Larry over Jordan?? Girlfriend Reacts Making the case LARRY BIRD | FIRST TIME Reaction 

SPEAKING OF BIRD BEING CLUTCH, I WILL QUOTE THE GREAT PAT RILEY. "IF I NEEDED ONE SHOT TO WIN A GAME, I WANT JORDAN. IF I NEEDED ONE SHOT TO SAVE MY LIFE, I WANT BIRD." BOOM!!!!!!

After Larry's back injuries and till his retirement (1986 to 1992), Larry Legend's stat line was: FG% - 49.5 3pt% - 39.4 Ft% - 91.1 25.1 PPG 9.3 REB 7.0 AST WITH A BROKEN SPINE ! ! !

Story by one of the Pacer players when Bird was the GM. Said Bird was down at the court at a practice. The ball rolled up to him. He rolled his sleeves up, walked out onto the court, and proceeded to shoot some 3’s. He hit about 15 in a row, turned and walked out. The guys on the court were like “what the …!”

When Clayton runs thru all Larry’s competition, and you see how stacked that era was, and then you remember that Larry got 3 CONSECUTIVE MVP’S…(plus came in 2nd before and after for several years) you start to get an idea of just how good Larry was. LARRY LEGEND IS MY TRUE GOAT 🐐

I grew up in Boston during this time and the matchups with these other teams was awesome! The physical nature of the game back then was 100 times than it is today, and that's why Larry, Magic, Clyde the Glide, Jordan, etc, would demolish the NBA today with the lack of physicality. This was a special period of basketball that really brought fans into the NBA and created what the NBA is today. Hats off to them!

"Facts don't cease to exist because they are ignored." Larry Bird: Leadership by example. Made teammates better. Very unselfish player. Lifetime Average 7.4 assist, 10 rebounds, 24.5 points per game. Twice 50-40-90 club. CLUTCH.

My favorite Larry Bird quote comes from Pat Reilly, Magic's coach. He said, "If I needed any player in history to shoot a game winning shot for me, I would pick Michael Jordan. If I needed someone to make a shot to save my life? It would be Larry Bird. For me, Bird was greater fundamentally than Magic, but Magic was greater stylistically. Magic was like watching the Harlem Globetrotters. But Bird was like watching a robot who was ice cold and made no mistakes.

They didn't mention a serious back injury Larry had and played with for last 7 years of his career. Experts say it should have been career ending but Larry played with the pain for 7 years.

I love when young people watch video of the greats.... but you would appreciate a player like Bird much more had you been there while he played.... When the Celtics and Lakers played... you can't feel what it was like watching them on tape. Basketball was different than it is today. It truly captured the nation.

The Birdman was the most complete player who ever played the game. He made every one of his teammates better. 3 times he took a good team and beat great teams. The dude was aces!

The best all-around player ever! The reason they say he's the best player is because his name comes up more than any other player whether it's PPG, steals, ball handling, free throws percentage, sure shot, clutch shots, game winning shots, trash talking, passing, smartest player playing ''D'' and ''O'' and the list goes on! Yes, they're better scorer, better passers ect. but he's the only guy that does everything better ! He's Mr. Basketball!

As someone blessed to witness the Larry and Magic save the NBA years my favorite part will always be the friendship forged by these 2 good men.

Three straight NBA MVPS, dropped 48 with just his left hand, hit 2 consecutive game winning shots in the same game after calling it & won the 3 point contest without even taking his warm up jacket off. 🐦 was a stone cold assassin.

The case for Bird is the fact it's a team game and Larry played in a way that everyone around him was better than they would have been. Larry could have scored more but watch him passing. He made the right play almost every time.

Larry Legend, the 🐐, and Statistically the best all-around player in the history of the league. Loving the Bird content! Regarding the James Worthy quote...Worthy played with Jordan at UNC and was the MVP on their national championship game so he knows full well how good Jordan was even before the league.

I seen Larry Bird play probably his last 2 or 3 seasons in the NBA and watching him play he was still Dominant. Watching him play, my reaction I was like, This guy can’t miss a shot especially when the game matter. So Larry Bird To me is definitely goat compares. So if he said Larry Bird is the goat of basketball then I won’t argue with him because he definitely make a strong case on that. Larry bird is definitely in my top five greatest basketball players of all time.

I grew up watching this era and all of these teams. I'm telling you....Bird was the man. A basketball badass. Watching these highlight reels is one thing, but to watch seasons of games as they happen....only then do you really get an idea of how amazing Bird was. If I had to pick ONE player in NBA history, to bring back in his prime and build a team around, it would be Bird. Total team player, no drama with his teammates, unselfish, and would not quit.

Great reaction. I’m sure you are both unaware that Bird played his whole NBA career with an permanent injury to his right index finger which altered his shooting after college. The finger is shaped much like a boomerang, permanently bent down toward his thumb at a 45-degree angle. (If you pause the video when he puts his index finger up after the last shot in the 3 point contest, you’ll notice it’s notice straight) Two operations have failed to straighten it; he can bend it only halfway to his palm. There has always been a what if factor about Birds career about how much more he could have accomplished without the finger injury for he stated the ball never felt the same after the injury.

I think what made Bird so phenomenal is he went out of his way to get everyone involved and if someone was hot he made sure to get them involved.During his MVP years he averaged 30 points and 10 rebounds and he easily could have averaged 40 but he just believed in team basketball not a selfish bone in his body,just wanted to win.

I’m a Lakers fan and had the privilege of watching the NBA during the 80’s. I hated the Celtic’s with a passion because of the knowledge that Larry Bird was capable of beating any team at any time. He was truly a great player.

You guys got to watch Making the Case 1986 Celtics next that way you can see how amazing Larry Bird’s team was as well as him

The thing I think most people neglect to recognize in his retirement ceremony is the crowd. I can't think of any other that wasn't held on the night of a guys last game. That tribute from Magic (when he actually lifted his Lakers jersey to expose a Celtics undershirt), was held in a SOLD OUT Boston Garden when there was no game.

BTW, Bird was 6-0 against Jordan in the playoffs. And here is a game winner in Jordan and Pippen's face! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WoGmMx8Ejrw.html

Who knows what either player would have done if they switched teams? Both Amazing players. You can watch the greatest players all day, and Larry Bird is the one that stands out as different. He beat more athletic players every game. That's why it's so fun watching his highlights.

Gotta go with Bird. His ability to get the most out of his team, his clutch shooting, rebounds, AND could still match Magic's passing....plus his mental game....all goes with Larry when you pick him.

I was a teenager in the early 80’s and grew up watching Celtics lakers and the 80’s style of play. If I had to pick, I’d say Jordan but Bird is definitely in the conversation. LeBron simply showed me again that he isn’t the goat this year. He sat what 7-8 games in a row because of a sore foot?!? With a shot at the playoffs in the line! Bird, Magic, Jordan, Kobe played unless they were actually hurt. There was none of this game management Crap. Those four played hard all the time at both ends of the court and they hated losing more than the loved winning. It’s what drove them and why people love them.

Watch some of the trash talking videos and the ones about the injuries he played through to really understand how great Legend was.

5 things that tell you everything about Larry "LEGEND" Bird.. 1 - He is actually left handed, but broke his hand in high school playing baseball and had to learn how to play right handed and played most of his career right handed. 2 - His back gave him problems since his freshman year in college and he was never healthy. His best, at his highest peek, was 80% and look at everything he did at 80% or less compared to everyone else. Think about what he would have accomplished if he had been fully healthy like Magic, Malone, Jordan, etc and he still was at the very least, their equal in almost every way on the court and proved it daily. 3 - He is, to this day, the biggest, nastiest, most brutal trash talker in the history of the game. He would literally tell you what he was going to do, tell you the play, and then do it and you couldnt stop it. 4 - Towards the end of the clip, the spot where he falls and hits his head then it skips to him coming onto the court? Those are both part of the same game. He fell, with a bad back that he nearly didnt even play the game because of, and broke his cheek and eye socket. Left for most of the 2nd half of the game, came back in the last 6 minutes of the game, took total control of that game, and won it for the Celtics. With a crippling back, broken cheek and eye socket, and a bad concussion. He played his entire career both college and pro, hurt. 5 - I call this the bonus and quite possibly the most important defining moment of his career that trumps pretty much every legend out there. Against the Atlanta Hawks, Larry Bird took over, dropped 60 points, and was so on fire, that he had the entire Hawks team celebrating whenever he made a shot. His shot for 60 from the sidelines had 4 Hawks players falling all over themselves with laughter and disbelief at how masterful he was on evey level and they all got fined for it and gladly paid it as they would later refer to it as the "price of admission to watch Larry Legend at his finest." You show me another player at any level in the pros where the opponents cheered and celebrated as if they were fans instead of the opponents? And his comment of "I saw God on the court tonight" when answering about his thoughts on Jordan is always left half finished. The rest of his statement is "But we got the all important W." Remember, Larry was a trash talker and he trashed Jordan when Jordan was still in college. His comment is taken out of context to pump up Jordan fans. Larry was trash talking Jordan. The Celtics and Bird trashed the Bulls and Jordan in that series and swept them and then went on to win the Championship. But no one ever talks about that fact, just taking his trash talk comment about God out of context. The only reason Jordan was in the McDonalds commercials was because after the first 4 Magic got hurt and couldnt fulfill his contract and Bird recommended Jordan. Otherwise its all Bird and Magic in those commercials.

Magic was a great player by any measure, but, Bird was just a bit better. Bird didn't play guard so Magic got a lot more assists than Bird, but, as you saw, his passing was superb. Bird was a better shot than Magic and could hit from long range. Magic, not so much. Bird was a better rebounder and led the league in FT% 4 times. First player ever in the 50-40-90 club. You only wanted who was better between Magic and Bird, but, I'd put Bird over everyone. Some were better shooters than Bird (darn few) but, no one was a complete package like Bird.

"He doesnt look the part, thats my problem." Man, thats why it's great, Larry just worked hard and earned it. Hes human.

Bird was one of the best shit talkers there was too...check out his highlights and also the trash talk videos...

A couple things that weren't mentioned in this video..... When Magic told the world that he had the HIV virus, Larry was the ONLY basketball player to call him regularly to see how he was doing. Not even the his team mates did that. In that retirement speech Magic did He was wearing a Celtics jersey under the Lakers warm-ups. And last but not least... Pat Riley said that if a game was on the line he would want to be able to give the ball to Michael Jordan. If his Life was on the line, he would choose Larry Bird.

That behind the back pass actually has a great story behind it. That was the first game Bird played after Magic got his HIV diagnosis. It was Larry saying goodbye, if you squint your eyes it even looks like Magic 😉

The part of video when magic is talking to Larry and giving him the jersey always make my eyes tear up. Thats what respect for competition is. You may hate them but you gotta respect them.

LARRY LEGEND …. The Greatest ALL AROUND player !!!

Do not denigrate the great Gunsmoke. It lasted a long time. Almost as long as one of Lebron's many travels.

In the 3 years before he won the MVP, he finished 2nd. In the 2 years following his 3 MVP's, he finished 2nd. 8 consecutive years of being in the top 2 for MVP... with all the legends that were in the league at the time... mindblowing. Oh... and M.J. never won a playoff game against Bird🤔

Still my favorite era. I don't know that Bird and Magic saved the NBA, but they certainly caused an explosion in popularity that we'll never see again.

The thing that strikes me as a testiment to his greatness happened after he retired. He was coaching the Pacers and runing the guys through some drills and was just very unhappy with the outcome. Legend has it that he got upset and made a comment about their inability to pick up what he thought was so simple until someone finally spoke up and said something to the effect of "We ain't Larry Bird". Pro athletes in general make what they do look easy, legends and superstars like Bird take that to another level. He was a joy to watch, to this day if I had to pick someone to take the last shot of the game it would be Larry.

THE SHOT FROM BEHIND THE BACKBOARD IS INSANE

Can't speak of one without the other. Larry said it himself. He and Magic forever made their mark on the NBA. Two of the greatest who have ever done it. Check out the documentary Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals. A beautiful documentary that is the best I've seen about both. Great video from you both. Thank you for sharing with the world!

You should react to his game in 1991 against mj. Phenomenal game, with old larry bird putting up a similar stat line to mj and pippen in their primes.

The Bird , Magic rivalry was an amazing experience of my youth. That era was when truly great TUFF MEN played.. I can't even watch today's game.

I grew up in New England and Larry was life in the early 80's. He's the GOAT!!!

Being 59 years old and having watched the game, rules and so forth evolve, I love having the discussion with someone claiming their man is the GOAT. Truth is that ever will never be a greatest of "all" time. Each generation has and always will have a select few that are the greats. As physical conditioning, medicines, rules and other things change, the athletes also change. A perfect example is when I hear LJ fans clain he is "THE GOAT" is that as physical as the game was back in the early days he wouldn't survive. Bird could most likely play better during this era than LeBron in Birds era.

That segment at around 21. - 22. Is of Bird coming back into the game with the Celtics loosing and Bird comes back in FROM THE LOCKER room and the coach puts him ack in the game with Fractured Cheek bone and he goes on to score the winning points to win the game, if my 73 year old memory serves me correctly.

I am old enough to have seen Bill Russell win 11 rings,Jerry the clutch West Elgin Baylor,Nate Archibald, Wilt the Stilt ,Pistol Pete,Magic,Jordan and Doctor J.But i will take Bird.

HAHAHAHAH that was a GREAT opening to a video... HEY STOP....BEEEP !

The experts say that Magic made the easiest shots look hard, but Bird made the hardest shots look easy!

The most complete player of all time. The GOAT. I have been watching the NBA since 1966. The best i have ever seen.

Y’all should do a full reaction to the Bird Magic Documentary: A Courtship of Rivals. It is excellent. Break it up into 3 or 4 reactions video and you will get a lot of views for it. The documentary is the best I’ve ever seen. You get all the backstory of Magic and Bird and how they became friends through birds injuries and Magic with HIV. It’s just awesome.

Thanks for the opportunity to see Larry Legend one more time. It was the Best time in BB history

larry and magic's friendship is.......so damn whole. they started off as bitter rivals but it wasn't until they had to shoot that nike commercial together that they got to know each other and became the best of friends off the court. when magic caught HIV and had to retire, larry was one of the few people to call him and ask him how he was doing. so when magic said he was a "friend forever", he meant it.

"Gunsmoke was pretty big back then" 😂 That was cute, I don't know why that made me giggle

Just a note: Bird avg for his career was 24.6, 10 reb, 6.3 assists, and just under 2 steals a game. He was 90% FT shooter and first to hit 50% fg, 40% 3pt, and 90% ft. A stat that will blow your minds is back then teams simply didn’t take many 3’s. Today’s avg attempts per game by both teams is over 10 TIMES what it was in mid 80’s so imagine today’s game which is far less physical and far more 3’s attempted. He’d have more ppg but probably fewer reb due to outside more often.

I watched the rookie Magic game 7 performance at 11:30 PM!. My dad woke me up and gave me the shush sign so that we didn't wake up my mom.

One thing is that Michael Jordan never beat Bird in the playoffs.. this is coming from a life long Lakers fan.. the game they played is way different than today's game.. you had to have heart and strength to win.. defense was king in the 80s and 90s .. Jordan had to work his ass off to finally beat the Pistons.. Bird is definitely the top power forward ever.. Him and my man Magic saved the game everyone loves today.. much blessings to you guys for delving into basketball.. such a rich history.. but Lakers are still the number one franchise.. and respect to Larry for giving my man Earvin a challenge.. best basketball you can ever witness 💯💯🤘🏻🎉👍🏻

Bruh, the banter between you and your girl when she be flexin her ball skills is so so so good. Best of luck to y'all.

Lebron has never been the smartest player on any team he has ever been on. Ever! The man has rocks for brains. It's time people started realizing that.

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird they went into the NBA together they went to the Hall of Fame together at same time they're both Legends

i was wrong larry finished #2 3 years in a row than first 3years in a row than 3rd than 2nd again someone had it right below also the year before they drafted larry bird boston wan 29 games next year with larry i think they won 65 game and into playoffs that was without mchale and parrish

Yes, when "The Hick From French Lick" came along the NBA was on the verge of collapse. Attendance was so low games, even championship games were taped and played later, after sitcoms and Gunsmoke reruns, etc. The programing execs said "tape that basketball crap and we'll run it later. It was Larry and Magic Johnson (who became great friends) that made it exciting again and saved the NBA. If Larry was playing today he would be an absolute monster. Yes, Larry's self given nickname was "The Hick From French Lick" which is is a small town in Indiana and was his home town. When he retired from playing and became VP for the Indiana Pacers he actually put that on his business card too!

Bird the best, they didn't show that Bird through most of his bb games played injured. From a finger injury early in his life, that kept one finger immobile, to back injuries, playing with a fractured cheek bone and I am not sure what other injuries he had, these a just some I heard about. I think no doubt the was the GOAT!

Bird used to mow his own lawn lol and drink at a neighborhood bar in Boston.

Magic has a greater career, mainly because Bird was injured and had a shorter career...but if I have the first pick to pick among all the greats, I will take Bird.

When asked about Larry Bird Dominique Wilkins said “Great Athletes give you Oooohs and Aaaahs….. Great basketball players give you wins! Larry Bird was a great basketball player”

Dude was talking during important information multiple times!!

Bird, all day, every day. You guys do a great job reacting! Keep up the good work.

I'm a 63 year old guy who saw all the greats play. Bird is #3 all time. The only guy who could dominate a game by taking only 10 shots, while mentally destroying the players and the coaching staff with his ridiculous trash talking. Do more Bird vids bro...

I love watching these kids who didn't through the Bird era. He was a dagger every game. Your team gets a lead and he took it away.

YOU GUYs jabbered your way over some great historic facts about bird, ugh.

Larry and Magic were the very best at their position. I was fortunate enough to watch their whole careers unfold.

Bird is amazing. I have him above Lebron (sorry youngsters). Here's my top 10 - 1) Jordan. 2) Magic 3) Wilt 4) B. Russell 5) Bird. 6) Lebron 7) Kareem. 8) T. Duncan 9) Shaq 10) Kobe

The trinity...Magic, Bird, Jordan!!!

Bird spent everyday working on his game. He loved basketball and his team. You two are special together she is a beautiful lady. nice work.

magic said it on tape but that 2 are why today we got great NBA games those guys brought new life in hawaii we got up at 3am to watch games. i am very happy to have lived to see it myself.

I grew up watching Larry Bird and it's so funny to watch people reaction that's never seen him really played before and then u realize just how good he was he is without a doubt top three all-time

And the 80s were the best decade for the NBA and NCAA

L B ALSO dropped Dominique Wilkins , the Human Highlight Film ! Bird was slow, but his skill level was off the charts.

Dive into Larry Bird's videos guys, start with his trash talk stories!

I GOTTA getcha a video..u GOTTA see it... been looking for it...wont be long...& MANY things'll make sense lol...see ya soon !

imagine you are so clutchie that no one can believe you missed the clutch

Bird gets the edge over Magic IMO for 2 main reasons: 1)The eastern conference was MUCH stronger than the west in the 80’s. Bird had to go through a meat grinder every year just to get to the Lakers. Magic had the easier road to the finals throughout the entire decade. 2)Magic CLEARLY was on the better team. Mchale and Parrish were great but lets be honest………they are most certainly NOT Kareem Abdul Jabbar or James Worthy

There's a great video of Bird's trashtalkin' you should react to. He wears the GOAT Crown for that as well. He was merciless... 😁

The thing about Mr. Larry Bird was he was a complete player. He could shoot from anywhere, he was a great passer, he would play hurt, a awesome team player. Look at his numbers and awards. The shocking thing about Larry is he would tell you what he was going to do, then do it.... He was a master trash talker!!!!!!!!!! Larry was an ankle breaker.... His fakes were unreal.... He completed in a three-point contest and left his warm - up on.... AND still won it!!! Larry was playing chess. Everyone else was playing checkers...... At 21:41 he broke his cheek going for that ball.... And continued to play......

Larry bird .... Smooth unassuming deadly from anywhere....... Magic was beautiful to watch ... A great showman .... Agressive but intelligent about it.... Bird was a machine.... A friggin machine

Also.. When al the other greats past and present call you LERRY LEGEND... that's all you need to know

That guy is 3 time NBA Champ, with 1 Finals MVP, and Top 50 player of all time Big Game James Worthy. Oh by the way he won a NCAA with Jordan at UNC. Keep up the videos, love seeing old schoolers getting love from people who didn't see them play!

When you say they just blocked the F out of Bird game over. That is how the whole world felt and then you see the impossibility of Larry Bird. The definition of clutch player.

Larry, every time. I used to watch him...you just can't believe. Listen to the greatest players tell their stories about his trash talk: he'd tell them exactly where he was gonna go and what he was gonna do...and then, he'd go do it. They couldn't stop him.

Seeing is believing, watching live Larry bird is like your best Christmas morning you can imagine as a kid ,your favorite movie best concert all rolled up into one , #LB33 ❤🐦

If you haven't seen it, look up the video in which Letterman interviews Larry Bird and Earvin Johnson together.

Larry Bird all the way. I never watched basketball, until I started watching Larry Bird play. He made basketball exciting. He will always be my all time favorite player. 💚💚💚

Lebron doesn’t even come in the range of Bird. He is but a mere shadow and imitator

I think the both of them are the greatest ever - equally. Both selfless, made their teammates better, didn't try to score all the points, loved to pass the ball to players in better position to score, and their rivalry not only saved the NBA, but it WAS the NBA for 12 years - Celtics vs Lakers. There are more qualities to judge who was the best of all time than stats or championships. These two were individually the total package and born leaders as well as great friends to this day. Bird was the first one to call Magic when he announced he had HIV. Amazing story...amazing players.

Bird was a cold blooded assassin at crunch time.

If I got to choose any player, Larry Legend Bird. No questions, no doubt.

Dude you had better appreciate her, cause she is the best thing that ever happened to you ;-) New to the channel, love the vibe. Thank you both!

BIRD is a killa!! Day in and day out he plays all out

You should keep reacting to this series, and also the team series by him