
PS I love not seeing the high 5s after every free throw. Imagine asking LB for a high 5 after missing a FT?😂😂😂
😂
Slow my A**, in his prime, until he hurt his back and had the double Achilles surgery, he was not slow at all ...
He wasn't super fast either
@@RedGarnett-n2p How often is sprinting required in basketball?
@@RedGarnett-n2pthere is a clip here on YT of Terry Cummings. Cummings said simply "he wasn't fast, he wasn't slow, he was somewhere in between."
Does anybody know - is there a comparable video of Cedric Maxwell in this series??
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to compare the two to see why Maxwell got the MVP for this series?
My man Cornbread Maxwell from Northh. Carolina baby.
As a Piston fan, I hate the Celtics. Point blank but this 81 team would run circles around every team in the NBA right now with the passing and how fast they played. They play faster than any team in the league right now.
Larry Bird always played back in these days with at least three other All-Stars
1978-79 Celtics were 29-53 then Celtics gave up Bob McAdoo, their top scorer, and with ZERO other changes The 1979-80 Celtics went 61-21. That was before Paris, McHale, and Dennis Johnson.
People need to just watch 1 minute of these videos and realize how great Bird was,in my opinion he was the greatest player of all time, Jordan was 2nd and Russell 3rd and LeBron 4th, Magic 5th.And before it's said and done Jokic will be in the top 5
It seems nobody understands Bill Russell. Russell set Every playoff rebound record; in one finals 7 game series, Russell averaged 29.5 rebounds per game. Also in every playoff series Celtics opponents had lower shooting percentages than against other playoff teams. In 7 playoff series, Russell even held Chamberlain well below his usual shooting percentage.
Cornbreath Ronnie Maxwell fall down EVER DAM TIME he shoot the ball
2:46
Look at coach Ronnie Harris. He was T.O.’d 🤣
Well 🤷🏼 that’s what his dadgum bahind gets for going against
Larry By God Bird. Maybe next time he’ll THINK ABOUT IT 🤣😁
Who ever said the Celtics were a half court team was an idiot
You're not.
Larry Bird is the best all-around player in NBA history.
21 rebounds in games 1 and 2 against Moses Malone, greatest all time offensive rebounder, says you are 100% correct !!!
As a Piston fan, I hate the Celtics. Point blank but this 81 team would run circles around every team in the NBA right now with the passing and how fast they played. They play faster than any team in the league right now.