The Day Larry Bird Showed Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen Who Is The Boss 

Who Is The Worst Shooter Out Of The 3? Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Or Scottie Pippen

There will never ever EVER be another Larry Bird -Magic Johnson

No one can touch him. The Goat!!!

Larry was the best basketball player of all time period

I've said it 1,000 times and I'll say it again: Bird was the best pure shooter the game has ever known.

That's also why Michael Jordan has so much respect for Larry Bird! He knows what an incredible player Bird was!

Pat Riley, then Lakers head coach and now Miami Heat president, once said, "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."

We were blessed to have Bird in the NBA. True grit. Even injured he was still playing better than most other players.

Larry is my favorite basketball player ever

Larry legend!

Larry Bird was the Best, wish we still had him now, there will never be another Larry Bird,

All I can think about is Len Bias , Bird, and McHale all on the court at the same time ,

As an all round player and basketball genius, I will take Larry over EVERYONE!!! 💚☘️🏀 #33

I clearly remember watching this game and going absolutely nuts when Bird hit that game winning shot.

Imagine if Len Bias and Reggie Lewis didn't die. I think there will be no 1st 3 peat for the Bulls at least in the early 90's until Bird retires.

The Goat . Jordan couldn't deal with the birdman

This game took place at Chicago Stadium. The United Center didn't open until the 1994-1995 season.

Larry Bird is the GOAT.

The Celtics may have been showing their age but they also showed their skills and there experience! But even the Bulls never ever got the home court advantage like the Celtics did....50-1.... That still stands today!

6:30 Bird swishing 13 foot hook shots like he was Kareem.

Larry Bird === GOAT.

Larry Legend did it all! He made those around him better. That's why they loved playing with him!

Larry Bird is the best all around player ever. He could do everything, everything.

Nobody could stop Bird. He’s the greatest all around player to ever live and it’s not that close.

Total domination, before injuries and even after, played with the best and schooled them!

You are preaching to the choir! I love LB. It was great to see some MJ highlights. Poetry in motion.

So happy to see the younger generations recognize how different and how great bird was. He waa the perfect basketball player.

This is first class historical basketball analysis. Beyond that and what makes it more than statistical abstract is the artistry, the determination, the skill sets, the absolute and unstoppable will to win. It is a sad fact of the 2020s that we have to go back in time to see this kind of not only competition but skills athleticism, strength, heart. Those who believe that in the past 20 years basketball has gotten better we're born 25 years ago. They simply were not exposed to the incredible rivalries and the incredible nature of competition in sports in general but as we speak about basketball anyone who believes that the players today are somehow so gifted and so athletic that they can waltz halfway up the court dribbling up to their chin only to toss up a 40 ft ala Harlem Globetrotter

LB, had the skills, the passion for the game and the heart of bball fans everywhere; Larry the Legend made it a privilege to see how the sport was to be played...executing like a world renowned surgeon! ❤ 🏀 🎉 the 🐐!!!

thank you. hard not to love the Bird.

He enters the league Wins rookie of the year. 4th in mvp voting behind Kareem dr j and Moses. Boston wins 35 more games and the only other guy to make the all-star game from his team was an older Tiny. What do you think he was thinking? This league belongs to me for the next 10 yrs. And it did-hands down.

Bird was an amazing basketball player and it was treat to watch him play during my junior high/high school years. He had no business being that good from a physical standpoint, he was a tall, lanky dude who looked like he’d have trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time. But man, he could drain shots from anywhere on the court and played great defense also. I miss the old NBA when you could watch Bird and Magic (or MJ) go head to head. Great memories.

❤😂🎉Larry Legend 🌎🌏🌍

Larry with shooting and his left hand is just amazing

Bird made everyone look stupid,He had eyes behind his head

When you stop to think that Bird was completely dominating Pippen offensively who is one of the better defenders of all time it puts in perspective how great he was.

Grew up watching Larry Bird and the Celtics. Haven't watched much since he isn't playing. But I do pay attention when the playoffs come. Go Celtics!!!

my two goats but I do prefer Larry Birds game over Michaels game.

Larry legend none better

basketball savant, that bird. great video

Bird was a killer! All these guys careers were coming to an end. He is the best player in the world, and can't take that away from him.

The "reality check" was Stern rigging that series against the Knicks. Boston absolutely was the best team in 1990.

Bird vs Jordan was a very underrated rivalry.

Imagine if Len Bias had lived to play with Larry, we'd be like Michael who?!

"nough said... Larry Legend reigns...

The Best Damn Basketball Player I Ever Saw Was LARRY BIRD!!!

Great video. Not ever a Bird Fan much But cool to see the games I watched when I was younger. Could do without the crappy background music/ noise

Awesome video and narration. I enjoyed the analysis. Keep em coming!

Why does Bird look like he’s 5’3 in the thumbnail?😂

I lived in Terre Haute for a couple of years and was privileged to see Bird playing at ISU, he was amazing back then also.

Larry Bird is one of my favorite players not on my own team. In fact, he was the one that got me into the NBA. Loved his skills all over the court. So amazing!

The Legend won 3 NBA Championships during his career. What alot of people don't know or remember is that Bird also won 3 Consecutive NBA MVP awards also. 3 in a Row. Only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell have done it also. Pretty amazing feat.

The Bulls weren't playing at "United" until 1994-1995. This game was at the Chicago Stadium.

Larry was an amazing athlete ❤. Grew up in that era.

Does anyone believe Michael Jordan was glad that Larry Bird wasn't just coming into the league at the same time as him? Larry was a LEGEND! Great players are all over the NBA, but there is only one Larry Bird! His awareness on the court was amazing, he could score without the ball as well as with the ball. Besides, who else could command the words: Larry, Larry, Larry from the fans. Knowing he would come through for them, when it meant the most! A team player and a winner!

This would be like game 6 of the season, man 🤣 🤣 🤣 It's like a preseason game.

Larry Bird was mentally above everyone else. He could see the game on a level that nobody else could see. Thats what made him the greatest.

1:49 - at the United Center? Bulls played at the old Chicago Stadium back then (if I'm not mistaken...)

The United Center didn’t exist yet. That was Chicago Stadium.

LARRY! LARRY! LARRY!

Bird played smart. 🫡

Good commentary. Great content. Try not doubling footage

Larry was well skilled in every aspect of the game. It was obvious that he had given his all, to be the best that he could be. Put on top of his work ethic, the fact that he had the mindset of a warrior, who would not be beaten, and you have a lethal force on the court, and anywhere. They talk about Jordan, Le Bron, and others physical abilities, but physical will often loose to the Larry Birds of the world, who, by the way, looks plenty physical to me. Of course the game at that time was tougher than what we see today. Larry was the best overall player to ever play, as well as the most clutch. Nobody is a better basketball player than Bird, not today, not ever.

Larry did not have the gifted athletic ability or physical prowess as many black players but boy he worked hard. He came to the Celtics practice earlier than his team mates. Larry is the best white players ever and better than 99% of all NBA players. Kareem said he wore him out when asked who was the hardest player he ever played against. The word from Kareem is a big admission.

I know Bird only played 13 seasons, and that length of time is a very short career in comparison with other NBA players, especially today. But I think it really adds to Bird's legend. He never took nights off if he could lace up his sneakers. He never tried to prolong his career by taking nights off or not giving 110% every single game he played. People who never saw Bird play just do not understand the level of dedication and love Bird had for the game. Very few players in today's game give that same effort and dedication.

Great video. One error is you said the United Center, which did not exist in 1989

The commentary about who was the GOAT during this time is ridiculous. Players performances ebbed and flowed, but what is clear in my rearview mirror having been to many of these games at the Garden as a kid in the 80's was just how consistent Bird was, especially in clutch moments. He miraculously delivered, time and time again. Ainge was a better 3 pt shooter, sure, but only Magic could rival Bird in passing/assist prowess. Bird had the best on-court instinct to know what had to be done. As the Celtic's five aged, it was only a matter of time before Jordan's inhuman supremacy took hold, but not before Bird schooled the young hot rod at times in his late career. Great video, revisiting this golden age of rivalry and unrivaled talent. So much fun.

I sure hope future generations of basketball fans will appreciate how good Larry Bird was.

Prime Bird destroy Prime Jordan easily.

Jordan + Pippen < "Injured" Larry Joe Bird

Why does bird look 3 feet tall in the cover pic 😂

The death of Len Bias finished the ‘80s Celtics dynasty. Honestly, they never recovered from that blow.

The argument before was that Michael Jordan had no help and Michael Jordan just couldn't beat the Celtics by himself. Now that he has help with another great defensive player in Scottie Pippen, Larry still showed them. Now there's no excuse and that's probably what Larry told them afterwards----now you have no excuse!!!

That game was at the old Chicago Stadium

The one and only GOAT!!!

Where’s all JORDASHIAN FANS/

The Golden Era was 1980-1996 and that is a stretch

How high can you jump Larry? “As high as I need to.” How fast are you Larry? “As fast as I need to be to make these guys look like chumps.” 😉

Nice vid bro. Quick heads up..That's not United Center. It's Chicago Stadium.

Game 2 of the season??!!! 🤣 🤣

Thank God for Larry bird.

Larry Legend is the GOAT

Back in the old days when they actually made plays instead of 5 games of run and gun street ball

Prime Bird has a spot on my top 5. I used to hate seeing him on the highlights.

👍👍😊

No hanging out at the 3 point line. So much more interesting to watch.

Wilt would pick Larry up, gently, take the ball away, and set Larry back down, gently.

Larry Bird is the only player in NBA history to shoot better than 50-40-90 four straight years while averaging over 28 PPG. Only two other players in NBA history have ever shot better than 50-40-90 in a season even once and none four straight seasons. Had Larry's chronic injured back injury not occurred, there is no telling how many more years he would have kept that streak going. And that's not counting the double digit career rebounding and being the best passing forward in history. Celts go from 29 wins before his rookie year to 61 wins his rookie year and there was no Parish, McKale, DJ, or Ainge on that team, just the same guys who won only 29 plus Larry Bird. Greatest one year win improvement by ANY team in NBA history and it came because of the addition of a rookie. It proved that Bird carrying a bunch of no-name players at Indiana State to a undefeated season, slaying one giant after another during March madness until that 1979 NCAA championship game was no fluke. What he did at sad sack Indiana State has never been repeated and what he did his rookie year at (then) sad sack Boston has never been repeated. There is a reason for that, a very precise reason...BECAUSE NO ONE SINCE HAS BEEN AS GOOD AS BIRD AND THEREFORE COULDN'T DO THOSE THINGS AND DIDN'T DO THOSE THINGS. You will never see another Larry Joe Bird. Hide trimmed content

It's funny. As a Blazer fan I hated Bird, Magic and MJ when they played. For obvious reasons. When they Retired I couldnt have loved them more. What a Great Time to be an NBA fan. We were truly spoiled.

Bird made a serious walk at 2:09...

It was at Chicago Stadium, United Center not built. Anyhow, Bird was a wonderful player; IQ off the charts.

LARRY LEGEND!

Larry is a GOAT!!!

And Bird was league MVP 3 times. In a row. The only player in NBA history to win MVP 3 years in a row.

1:48 I think the Bulls were still playing at the old Chicago Stadium back then--not the United Center.

Larry’s first pass around Jordan just said, you will always remember I’m better than you.

Loved it, except that damn backslop sound!

Bird played with a back injury that Jordan wouldn't even get out of bed

Pip taking a 4 step vacation!

United Center wasn’t built until the mid 1990’s. This was Chicago Stadium