Respect his game but i just dont know if he would be as effective in todays nba the shooting would translate of course but he seems slow and not that good of a defender , i can name a couple players that ive seen in the modern nba that i would say are better ( I'm 23 btw this videos is older then i am) Dirk & Durant are better TBH
Louisiana Curious You truly don't understand the type of matchup nightmare he is. He has legit PF height, and length, with the quickness of screens, curls, and cuts of a quick SF. No, he's not the fastest SF, but just imagine a PF that could shoot as flawless as Bird, and having his quickness. It's literally unfair if you think about it. Just imagine a SF that's taller than most SFs, and usually can just post you up, and shoot right over you, and with his shooting ability. Now, imagine if that guy could hit 3s like Bird, and forcing the offense to be way more wide open for your team, thus making it infinitely easier for his teammates on offense. Then, continue to use him in the pick n roll, or pick n pop with his shooting accuracy, and basically there's a 50/50 chance of the ball going in. Now do that for an entire game, and you're basically talking about automatic buckets that make your offense almost automatic, and combine that with his b ball IQ, meaning, knowing exactly when to pass, when to post, when to curl, when to cut, when to be a decoy, when to take it to the rack, and having the height to pass over most players, and being a great passer, being almost automatic with his shot, and being tall enough, where a layup is almost automatic in most instances, and of course if the layups not there, again, his great decision making with the ball. And make that same player almost automatic with his shot, and you got yourself a freaking machine/robotic basketball player, and in the best way possible. Larry Bird was literally put on this Earth to be a basketball player, and had the perfect height for his shooting, passing, and post up ability. He is almost the perfect SF, and what you miss out on elite athletecism, you get back in elite shooting. And in today's league, he would thrive on the soft ticky tack calls, and no one being able to touch him, which makes him even more unguardable. Basically, he's a quicker Dirk, with better decision making, passing, and everything else relative to his position. Imagine a near perfect version of Dirk, and you have yourself one of the GOATs. He was THAT good.
And here's another example for you. Imagine a perfect version of Klay Thompson with better size relative to his position. So you have a godly version of Klay Thompson, but a bigger version for his position.
Louisiana Curious Dumbest take I've ever heard but you cleared up your ignorance by saying you are 23. You haven't a clue. Bird is a top 3 player of all time and I could argue the best all around player ever. Any doubt, just watch his career highlights.
I’m a Jordan, Bird and Magic fan, this game was a complete masterpiece by Bird. That look he gave after that last 3 point bomb to him was “dagger in the heart,” he knew at that point the game was there’s and he was in complete control.
Bird is the best player of the 80s to me. Magic is the greatest from the 80s as in he had the most success which is the point of basketball. But Bird had the best peak of the 80’s(1983~88’) which makes him the best.
I remember watching every game of this series. I was a huge Larry Bird and Celtics fan throughout the 80's, and I can tell you that the Milwaukee Bucks were extremely tough. I knew they had a legitimate chance to knock the Celtics off, you couldn't take anything for granted. Sikma, Cummings and Moncrief were an outstanding trio, and Don Nelson was a great coach. The East was loaded in the 80's... Celtics, Pistons, Sixers, Bucks, Hawks ..that was when the NBA was at it's best
Yes, the East was loaded in the 80s, but the West was a joke. Bird and the Celtics had to go through wars, while Magic and the Lakers were playing patsies every year in the playoffs, and were well rested for the Finals. My biggest regret, is that the Lakers choked against the Rockets in 86. It would've been so much more satisfying to tear up LA in the Finals that year instead of Houston.
Bird's skill level was at such a high level and so sublime. Look at how he bring the ball up on the fast break with just the left hand dribble at 2:40.
Absolutely ridiculous! Nothing but net with Larry Legends shots! And he stopped you cold on defense and got in front of you. Such amazing anticipation of the play! Always a step ahead!
Thanks for posting. This was my first time attending a Celtics game and seeing Larry Bird play in person. Very physical game and series that took a toll on an already banged up Celtics team. No surprise Larry Legend came through in the clutch.
The Celtics made things really tough on themselves by losing Game 5 in the Garden where they should have wrapped it up and got some much needed rest and time to heal. Instead it went 7 and we were actually down by 10 points with about 5 minutes left and then Bird took over. Might have been a little easier series against Detroit had we not lost Game 5 in Boston. Only the 2nd loss in that building all year! One of the two home losses was one of those bogus games in Hartford we used to have to play a few times each year. Never could understand that.
@@tombstone1111 I agree. THREE "home" games per year in Hartford. Imagine if the Lakers had to play 3 home games a year in Fresno. As a Celts fan, that always burned my ass. You are right though, we made it so much harder on ourselves by losing game 5 in Boston that deprived us of much needed rest. If we win that game, I say we beat Detroit in 5 and take LA to 7 in the NBA Finals, while still losing.
@@reneep9972 gotta give the Celtics credit, McHale is playing on a broken foot, Bird's back is really bothering him, Walton was all done, his feet were really bad and we lost Len Bias the previous year, all this and they still managed to get to the finals for the fourth year in a row, that alone was a major accomplishment
@@cindyknudson2715 I forgot about Parish, he was playing with two sprained ankles he got due to Bill Lamebeer from the Detroit series, they weren't bad sprains but enough where it did effect his game, not sure about Ainge, I think Ainge along with DJ were ok
Ppl who never play sports have no understanding what such physical abuse it does to the body over time. It is very hard to be as good as before once injuries begin. I'm grateful we had LARRY LEGEND and his teammates as long as we did. The greatness of this team has yet been duplicated.
the East always had another two teams that were really tough - Sixers and Knicks, then Bucks and Pistons, and the Hawks were pretty good in 1987 and 1988. Tough conference.
Yeah, the best team the Lakers played that year in the playoffs only had 42 wins. The 87 Lakers are so overrated they had the easiest road to the finals I think, in the history of the NBA.
McHale didn't get hurt on this play, he was already hurt as in a broken foot, he had an x-ray taken in March of that year (87) and he had a fracture, eventually it became a break because he continued to play on it the rest of the year and in the finals against the Lakers, along with this, Bird claims he was probably playing at 70 % due to his back and he's still playing at such a high level, not to mention they lost Len Bias the previous year, Walton was not able to play anywhere even close to his 86 play which was excellent, point I'm getting at is this Boston Celtics team was still able to get to the finals for the fourth year in a row and they were battered and beaten physically, just goes to show how excellent a basketball team with such determination and guts they were, it's a shame they lost to the Lakers 4 games to 2 because if Bird, McHale, Walton are healthy and Bias didn't die, it's not a stretch their gonna beat the Lakers that year for the championship and probably at least one more title before this group of Celtics, Ainge, Johnson, McHale, Parish, Bird, Walton are no longer together due to retirement, trades , what a shame and if this was the case, them bad boy Pistons never would have gotten past the Celtics to get to the finals, they were lucky those assholes, LoL 🤣
How inspiring to see McHale literally being carried off the floor at the end of the game. Maybe it wasn’t smart how they played injured in those days, but it was inspiring.
Had Bill Walton not been such a soft SOB and actually played in the 87 playoffs, the Celtics might well have won their 17th championship. Instead he sat there game after game after game like a pussy. McHale played on a BROKEN FOOT and Parish played on two severely sprained ankles. But Walton's feet hurt a little so he couldn't get his ass on the court. Pathetic. Then again, nobody has ever accused Bill Walton of being a warrior. MAJOR love and credit to Kevin and Robert for playing through major injuries in 87 but ZERO props to Walton for riding the pine.
Watching this basketball I dont understand how in today's game everyone says you have a stretch 4 or even a stretch fine. Celtics routinely scored 100+ points with sometimes four guys inside the 3 point line on offense
I had courtside seats in Hartford CT for many year's when the Celtics played about 15 games a year in Hartford. Larry once trash talked a defender by saying: "Camera's are shining bright tonight, you better watch the Birdie. "
Just for the record, the Celts played 3 "home games" per year at Hartford and even that was bullshit. Imagine the Lakers having to play 3 home games a year in Bakersfield and see how the shit would hit the fan. Instead those assholes got 3-4 extra games in LA per year against the Clippers. But stop with the 15 games a year hyperbole.
After Don Nelson ripped KC Jones during the ECF in 85-86 I really enjoyed when the C's stomped on them. Some of the players took it personally thereafter as they all thought the world of KC Jones. Listening to the HOF speeches from inductees, KC was heralded as one of the nicest human beings on the planet.
The shot at 3:07 is just impossible. While Curry and maybe Ray Allen may have been as good open shooters, I don't think there has ever been a better shooter of contested shots than Bird.
Balls bounce around several times on the rim before gently dropping in, not at all normal, Kawai Leonard buzzer beater in the finals made it conclusive
An extremely rare road win for the post 86 Celtics but of course we fucked it all up by losing Game 5 in the Garden and then having to battle back from 10 down with 5 to go in Game 7. Had we taken care of business in G5 we would've been much more rested for the Pistons and maybe beat them in 5 or 6 instead of having that war of 7 grueling games and wound up taking a massive shit against the Lakers in The Finals when we should have beat them in 6.
The Celtics were just too decimated and 8687 to beat the Lakers. Without the bench relief from Scott Wedman and Bill Walton, the starter just ran out of gas. And add to the fact, Kevin McHale wasn’t playing at 100%..
A great and gutty win, but any chance the Celtics had to repeat as champions, ended the very next game, *in* Boston, where they lost Game 5 to the Bucks. Because of that, it wound up going a full seven, and the Celtics were down by 8, with about 5 minutes left on their home floor. It took everything they had to come back to win, then were gassed when they played the Pistons in the ECF, and wound up going 7 games as well. Meanwhile, the Lakers had yet _another_ cakewalk out West, and were clearly the healthier, more rested team in The Finals against Boston. Had Boston closed out these Milwaukee Bucks, in Game 5, on The Parquet, I think they likely beat the Pistons in 6, and take the Lakers to 7, before finally losing, in The Finals. Although they would've lost all four games in Los Angeles, they wouldn't have been the crushing, absolutely inexcusable, resounding losses that they were. When you get a chance to close it out, at home, you must do so. Especially against the Lakers, and their three best bench players, wearing the striped shirts.
Basketball is a constant evolving game with a great history already but the fans of today have absolutely no respect for that history or its players……. which will help to fester the same in future generations…..
Magnetic Ball reared it's ugly head in 1986 Sampson prayer against the Lakers, Bird changed his shot, much more arch on it, technology has gotten better, almost anybody can shoot long distance, and longer impossible ones somehow find there way in, the basket electronically captures the ball, fake world, pity 😳🙄
Magic was better. Magic was just as smart. But Magic is black, so people never give him his credit for his insane basketball IQ, his will to win, his clutch pedigree. He beat Bird 2 of 3 Finals, has more MVP's overall (6 to 5), more titles, more head to head wins, the NCAA title. And was never athletic either. He had a fucking set shot. But white people who claim there's a bias against white athletes in sports, always detract from Magic even though he was basically a black, Point Guard version of Bird.
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot sthu oh because he's black he's never given credit geez when is this sh*# gonna end? Who are you kidding? Magic is often regarded as the best point guard of all time and an all time top 5 player. He and Bird are credited with saving the NBA. Never given credit MA. As far as who's better that's such a rhetorical question. Has anyone ever thought of the notion that there is no better? You shouldn't say one is better than the other. So many different circumstances play into the outcome of a game. For instance I believe The 86 Celtics would have beaten the Lakers but we'll never know since they couldn't get past the Rockets that year. What about all the injuries and the death of their top draft pick in 87? What if Magic's shot had missed or what if Larry's shot had fallen? How bout the bench depth? How bout the weak western conference compared to the east? Going all the way back to 79, what about the fact that Bird played with a bunch of scrubs with a before and since unheard of ISU program compared to the team Magic had with a much more established program? Could it have easily gone the other way and Bird be ahead of Magic 3 or 4-1? Is Bird better than Magic? These are all rhetorical questions with no right or wrong answers.
Excellent post ! "Manu" is just a Bird hater, not sure why- maybe he is racist? Both players were great and we can't appreciate them? We have to try to "prove" 1 was better than the other? I can side with Bird and talk about Bird winning rookie of the year and finishing ahead of Magic in 8 more seasons in the season MVP award and how Kareem actually won the 80 Finals MVP after Magic's great game 6 and how that award show be in KAJ's home. Magic not given credit? Voters were pressured to change their votes so Magic would win that award since KAJ was not present. Magic is one of the most loved players ever and had the benefit of playing with KAJ who could be considered one of the greatest players ever, a luxury Bird never had. You have a good perspective in my opinion.
mrgrandprix fourspeed. C'mon now...Bird NEVER played with players on Abdul's level? Kevin McHale, arguably 2nd greatest power forward ever? Parish is underrated, DJ also. Ainge great, great role player. C'mon now don't forget he played with Tiny Archibald, Pistol Pete his rookie season. Also Cedric Maxwell was a solid player. I could go on, but you get the point. Magic was the smartest player I've ever seen. But Bird was the prototype. If you look up basketball player in the dictionary, there should be a picture of Larry Bird there. You got a point those other players weren't as good as Kareem, but they wasn't chopped liver either. Plus as Kareem got older he wasn't as nearly as dominant.
@@kout31 Magic was so "smart" he fucked himself into HIV and was an abysmal failure as a head coach while the much smarter Larry Bird coached his team into The Finals and always proved to be a great executive. And thankfully Larry isn't a glory hound that's got to show up at every ISU game to say "look at me, look at me" like Magic Johnson. For the record, the media fucked Larry Bird out of the 1987 MVP because he was white and in their liberal opinion had no right winning 3, let alone 4, MVP's in a row. But if you look at all the devastating injuries Boston had in 87, including the death of Len Bias and how Bird literally willed them to within 2 wins of the NBA title, there is no doubt who the real MVP was. Larry was the real MVP in 84, 85, 86, 87 and 88 and had he been black he would've won it all those years. Just the facts.
@@reneep9972 You doing too much buddy. Calm down. If you read what I said I'm basically saying Bird was better than Magic, overall basketball skills. But Magic being the point guard could control the game more so, and that takes a great basketball IQ. Bird also had a tremendous basketball IQ, we all know that. But basketball IQ I would give Magic the edge. People like to paint Bird as all mental, no physical skills cause he was white. I dont agree. Bird was physically gifted also, especially when he was young. MVP means if you take them off the team, how good would they be. Bird has some hiccups in some clutch moments especially early on, do the research, such as Magic did. Bird's peak was a lil more dominant than Magic's peak I would say. Main thing Bird has was he was a better shooter than Magic. They both wasnt high flyers, extraordinary gifted athletes, but the they played effective and smart. I liken Magic to a Tom Brady, and Bird to an Aaron Rodgers, hows that ?
His arc was just absolutely ridiculous. It's like 80% of his shots made would only touch net, and make that beautiful swish sound.
Respect his game but i just dont know if he would be as effective in todays nba the shooting would translate of course but he seems slow and not that good of a defender , i can name a couple players that ive seen in the modern nba that i would say are better ( I'm 23 btw this videos is older then i am)
Dirk & Durant are better TBH
Dirk and Durant are better? Not even close...
Louisiana Curious You truly don't understand the type of matchup nightmare he is. He has legit PF height, and length, with the quickness of screens, curls, and cuts of a quick SF. No, he's not the fastest SF, but just imagine a PF that could shoot as flawless as Bird, and having his quickness. It's literally unfair if you think about it. Just imagine a SF that's taller than most SFs, and usually can just post you up, and shoot right over you, and with his shooting ability.
Now, imagine if that guy could hit 3s like Bird, and forcing the offense to be way more wide open for your team, thus making it infinitely easier for his teammates on offense. Then, continue to use him in the pick n roll, or pick n pop with his shooting accuracy, and basically there's a 50/50 chance of the ball going in. Now do that for an entire game, and you're basically talking about automatic buckets that make your offense almost automatic, and combine that with his b ball IQ, meaning, knowing exactly when to pass, when to post, when to curl, when to cut, when to be a decoy, when to take it to the rack, and having the height to pass over most players, and being a great passer, being almost automatic with his shot, and being tall enough, where a layup is almost automatic in most instances, and of course if the layups not there, again, his great decision making with the ball.
And make that same player almost automatic with his shot, and you got yourself a freaking machine/robotic basketball player, and in the best way possible.
Larry Bird was literally put on this Earth to be a basketball player, and had the perfect height for his shooting, passing, and post up ability. He is almost the perfect SF, and what you miss out on elite athletecism, you get back in elite shooting.
And in today's league, he would thrive on the soft ticky tack calls, and no one being able to touch him, which makes him even more unguardable.
Basically, he's a quicker Dirk, with better decision making, passing, and everything else relative to his position. Imagine a near perfect version of Dirk, and you have yourself one of the GOATs.
He was THAT good.
And here's another example for you. Imagine a perfect version of Klay Thompson with better size relative to his position. So you have a godly version of Klay Thompson, but a bigger version for his position.
Louisiana Curious Dumbest take I've ever heard but you cleared up your ignorance by saying you are 23. You haven't a clue. Bird is a top 3 player of all time and I could argue the best all around player ever. Any doubt, just watch his career highlights.
I’m a Jordan, Bird and Magic fan, this game was a complete masterpiece by Bird. That look he gave after that last 3 point bomb to him was “dagger in the heart,” he knew at that point the game was there’s and he was in complete control.
his shots seems to splash so perfect.. dang
What can you say about The Legend. The 80s were great.
Bird is the best player of the 80s to me. Magic is the greatest from the 80s as in he had the most success which is the point of basketball. But Bird had the best peak of the 80’s(1983~88’) which makes him the best.
I remember watching every game of this series. I was a huge Larry Bird and Celtics fan throughout the 80's, and I can tell you that the Milwaukee Bucks were extremely tough. I knew they had a legitimate chance to knock the Celtics off, you couldn't take anything for granted. Sikma, Cummings and Moncrief were an outstanding trio, and Don Nelson was a great coach. The East was loaded in the 80's... Celtics, Pistons, Sixers, Bucks, Hawks ..that was when the NBA was at it's best
Yes, the East was loaded in the 80s, but the West was a joke. Bird and the Celtics had to go through wars, while Magic and the Lakers were playing patsies every year in the playoffs, and were well rested for the Finals. My biggest regret, is that the Lakers choked against the Rockets in 86. It would've been so much more satisfying to tear up LA in the Finals that year instead of Houston.
Bird's skill level was at such a high level and so sublime. Look at how he bring the ball up on the fast break with just the left hand dribble at 2:40.
Absolutely ridiculous! Nothing but net with Larry Legends shots! And he stopped you cold on defense and got in front of you. Such amazing anticipation of the play! Always a step ahead!
Thanks for posting. This was my first time attending a Celtics game and seeing Larry Bird play in person. Very physical game and series that took a toll on an already banged up Celtics team. No surprise Larry Legend came through in the clutch.
The Celtics made things really tough on themselves by losing Game 5 in the Garden where they should have wrapped it up and got some much needed rest and time to heal. Instead it went 7 and we were actually down by 10 points with about 5 minutes left and then Bird took over. Might have been a little easier series against Detroit had we not lost Game 5 in Boston. Only the 2nd loss in that building all year! One of the two home losses was one of those bogus games in Hartford we used to have to play a few times each year. Never could understand that.
@@tombstone1111 I agree. THREE "home" games per year in Hartford. Imagine if the Lakers had to play 3 home games a year in Fresno. As a Celts fan, that always burned my ass. You are right though, we made it so much harder on ourselves by losing game 5 in Boston that deprived us of much needed rest. If we win that game, I say we beat Detroit in 5 and take LA to 7 in the NBA Finals, while still losing.
@@reneep9972 gotta give the Celtics credit, McHale is playing on a broken foot, Bird's back is really bothering him, Walton was all done, his feet were really bad and we lost Len Bias the previous year, all this and they still managed to get to the finals for the fourth year in a row, that alone was a major accomplishment
@@Gregory-sm9pfAinge and Parish were both injured for the Finals too, weren't they?
@@cindyknudson2715 I forgot about Parish, he was playing with two sprained ankles he got due to Bill Lamebeer from the Detroit series, they weren't bad sprains but enough where it did effect his game, not sure about Ainge, I think Ainge along with DJ were ok
Just amazing his talent and overall knowledge of the game....he made everyone else look like college players...
Larry Bird is one of my all time favorite players EVER
Ppl who never play sports have no understanding what such physical abuse it does to the body over time. It is very hard to be as good as before once injuries begin.
I'm grateful we had LARRY LEGEND and his teammates as long as we did. The greatness of this team has yet been duplicated.
Kevin McHale at the end.... 1987 was pure war of attrition for the Celtics.
the East always had another two teams that were really tough - Sixers and Knicks, then Bucks and Pistons, and the Hawks were pretty good in 1987 and 1988. Tough conference.
Yeah, the best team the Lakers played that year in the playoffs only had 42 wins. The 87 Lakers are so overrated they had the easiest road to the finals I think, in the history of the NBA.
McHale didn't get hurt on this play, he was already hurt as in a broken foot, he had an x-ray taken in March of that year (87) and he had a fracture, eventually it became a break because he continued to play on it the rest of the year and in the finals against the Lakers, along with this, Bird claims he was probably playing at 70 % due to his back and he's still playing at such a high level, not to mention they lost Len Bias the previous year, Walton was not able to play anywhere even close to his 86 play which was excellent, point I'm getting at is this Boston Celtics team was still able to get to the finals for the fourth year in a row and they were battered and beaten physically, just goes to show how excellent a basketball team with such determination and guts they were, it's a shame they lost to the Lakers 4 games to 2 because if Bird, McHale, Walton are healthy and Bias didn't die, it's not a stretch their gonna beat the Lakers that year for the championship and probably at least one more title before this group of Celtics, Ainge, Johnson, McHale, Parish, Bird, Walton are no longer together due to retirement, trades , what a shame and if this was the case, them bad boy Pistons never would have gotten past the Celtics to get to the finals, they were lucky those assholes, LoL 🤣
Now this is some real basketball.
His shot is the best!
How inspiring to see McHale literally being carried off the floor at the end of the game. Maybe it wasn’t smart how they played injured in those days, but it was inspiring.
Larry makes that step-back shot look 1000% easier than it actually is, his game was just so smooth
Love Larry Legend and love Bill Waltons fanboy reactions on the bench!
Had Bill Walton not been such a soft SOB and actually played in the 87 playoffs, the Celtics might well have won their 17th championship. Instead he sat there game after game after game like a pussy. McHale played on a BROKEN FOOT and Parish played on two severely sprained ankles. But Walton's feet hurt a little so he couldn't get his ass on the court. Pathetic. Then again, nobody has ever accused Bill Walton of being a warrior. MAJOR love and credit to Kevin and Robert for playing through major injuries in 87 but ZERO props to Walton for riding the pine.
@@taroobsingh2158 So very well said Taroob and you are very correct.
@@taroobsingh2158 Walton played more in the 87 playoffs than he did all regular season. Man was brittle, but he tried his ass off to be out there
Larry should’ve been the MVP in 87 too. I’m sure if Parish and McHale would’ve been healthy they’d have probably won the title again too.
Thanks for posting.
Pure basketball
Watching this basketball I dont understand how in today's game everyone says you have a stretch 4 or even a stretch fine. Celtics routinely scored 100+ points with sometimes four guys inside the 3 point line on offense
That was the best one I've ever seen..........
I had courtside seats in Hartford CT for many year's when the Celtics played about 15 games a year in Hartford. Larry once trash talked a defender by saying: "Camera's are shining bright tonight, you better watch the Birdie. "
Just for the record, the Celts played 3 "home games" per year at Hartford and even that was bullshit. Imagine the Lakers having to play 3 home games a year in Bakersfield and see how the shit would hit the fan. Instead those assholes got 3-4 extra games in LA per year against the Clippers. But stop with the 15 games a year hyperbole.
2014-2020 with no dislike... Damn
That inbound to McHale then right back was nasty🔥 3:23
MVP of all time
5:23 cleanest swish ive seen in nba history no cap
Bird was fucking lethal. Lmao
After Don Nelson ripped KC Jones during the ECF in 85-86 I really enjoyed when the C's stomped on them. Some of the players took it personally thereafter as they all thought the world of KC Jones. Listening to the HOF speeches from inductees, KC was heralded as one of the nicest human beings on the planet.
Don Nelson is a worthless piece of shit compared to KC.
@@taroobsingh2158 He's a worthless POS compared to virtually anyone.
The shot at 3:07 is just impossible. While Curry and maybe Ray Allen may have been as good open shooters, I don't think there has ever been a better shooter of contested shots than Bird.
He is not quick but his brain is very quick...basketball IQ is off the chart actually..
Balls bounce around several times on the rim before gently dropping in, not at all normal, Kawai Leonard buzzer beater in the finals made it conclusive
An extremely rare road win for the post 86 Celtics but of course we fucked it all up by losing Game 5 in the Garden and then having to battle back from 10 down with 5 to go in Game 7. Had we taken care of business in G5 we would've been much more rested for the Pistons and maybe beat them in 5 or 6 instead of having that war of 7 grueling games and wound up taking a massive shit against the Lakers in The Finals when we should have beat them in 6.
The Celtics were just too decimated and 8687 to beat the Lakers. Without the bench relief from Scott Wedman and Bill Walton, the starter just ran out of gas. And add to the fact, Kevin McHale wasn’t playing at 100%..
Paul Mokeski sighting. He played with Cleveland for a while.
Double him ,and he'll just have another assist
OG DAGGERS
the greatest of the great Larry bird the white man does it again on the moon first and best player
Anything from Bird's first couple of years?
bucket getter
Full game?
Talk about tough luck. I always delete the full game when the video is uploading to UA-cam.
***** You gotta upload the full game. This looks like a great game.
I can't upload it on this channel anyway.
its like we got '''just the tip''..
A great and gutty win, but any chance the Celtics had to repeat as champions, ended the very next game, *in* Boston, where they lost Game 5 to the Bucks. Because of that, it wound up going a full seven, and the Celtics were down by 8, with about 5 minutes left on their home floor. It took everything they had to come back to win, then were gassed when they played the Pistons in the ECF, and wound up going 7 games as well. Meanwhile, the Lakers had yet _another_ cakewalk out West, and were clearly the healthier, more rested team in The Finals against Boston. Had Boston closed out these Milwaukee Bucks, in Game 5, on The Parquet, I think they likely beat the Pistons in 6, and take the Lakers to 7, before finally losing, in The Finals. Although they would've lost all four games in Los Angeles, they wouldn't have been the crushing, absolutely inexcusable, resounding losses that they were. When you get a chance to close it out, at home, you must do so. Especially against the Lakers, and their three best bench players, wearing the striped shirts.
Basketball is a constant evolving game with a great history already but the fans of today have absolutely no respect for that history or its players……. which will help to fester the same in future generations…..
Magnetic Ball reared it's ugly head in 1986 Sampson prayer against the Lakers, Bird changed his shot, much more arch on it, technology has gotten better, almost anybody can shoot long distance, and longer impossible ones somehow find there way in, the basket electronically captures the ball, fake world, pity 😳🙄
Was Bird actually a farmer and a garbage truck driver di🏅🏅🎖🏅
..how can anyone say Larry isn’t the GOAT?...LeBron who?
More white dudes in this game than any other.
Yes indeed, a more intelligent, unselfish game. A joy to watch instead of a bunch of tattooed up gangsters.
swish
White KD
black bird you mean
Magic was better. Magic was just as smart. But Magic is black, so people never give him his credit for his insane basketball IQ, his will to win, his clutch pedigree. He beat Bird 2 of 3 Finals, has more MVP's overall (6 to 5), more titles, more head to head wins, the NCAA title. And was never athletic either. He had a fucking set shot. But white people who claim there's a bias against white athletes in sports, always detract from Magic even though he was basically a black, Point Guard version of Bird.
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot sthu oh because he's black he's never given credit geez when is this sh*# gonna end? Who are you kidding? Magic is often regarded as the best point guard of all time and an all time top 5 player. He and Bird are credited with saving the NBA. Never given credit MA. As far as who's better that's such a rhetorical question. Has anyone ever thought of the notion that there is no better? You shouldn't say one is better than the other. So many different circumstances play into the outcome of a game. For instance I believe The 86 Celtics would have beaten the Lakers but we'll never know since they couldn't get past the Rockets that year. What about all the injuries and the death of their top draft pick in 87? What if Magic's shot had missed or what if Larry's shot had fallen? How bout the bench depth? How bout the weak western conference compared to the east? Going all the way back to 79, what about the fact that Bird played with a bunch of scrubs with a before and since unheard of ISU program compared to the team Magic had with a much more established program? Could it have easily gone the other way and Bird be ahead of Magic 3 or 4-1? Is Bird better than Magic? These are all rhetorical questions with no right or wrong answers.
Excellent post ! "Manu" is just a Bird hater, not sure why- maybe he is racist? Both players were great and we can't appreciate them? We have to try to "prove" 1 was better than the other? I can side with Bird and talk about Bird winning rookie of the year and finishing ahead of Magic in 8 more seasons in the season MVP award and how Kareem actually won the 80 Finals MVP after Magic's great game 6 and how that award show be in KAJ's home. Magic not given credit? Voters were pressured to change their votes so Magic would win that award since KAJ was not present. Magic is one of the most loved players ever and had the benefit of playing with KAJ who could be considered one of the greatest players ever, a luxury Bird never had. You have a good perspective in my opinion.
mrgrandprix fourspeed. C'mon now...Bird NEVER played with players on Abdul's level? Kevin McHale, arguably 2nd greatest power forward ever? Parish is underrated, DJ also. Ainge great, great role player. C'mon now don't forget he played with Tiny Archibald, Pistol Pete his rookie season. Also Cedric Maxwell was a solid player. I could go on, but you get the point. Magic was the smartest player I've ever seen. But Bird was the prototype. If you look up basketball player in the dictionary, there should be a picture of Larry Bird there. You got a point those other players weren't as good as Kareem, but they wasn't chopped liver either. Plus as Kareem got older he wasn't as nearly as dominant.
@@kout31 Magic was so "smart" he fucked himself into HIV and was an abysmal failure as a head coach while the much smarter Larry Bird coached his team into The Finals and always proved to be a great executive. And thankfully Larry isn't a glory hound that's got to show up at every ISU game to say "look at me, look at me" like Magic Johnson. For the record, the media fucked Larry Bird out of the 1987 MVP because he was white and in their liberal opinion had no right winning 3, let alone 4, MVP's in a row. But if you look at all the devastating injuries Boston had in 87, including the death of Len Bias and how Bird literally willed them to within 2 wins of the NBA title, there is no doubt who the real MVP was. Larry was the real MVP in 84, 85, 86, 87 and 88 and had he been black he would've won it all those years. Just the facts.
@@reneep9972 You doing too much buddy. Calm down. If you read what I said I'm basically saying Bird was better than Magic, overall basketball skills. But Magic being the point guard could control the game more so, and that takes a great basketball IQ. Bird also had a tremendous basketball IQ, we all know that. But basketball IQ I would give Magic the edge. People like to paint Bird as all mental, no physical skills cause he was white. I dont agree. Bird was physically gifted also, especially when he was young. MVP means if you take them off the team, how good would they be. Bird has some hiccups in some clutch moments especially early on, do the research, such as Magic did. Bird's peak was a lil more dominant than Magic's peak I would say. Main thing Bird has was he was a better shooter than Magic. They both wasnt high flyers, extraordinary gifted athletes, but the they played effective and smart. I liken Magic to a Tom Brady, and Bird to an Aaron Rodgers, hows that ?