Michael Jordan vs Larry Bird Crazy Battle Highlights! 

"Michael Jordan would make you look slow, Bird would make you look stupid. "

Bird averaged double digit rebounds for his career, was an excellent passer, and was the league MVP three years in a row.

Larry Bird is the most clutch player ever, followed closely by Jordan, then a bunch of space, and then everybody else.

"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

Bird played this game toward the end of his career with a debilitated spine and still put in the work to win over the Jordan-led Bulls.

All Basketball No Acting (flopping)

You can tell Larry is in Pain. This was towered the end of Larry's playing. MJ said He learned a lot from watching Larry & mainly on how to Trash Talk to get in Peoples heads.

This was a non-prime Larry. Failing back. Larry is the only star from that Era that MJ never won a playoff game against and was swept 2x by Bird's Celtics. There is no other superstar from that time Bird didn't beat in a playoff series at least once.

The thing is Jordan came into his prime in the very late 80s and early 90s... by that time birds lower back and both his feet were absolute jelly. He was in massive pain every time he took a step. You simply can't rate 89 bird against 85 bird

You'll notice the players didn't fall down every possession. Today, players shoot a free throw and fall down.

Respectfully im a bit older and seen how basketball has changed over the years and i can 100 % guarantee you that lebron is inferior to Jordan. There's no such thing as a goat in any sport thats had a long history and is team oriented. Having said that Jordan had to pay his dues physically in a way that lebron NEVER had to do. You talk about not being able to touch Jordan but trust me he got knocked around plenty ! !League is different, its barely the same sport.

Larry Legend is in my top 3 of all time greats.

Im a bird fan, but Jordan is a killer player too - and Larry himself even once said he was "Jesus disguised as Michael Jordan. Larry always gave credit where it was due

So this is Larry Bird after the back injury (plus reinjuring it twice) and in 1989 he snapped both Achilles tendons at the same time. Seemed to be moving pretty well. Had 3 blocks and a steal this game too. If you don't know old school ball, he was going up mainly against Horace Grant who was not a slouch. He was an all star one year and 4 time 2nd team All Defense. and Jordan, you definitely got to watch his stuff. Yes, he leaped, but he also had more body control than other leapers, crazy smooth with both hands.....his creativity in the air was unrivaled.

I think people forget how big Bird was and how well he rebounded. Averaged 24 points and 10 boards for his career

Larry Bird was so slow but he was so efficient with his limited movement. He was already at the end of his career in this video and it’s crazy how effective he was at the end of his career.

All that LeFLOP nonsense at the end. Time to react to Jordan vs Lebron The Definitive Goat Debate video

Appreciate y'all giving the birdman his props ❤

“Bron the GOAT” says someone under 25 lol.

Larry is the only all star to bear all the HOF of his generation, which was insane. LeBron lost to Duncan. Nowitzki, Rose etc in a generation where fouls are jokes.

Larry Bird's passing highlight reel is mind blowing!

Two of the greatest basketball players ever Bird and Jordan!!

Nobody hit more game wins than Bird. He was clutch. Is game was one of birds last great games, by this time birds body started to fall apart. He was half the player he use to be. It was sad to watch.

Birds body was already broken by this game. Great player. And I’m a Laker fan. But all respect and love to Larry Bird.

Even with a ruined back, at the end of his career. Bird could shoot, pass and rebound better than Jordan.

Both Bird and Jordan were AMAZING and they made the game so exciting to watch and having the best players of this time in the Olympics and the ULTIMATE DREAM TEAM OF ALL TIME!!

My two favorite players when I was a kid. What a time to be alive.

Nah you're mad wrong for saying there was no athletes back then... bro, peep the statistics... Wilt and Bill Russell set athletic records in college that most athletes STILL cant come close to, they were ahead of their time athletically... in terms of in the NBA yeah the competition back in the 60s was no where near as strong now, but in the 70s and 80s Kareem was going up against some monsters too, Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes, Bob McAdoo in the 70s and in the 80s guys like Moses Malone, Robert Parish, young Hakeem, etc etc etc... you gotta do the knowledge and not just base your opinion off recency bias. To me Bron is the second greatest player of all time, but MJ trumps him in all things except longevity in my opinion. 6 for 6 with 6 finals mvps, never went to a game 7 in the finals, where as Lebron is the only player in the goat debate with an actual LOSING Finals record, Mike, Kobe, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Shaq, Duncan, Hakeem etc all got winning Finals records but Bron doesnt? What we celebrating mediocrity at the most important point in the season now? Nah.

At this time bird had all kinds of physical issues. His Achilles was torn and his back was in horrible shape. This year was probably his worst but still stayed competitive and put up pretty good numbers. I wonder if he would have never got hurt just how much more he would have done.

That was a good point, that was an old injured Bird and a young no injured Jordan! Both greats!

I've been watching Bird since the early 80s and he was always great to watch. He played with heart and with injuries. He is great

That was the March 31, 1991 game at the Boston Garden. My dad and I had front row balcony tickets for that game. I was 16-years-old then but I still have my ticket stub. Greatest NBA game I’ve ever been to…. to this day. I remember Kevin McHale was on the news that evening and I don’t remember his EXACT words, but it was something along the lines of, “This had more turns than a country road. Every time I thought we had it won, it turned back the other way.”

Larry Bird at the three point contest wearing his warm up jacket not missing a shot it's still one of the best videos I've ever seen, due to the fact that there was one year where they changed their jerseys to look more like a t-shirt and LeBron James was complaining that it was hard to shoot in those yeah my boy Larry is in a full windbreaker knocking down threes

There was a series of MacDonald's commercial's in the 90s - They included both Bird and Jordan - they were awesome

Larry Bird is in a class by himself! He’s a legend!

Pat Riley was asked who he would have take the last shot. He said for the game Jordan. For his life Larry Bird!!!!

"I'd much rather guard Michael Jordan, than Larry bird. Because you had to play the game as a thinker, you had to get inside his mind"James Worthy quote regarding Larry Bird 👊😀😁

This was more towards the end of Birds career and more towards the beginning of Jordan's career

It looks like Bird might have played more ''D'' than Jordan in this game! But what a game it was! Wow!

Can't believe you guys haven't done a reaction to Michael Jordan's historic bulls mixtape. Shits insane!!

Larry can shoot, pass, rebound, and passion!

The sad thing was that Reggie Lewis was a very special talent that was going to carry the load as the next franchise player as Bird and the Big Three got older. He died in 1993 at age 28 due to heart issues.

Feeling real good right now watching this with you Guys...thank you so much!

Jordan with the bulls vs Larry with the Celtics faced off 6 times. Each and every time Larry with the Celtics beat Jordan with the bulls. Larry is the only all star to claim that honor. Jordan did beat the celtics with Larry when he was on the Olympic team.

Michael Jordan Historic Mixtape for the 40th time. That’s a must look it up

My man’s with the glasses be thinking like the first athlete ever was born in 2000s, with a straight face, literally😅 Love the channel tho

Highest scoring game double overtime, great video!

I highly recommend reacting to “Larry Bird - Greatest Passer of All Time (re-edit with new footage)”. Trust me.

You guys should pull up some of the games like this and watch them. Totally different game in that era. I grew wup watching all those games and teams in that era. Unbelievable basketball. Puts today's league to shame. I know that sounds fuddy-duddy, but it's true. Just like you guys said....teams today couldn't walk down the same tunnel. Different game back then, all the way around. Super competitive, but RESPECT was given. And the fans were so much more into on that era. The play was more aggressive too. The refs let the PLAYERS PLAY.

Larry the 🐐

Michael Jordan never beat Larry bird in a playoff series

You guys have to check out Reggie Lewis. #35 playing for the Celtics in this game. He died during a workout from a heart problem. He collapsed during a playoff game against the Hornets. He was on his way to a great career.

I like you guys, ur good dudes. I watched all these guys in the 80's and 90's, and Larry is my #1 pick all time team, then MJ, then Magic, Kobe, and Wilt, ..because Larry did it all, and he brought the basketball IQ and leadership along with. ..MJ's raw athleticism was unparalleled, and he had a pretty complete game too, minus the rebounding maybe, but look, MJ was able to even draw more fouls with his crazy moves mid air, so you gotta place a REAL value on that, but he couldn't take a band of misfit toys to all those championships like Larry did. Bird did everything, including the steals he took or caused constantly...., and elevated everyone around him the process. I watched Bird do the impossible every game for his first 10 years, while the Bulls fell out in the first round it seemed in spite of Jordan's point totals, for his first seven years, (or until Pippen came along). I'll just say this, basketball was never that good before the 80's/90's, ..and hasn't been since. It was WAY more exciting to watch. God Bless, peace.

Will never see this level of basketball again. Jordan and Bird were gods

Love your videos.

Thank you guys for letting us hear what they're saying. I sincerely appreciate it. Sure makes it better for us.

Everyone that was an actual player in those days said I'll guard Jordan over bird ANYDAY that's saying something.

Damn fine video Jordan is the 🐐 forever though

I really like watching you guys - your comments are always fair. Yes, I was a Bird fan. :-)

In those days, we just watched...these guys were the best AND great personalities...

Larry’s one of my favorites, but like he said, God came down as Michael. Both winners. And they both stand out with Hall of Famers all around them. No question they were on another level. Magic too. Throw in Kobe and LeBron for the heck of it. B

If I need someone to hit a shot to win a game, I'd chose Michael Jordan....If I needed someone to hit a shot to save my life, I'd chose Larry Bird..- Pat Riley

I’m 40 years old and I wasn’t even old enough to have remembered Bird in his prime, but I was lucky to watch the back end of his career. Bird is remembered as a great three shooter, but he only averaged 1.9 attempts a game, imagine if he had attempted more like they do today.

I'm a little young, 39, to have seen Bird in his prime, but I remember watching some of these games when I was young. It was a great time growing up in the 90s in Chicago area watching the Bulls, when they had an all-star team.

Michael Jordan is the 🐐. Period 😁

Kareem is my favorite. With that said, I can't believe after all these years I'm defending Bird lately. There is no Jordan without Magic and Bird. Jordan never won shit while Bird and Magic were in their prime. I'm a Tarheel fan first, so I love me some Jordan and Worthy. As a Laker fan second, I hate me some Bird and Boston. BUT, any conversation about GOAT without Larry Bird in it, really ain't no conversation about GOAT. Magic, Kareem and Lebron's careers plus their ability puts in them in GOAT conversation as well. To me however, the only real debate is between Bird and Jordan. Unfortunately, I didn't get to witness Bill and Wilt much, there were incredible. The NBA was so lowly back then, hell, all I knew or cared about was college basketball and The Harlem Globetrotters. Hell, I looked at the NBA as players not good enough to get into Harlem Globetrotters LOL(It was a different time). Really, there isn't a such thing as GOAT, just personal opinions. Anyone having any of those as their GOAT isn't wrong. They were/are supreme players in their era. As much as I hate Bird. I was damn lucky to experience his greatness. In 30 or 40 years, remember you were lucky enough to experience Lebron and in the NFL, Tom Brady when the youngsters know nothing about them...

MJ's most insane regular season game was when he put up 61 points against Detroit in 1987. He makes more spectacular shots in this game than most make in a career. You won't believe what you're watching. I recommend the 9m22s version.

Good stuff, fellas. I remember seeing this game, live. What a great time for aggressive hoop.

Whoever doesn't put Michael #1 all time is tripping.

As someone who's watched both Bron and MJ's careers, MJ is better as a basketball player. No one touches him. But LeBron is the most physically gifted basketball player of all time, but he doesn't have that killer instinct like Mike

Who needs hang time, when you have already made the pass in your head. Larry legend knew the play before he was going to play it 👊👊 no decision making, midair necessary 👊😀😁 if I've learned anything from these videos, it's that you don't need a 48 in vertical, to be able to score at will from anywhere on the court and demolish your opponents in their mind. I love that Larry legend just out thought his opponents. David with his slingshot and a rock. 👊😀😁

I like the merch I'll be waiting to cop

Imo this basketball was so exciting.

This why I think there is no undisputed GOAT. y'all can get mad all y'all want but whe you look back at tape and games you can see how close all these top 5-10 players really are. Bird was giving prime MJ and Scottie fits and he was old with a bad back. MJ never beat the Celtics. Bird played great defense, passed great, shot the ball great, rebounded great. Nothing he couldn't do. Idc, Bird, Magic, MJ, Bron, Kareem... idk how people can watch tape and pick a single GOAT and die on that hill like it isn't disputable.

🇺🇸 I grew up in the era, Jordan, Bryant, Johnson, Julius, and Bird! They are my GOAT!

Dope vid

You wanna watch a crazy Jordan video??try michael Jordan's historic bulls mixtape...some of the craziest plays you'll ever see.straight 🔥🧯🧯

Let me get this straight you all say that there were no athletes back then? That just shows your age. I understand that you are weren't born then but to say that there were no athletes is downright ridiculous bordering on ignorant. Fortunately I was around then. You're going to name the top 5 players of the NBA and not one of you mentioned Wilt Chamberlain? Chamberlain was stronger than Shaquille even though he may not look like it. If you wanna get an idea of how big Wilt Chamberlain was just go look at the video where hes shaking hands with Shaquille. I believe it was a tip off between the Orlando Magic and the New York Knicks with Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing is 7' tall and Wilt made him look like he was a small forward. Shaquille came out to the center court and Wilt shook his hand. You could see Shaquille's whole upper body moving from the handshake. When Chamberlain was on the Los Angeles Lakers his playing weight was between 300/310 pounds. They changed NBA rules because of Wilt.

🦋I don’t know very much about basketball all the way you like it. This was a great video!

Top #10 Nba players of All Time in Order... #1 Jordan, #2 Kareem, #3 Wilt, #4 Bird, #5 Kobe, #6 Magic, #7 Olajuwon, #8 Shaq, #9 Duncan, #10 B.Russell/ O.Robertson. Facts over Feelings!

Jordan was fouled on all the ones you complained about lol

React to Michael Jordan Historic Bulls Mixtape

We're blessed to have such incredible history archived

Man I miss those days! Bird, Jordan, Johnson, Drexler, Malone, Hawkins, Ewing, etc, etc.

Where the Jordan mixtape reaction?

Man, the slam dunk contests during those times were dope. You guys should check them out. No doubt MJ was and still is the best ever. So far..

Horace Grant with those goggles. Brings me back, is was the NBA of my childhood.

Top 5 all time: Kareem, Magic, Bird, Jordan and Chamberlain. You can put them in whatever order you want.

Imagine playing lebron you literally can’t even go near him with out ref blowing whistle that’s why he will never be the 🐐

All the flashy players made a simple shot looks hard, Bird made hard shots look simple.

Ayy i’d watch y’all react to old school NBA games like this, this was really cool. Some showtime lakers, bad boy pistons, or any other iconic teams/players. Good stuff guys

Loved Jordan, Pippin, Rodman together. Way too much fun.

Now I know why Jordan was so good in the 90s. In the 80s he played against super competitive teams like the Celtics, Lakers and the Pistons.

Bron is not the best ever. Floppers are soft

I'm glad yall get to watch whole games like we did. We didn't have the internet, so if you couldn't catch the games, you watched the news for the highlights. So you watched every game you could. You didn't miss nothin. Also, Michael created so many of the tricks to get you to foul him. And in response, the league made the game even rougher to make it harder on Jordan. And so he played hard himself. It was crazy after a while.

I would love to see you react to one of Ray Comfort's interviews or movies on RU-vid!

Jordan immediately got better when he didn't have to play against teams that had Larry Bird on them haha.

If someone polled former NBA players and coaches, the most qualified people on earth to give an opinion on the GOAT debate, 98% say its MJ. The other 2% are gonna say something crazy like Wilt or Kareem or Bird. None of them say Lebron James is the GOAT

I love the small crosses on your chains, so tasteful.

You guys still need to check out "Pistol" Pete Maravich. One of the most underrated NBA players of all time.