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SportsCenter counts down Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird's top 10 greatest moments throughout his career, including his franchise-record-setting 60-point game vs. the Atlanta Hawks in 1985, playing with his left hand vs. the Portland Trail Blazers in 1986 and his game-winning fadeaway jump shot vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals.
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@r.deandre6163 4 года назад

Using his left hand to save his right for the Lakers?! Legend !

@newerafrican 4 года назад

And I saw an interview with McHale who said that Wedman (I think) yelled from the Celtic bench to Jerome Kersey who was guarding Bird , "Hey Jerome, wait 'til Larry starts using his right hand!". Classic trash talk!!

@newerafrican 4 года назад

Ok, I am corrected on this story. It was McHale who yelled to Kersey from the bench. That makes more sense as Kevin was a master Yakker.

@christian0491 3 года назад

@MAN UTD didn’t ask basketball is without a doubt more entertaining and exciting. I’m not sitting watching a 0-0 tie.

@zer0fuel 3 года назад

MAN UTD didn’t ask lol

@lloydvillanueva7816 3 года назад

@MAN UTD imagine futbol or soccer players playing for 1-2 hours without a single score.. how do you guys enjoy that game? seriously? hahahaha...

@jeremyperezsokolich6151 4 года назад

Can’t believe they been this disrespectful to this legend

@Bodhi594 4 года назад

Very disappointing. You can guess why it's ok for them to casually clown on one of the greats.

@Solidsteakx 4 года назад

Brando why

@jeremyperezsokolich6151 4 года назад

Brando fr I mean he’s not better than Jordan or lebron but he is fasho a top 10 player of all timr

@LethalMlTCH 4 года назад

Remy 😂 I wouldn’t say def. I say he’s better than Lebron

@josecarranza7555 4 года назад

Remy How?

@GothPaoki 4 года назад

"So who's coming second"? Larry to his competitors on the dressing room of the 86 all star 3point contest .

@holymolythejabroni9040 4 года назад

Growing up in the 90s the GOAT was always MJ, but everyone had Bird second back then. Crazy how much disrespect he gets today. He revolutionized the entire SF position with his elite perimeter game.

@AMurr45 4 года назад

He Was Also The Pioneer Of 50 40 90 Club

@AMurr45 4 года назад

@G C Nah Wilt Is The Goat Bird is A Better All Around Player Than Jordan

@AMurr45 3 года назад

@Greg A How Do You Figure That ? Wilt Chamberlain Has Went Againt More HOF Players Than Anyone in Any Other Decade He Also Has 70+ Records In The Book And 2x Champion And As Far As Larry Bird He Has Everything You Could Want In A Player Passing, Scoring/Shooting , Great Defense Unmatched IQ and Awareness And UnderRated Athletic Ability And He Can Score Any Way He Wants On The Court He didn't have A Weakness besides Injury

@raffaelecorrente1123 2 года назад

everybody had magic until 1992. And I still believe that Magic and Bird were less athletic but better players than MJ. With nowdays physical prep, they would be unbeatable.

@monstermagnet3150 2 года назад

@@AMurr45 Even though he was far ahead of his time, he was not as athletic as Kobe or Jordan so I think he is a bit behind them

@MindfulAttraction 2 года назад

they forgot to mention bird hit the game winner in ot in the left handed game

@bradjb2404 4 года назад

Larry is also the only player in NBA history to win 3 league MVP's in a row. He did it in a era going up against Jordan and Magic. To me his a top 5 player of all time because he did all of this against the best competition the NBA has ever seen.

@marriego 4 года назад

brad jb Wilt Chamberlain in 1966, 67, 68 and Bill Russell in 1961, 62, 63 also won three in a row. But i get your point larry was elite.

@bradjb2404 4 года назад

@@marriego I forgot to put since the ABA/NBA merger, Bird was the only one to 3-peat, my bad.

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

To be fair, Larry was drafted ahead of MJ by 5 seasons. He won his first MVP in the season before Jordan played his 1st game (1983-1984). Also, MJ sat out almost a full season (1985-1986) due to a broken toe/foot, which was when Larry won his 3rd & final MVP.

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

@WVY KING Larry is Top 5. Your point about MVPs is invalid. In the 80's the award went to who it was supposed to go to. The politics didn't come in at the very least until 2002 when Duncan won over Jason Kidd & in 2006/2007 when Kobe got snubbed due to his Colorado court case. They gave it to him out of pity in 2008.

@bradjb2404 4 года назад

@@melvinhhcp3615 Larry went 6-0 against Jordan in the playoffs.

@YondanDrill 4 года назад

Bird is the real GOAT, better than anyone else for me.

@jonathansmith3742 3 года назад

Wilt.

@adambarlow7763 3 года назад

@@jonathansmith3742 facts

@realested 3 года назад

Wilt MJ Bird are in my all time starting line up!

@realested 3 года назад

Im sorry NO Lebron

@revanasywal 3 года назад

mj lbj kareem bird magic

@idatekatemoss 3 года назад

Literally crying. Bird was so good

@sedlyholmes3722 4 года назад

Before Mamba Mentality It was Bird Mentality

@knnthdlcrz21 4 года назад

My favorite SF of all time, Larry Legend

@deniseandmarkfirestine7443 3 года назад

He was the best he never showboated, he just played the best! I loved watching him play! Amazing player

@jingqi9106 4 года назад

Larry Legend is the REAL GOAT! 💪🔥

@fabienmillan46 4 года назад

Jing Qi From France, YES

@myempathy1 3 года назад

He was a humble man, but he worked his heart out.

@ericmeng4857 4 года назад

Larry bird a legend in Celtic history

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

NBA history

@patrickbarthold359 4 года назад

Imagine if luka played defense was tough and won the mvp three straight years and the last one with a broken back well then you have Larry legend do your research my fellow millennials he’s in the top 10 all time

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

Top 5 imo

@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 4 года назад

To me 4th best all time. Behind Jordan lebron and Kareem.

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

@@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 Bron honestly shouldn't be mentioned with the others.

@ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905 4 года назад

you do your research man, he in the top 5 at least

@Forever_Soul 4 года назад

@@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 lebron is not in top 5.lebron is overrated

@allanpaoloalingod1863 4 года назад

Shot the whole game with left hand!!

@AMurr45 4 года назад

Most of it but yeah

@thetramp123 4 года назад

On 10 of his 21 field goals. Not the whole game. Still a pretty cool thing though.

@limayrdm 4 года назад

Larry Legend!

@ambitionzazaridah4363 4 года назад

@NOLAY AUSTIN facts

@limayrdm 4 года назад

@NOLAY AUSTIN either him or Lebron im not sure🤔

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

@@limayrdm Definitely Bird!

@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 4 года назад

Larry’s switch hands is honestly more impressive than Jordan’s.

@JaDe-jc8kf 4 года назад

Yeah and really not close. Such a higher degree of difficulty.

@richduval6937 4 года назад

Yeah Larry actually had a defender all over him.

@sickofthelies1627 4 года назад

And Larry didn't have the athleticism MJ did

@toroo75 3 года назад

@@sickofthelies1627 that’s why it’s better.

@adamr6794 3 года назад

Bird's performance in 1984 Finals Game 5 vs Lakers...34 pts 17 reb....98 degree heat....ran the Lakers out of the building.

@mrrickstur 4 года назад

Bird is a top 3 player in NBA history

@thomking__4062 4 года назад

G C Did u ever watch basketball

@salboyz5727 4 года назад

He’s more like a top 10 or top 15

@airballph9502 3 года назад

@G C Lebron, MJ, Bird

@airballph9502 3 года назад

LEBRON, MJ, BIRD

@judicaelperchet42 3 года назад

MJ Kobe Kareem

@Cj-hj6rm 4 года назад

Larry should own the Celtics

@ibwonderful1 11 месяцев назад

"...steal by Bird, on the lead to DJ, he lays it i...the Celtics win, the Celtics win!!" Johnny Most, Larry Bird and the greatest play in NBA playoff history. Period. GOAT hands down.....

@pauljansen1137 4 года назад

the Hick from French Lick...best trashtalker ever in my book of great trashtalkers!

@bosslax3162 4 года назад

Celtics goat, top 5 player of all time.

@thenicholas7780 4 года назад

If I'm starting a team with NBA greats Larry Bird is my definitive #2 pick, behind MJ.

@chiefchiefer5005 4 года назад

@magellanphone Against the stacked Celtics you mean.

@thenicholas7780 4 года назад

@magellanphone The Celtics had an all time great team with established hall of famers, they played great team basketball but too good for a young Jordan at the time. 0-6 playoff record against the Celtics must irk him a bit. Here are Jordan's stats in those 6 games: 39.6 pts, 6.6 reb, 5.8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks per game. Pretty good.

@thenoseknows1097 3 года назад

Prime Bird vs Prime Jordan...... My first pick is Bird all day long. Greatest all around basketball period and a winner (73% win percentage). Even with his rookie team that was 29-53 the year before...

@andreaspooky6183 4 года назад

n°9 imo is one of the single most iconic moment of this sports, along with the long steps dunk from Dr. J, and the layup with change of hand from MJ

@jeancarlosriverarodriguez473 4 года назад

86' Celtics greatest team of al time

@GothPaoki 4 года назад

Best small forward of all time!

@billycausgrove9657 4 года назад

LeBron is the GOAT

@justainternetwonderer1273 4 года назад

Billy Causgrove nope

@PusatFootball 4 года назад

G C says who?

@broken78 2 года назад

@@billycausgrove9657 wrong

@wattleferdz 4 года назад

Larry Bird, on numerous occasions, had chances to have quadruple double. One time he refused to go back in the game because, according to him, he already caused enough damage. Dude doesn’t pad his stats. True story.

@chrisaultman1 3 года назад

Yep, against Utah, dude had a triple double and nine steals IN THREE QUARTERS. Just a beast.

@r.m.4192 3 года назад

Westbrick must learn from this

@jacobbruce3174 Год назад

I remember my uncle loved Larry bird was his favorite player Celtics was his fav team I was a kid in the early 90s my fav player was MJ couldn’t understand why he liked bird so much but I never seen bird in his prime I only saw the old bird with a bad back

@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 4 года назад

The height of a center, played forward, and the skills of a guard.

@timatkinson9291 3 года назад

One of the best small forwards to play the game in my opinion!!! Wasn’t a big fan but, he was fun the watch!!! Relentless!!!

@LuigiPaiPai 2 года назад

Bird was not small, his height was 2.06m (6’9″), same height as Lebron James. In 2021 the average nba player size is 1.98m(6’6″).

@1nautica Год назад

@@LuigiPaiPaismall forward is a position

@LuigiPaiPai Год назад

@@1nautica thanks for the explanation, I am not a native English speaker but that was still quite silly of me!

@johnbeard5952 3 года назад

I drove out of my way last summer to visit French Lick, Indiana... because of Larry Bird.

@marriego 4 года назад

Number 5 is wrong, Bird did not have a triple double in game 6 of the 1981 finals, but still had an equally impressive 27 pts, 13rbs, 5asts, on 55%fg.

@BirdTrump3324 Месяц назад

Larry LEGEND Bird, greatest all around player EVER

@alexlicciardi13 4 года назад

That's a badddddd mannnn

@Hi-nv8rn 4 года назад

Larry bird is a good player

@johnhaggerty1907 2 года назад

No he's a great player among the elite

@mwebb999 3 года назад

0:22 the shot had just left his hands and he's already got his hand raised showing number one

@pct87 4 года назад

Man, there are a lot of old cranky ppl in the comment section. Instead of bitching about today’s stars, let’s celebrate the greatness that was Larry Bird. Y’all disrespecting him with all this whining.

@pct87 3 года назад

Greg A you can blame the young kids, but the same can be said about the old farts. I grew up towards the end of bird/magic dominance. I idolized bird and then mj afterwards. I went back to watch birds early games and he was amazing. To say that he’s “much better player than anyone in the nba today” is completely wrong. As much as I don’t like lebron, he’s a much better player then bird or magic ever were. Luka can one day be as good as bird if he continues to develop. KD is relatively at the same level that bird was. Respect the man for what he was and for his greatness. But let’s not lie about today’s talent just because of nostalgia.

@with_music_1 3 года назад

A. Larry is really King B. Excellent production of your video. Everytime I watch these games I think, he has been a gentleman of the NBA, for so many years !

@Commodore_heavywave 2 года назад

Number 10 and 9 is already legendary... he is up there as my first 5 players.

@studmuffin7680 4 года назад

I envy whoever got to see the nba in the 80’s

@Nhamp2000 4 года назад

Greatest decade of the NBA.

@exterminator_1986 4 года назад

@@Nhamp2000 u sure

@kennethcayetano2861 3 года назад

same. how i wish i could have seen it on tv

@airballph9502 3 года назад

@@Nhamp2000 greatest decade gotta be 2020 to 2030. New gen players and new era where bigman can pass and play like a guard

@Nhamp2000 3 года назад

@@airballph9502 Yeah, some of the players today may have some more ball-handling skills. I chalk that up to the European way of playing (had a cousin play over there for a couple of years), and they teach ball handling to everyone from PG to C. In the mid-90's a lot of NBA players couldn't score with anything but a dunk. But, I got to watch Magic/Bird when they were in college, go into the pros, and you saw Isiah, Michael, Charles, Patrick, Mailman, Reggie, etc., all come into the league. Plus, you still had The Dr., and oh, yeah, Kareem, playing at high levels. Those guys made the league the marketable commodity it is today.

@GothPaoki 4 года назад

Larry was the living proof that iq+skills>athleticism +size.Those who haven't watched him and Magic in the 80s missed the golden age of nba. And on top of his skillset he was incredibly fun and entertaining to watch.He would tell his opponent from where he would score and he would dare him to try and stop him.

@yehor_ivanov Год назад

but still, he had size as well)) the dude was about 6'9, lol

@johnhaggerty1907 2 года назад

Thing about Larry bird is that he has more class then any athletic today

@obey2dmax Год назад

I hated Larry Legend because I am a diehard Laker especially during Showtime Era, but loved him because him and Magic made what today's NBA is all about. As a fan you have nightmares how to limit him and forget about stopping him. In many ways he'll find a way to win. 😭

@bmcminn8838 Год назад

Man it had to be so cool going to a game at the Boston Garden in the 80s

@multidimensional_holographer 2 года назад

2:47 -- Bird got hit twice in the face just to get a rebound (no foul)...that's 80s basketball right there

@Chickenman2334 3 года назад

The quality is amazing

@edcor2578 4 года назад

For most people Jordan is the Goat but for me Bird and he was more fun to watch. When Jordan had the ball in his hands you already knew what it was going to happen 99% chance he was going to shoot it. When Bird had it everybody was guessing and when he passed or shot it or whatever he needed to do everybody was in shaking his head in awe...

@giorgioferroni7507 3 года назад

il giocatore più completo che io abbia mai visto un genio.

@Shatamx 2 года назад

"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game I'd choose Michael Jordan; If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life...I'd take Larry Bird." - Pat Riley

@erics2739 4 года назад

Goat 🐐 Celtics!$$$$$

@rezarfar 4 года назад

Bird was a solid player. Very well rounded. Insanely lethal jump shots and his dexterity was so on point, flawless passes and ball control, always made sure he was in the right place, he did a lot with a lot less flash and wasted energy. Great trash talker too though, tough as nails and he commanded the court very effectively. His biggest weakness was speed though. He was athletic and had great endurance but he didn't have the speed What he lacked in speed he more than made up for in skill on every area of the game and leadership abilities. I put him behind MJ and Kareem only.

@tjk9263 Год назад

Bird used the trash talking to get in other players heads. He was a lethal clutch assassin when it mattered most.

@MilePost106 Год назад

The Bird is the Word!

@javilopezgarcia9448 4 года назад

Era un gran jugador de equipo.

@Vin-fu1rm 4 года назад

Bird 🐐‼️

@mastermind4711 4 года назад

Larry the Legend !🍀

@phampx1 3 года назад

@1:24 impossible to defend Larry Bird's fade away jump shot, even 6'8" legendary Dominique. White man CAN jump very high = Bird, smart basketball IQ, tenacious, could smoke you both insides and outs. A Legend indeed!

@tlou2cinematicgameplay636 2 года назад

It's birds creativity and unique style... Him playing basketball reminds me of brasilians playing soccer. Dunno the words to describe why he's so killer

@jeancarlosriverarodriguez473 4 года назад

The goat!!!!

@johanroyan671 4 года назад

Bird Matters

@stevefleming8742 4 года назад

Larry bird #1 every day of the week.

@quinnschmidgall7902 4 года назад

The real king is Larry bird

@arthurfrazier1059 3 года назад

saw Bird at the Summit in Houston. Incredible

@donaldmccolgan1619 3 года назад

This video is considerably better when it’s muted!

@lejoe48 4 года назад

The best ever, no contest.

@PusatFootball 4 года назад

lejoe48 Michael Jordan? Kareem? Bill Russell? Wilt Chamberlain? Larry even said that MJ's the GOAT

@weslleyquintela3920 2 года назад

Bird is extraordinary!

@footballfan5671 2 года назад

лучший на своей позиции. легенда и символ нба 80х )

@capitanfuturo594 2 года назад

Larry Bird was the best basketball player in NBA history. Bird was the best basketball player in NBA on the 80's.

@michaelhadad9998 4 года назад

Larry bird🔥🔥🔥

@DH-ij9pe Год назад

Greatest ever. Can argue MJ, Lebron and whoever else. You are wrong. This man is the true GOAT and always will be.

@MobinAziziFakhr 2 года назад

Larry Bird💚

@melvinroberts9263 3 года назад

That man can play basketball!!!!!

@rusosure7 2 года назад

That steal never gets old.

@xo663 4 года назад

Larry Bird look kinda like Big Bird

@claudiotestaverde9094 Год назад

Awesome

@GregBry3 4 года назад

Yeah man dude is a God.

@paulazzar8936 2 года назад

Larry Bird is GOAT!

@Comedyvibes 3 года назад

May God wonderfully bless

@Poetically_Incorrect 4 года назад

the badassery bird had was second to none. not in nba, but in anything.

@arthurfrazier1059 3 года назад

Unbelievable

@metaldetectingwithlugnut 9 месяцев назад

What? “Bumped his head on the floor”?? He broke his cheek bone! Returned and abused the Pacers. Legend!

@sinOsiris 2 года назад

Larry Byrd best player of all time👍 ----

@jeffkelly6841 4 года назад

Bird could shoot 3's all day! He could drive, and rebound, pass behind his back.

@Sijan.G 4 года назад

🐐🐐

@cjd2101 2 года назад

The inane banter of these announcers is straight out of “idiocracy”.

@larrygriggs9187 3 года назад

Larry Bird is awesome at basketball

@terrydavis2936 3 года назад

"Magic is a great, great basketball player," Bird stated flatly. "The best I've ever seen."

@flyovermars8604 4 года назад

the heart and heartless

@Bobby-Dingers 4 года назад

In a jacket!!!

@rebeccav.meredith1893 10 месяцев назад

My hero back then Bernard King..Washington Bullets..I read the article about his torn ACL. I had to have a repair to my ANTERIOR CRUCTIA LIGAMENT ON MY LEFT KNEE.

@vegaed56 2 года назад

The bird!!!

@johnnyeboy33 4 года назад

Surely that steal against Detroit has to be one of the great plays ever in sport, not just basketball. Any else agree with that ?????? Props to DJ for obvs

@kenarthur6253 2 года назад

The look of horror on Thomas' face is priceless

@michaelangeloaguinaldo5154 3 года назад

3-time MVP and 4-time runner-up MVP

@larrygriggs9187 3 года назад

Go Larry bird

@zeppelinmexicano Год назад

Number 9 is insane.

@MrNaturalSez 4 года назад

How about the Top Ten Larry Bird stories told by retired players? "What do hot dogs have to do with me?"

@ChrisBakerauthor 2 года назад

The left-hand game is interesting. It was in Portland. The Celtics only lost one game at home that year. It was to Portland.

@youngblood4127 4 года назад

I truly amazes me how people have the audacity to not put Larry Bird anywhere higher than top 5 on the All-Time. I've seen a lot of list putting him at 8-9 & people placing Kobe as lower than him. Around 6-7th, All-TIme. It's absolutely disgraceful. There was virtually nothing Bird couldn't do. Won 3 Straight MVPS, Turned a 20 win team into a 60 win team his Rookie year, without Mchale or Parrish. 50-40-90. Jordan before Jordan in terms of competitive nature. Top 5 All Time.

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

I'm a real student of the game. Imo, it goes like this: MJ. Wilt. Kareem. Kobe. Bird

@youngblood4127 4 года назад

@@melvinhhcp3615 You're disgraceful.

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

@@youngblood4127 Is that it? No rebuttal? Lol

@Forever_Soul 4 года назад

@@melvinhhcp3615 how can kobe even above bird?

@melvinhhcp3615 4 года назад

@@Forever_Soul Imo, Kobe played more defense. He also won 2 titles w/o Shaq. If you took McHale, Parrish, and Ainge away from Bird in a new era of Celtics basketball, ex. the Reggie Lewis era, I'm not sure that Bird would win repeat titles, even with a healthy back. To this point, at full strength in his prime, Bird never repeated. I can't imagine him doing it with less, away from his championship core. He's still a bonafide legend though. Top 5 for sure.