11.12.1987. - Lakers@Celtics: Larry Bird 35/9/8/5, Magic Johnson Amazing Game Winner, 80's Classic

[@DCdc-rn8sz]

Magic and Bird. Bird and Magic...never will be another one like that...there will never be another Magic and Bird...

[@edkiely2712]

This is arguably one of the best Laker-Celtic games ever! It had everything and came down to the last shot. I remember watching this game over at my friend's; he fell asleep, so I was watching the game by myself. When Magic hit the shot to win, I exploded, jumping up and down waking him in the process! What a game!

[@andybilakshow260]

OH shut it~!🤣

[@Colstonewall]

Damn, both teams were fired up and playing with ultra confidence. It had that playoff atmosphere X 10.

[@DEIONCARTER21]

Man I've been waiting 30 years to see this game again, Thank you so much

[@Defender80s]

Larry & Magic...B-Ball IQ Off The Charts!

[@abhishekputtawallu6171]

Beautiful Basketball!!!Thank for the upload.

[@joemartin1253]

real basketball

[@nevelefilms7336]

Damn such intensity! And the classic Magic off the wrong foot off the glass finish

[@suttonsplash14]

unbelievable shooting by both teams!!

[@surfdocer103]

Anyone who does not take Bird as your number one pick will lose.

[@irishgrl]

“Larry Bird trimmed down a little bit....including his hair...” 😂

[@localwear1]

Wow, just wow!

[@jonpierik8485]

Fantastic game. Pity they couldn't eke out one more Finals series. Celts needed greater bench depth - another frontline operator to ease the load on Bird, Parish and McHale. The Pistons had that depth, so too Lakers with Thompson coming aboard...

[@gturcott1]

Yes Celtics got old fast and Red did not do a good job after 86 to keep winning!

[@joemartin1253]

These two teams would kill any of today's teams!

[@dennisbell9639]

So true a statement you made.

[@charliekennedy2545]

I watched this one . Great game

[@JohnSmith-4U]

Bird can comeback to today's NBA and still kick @zz.......and he is in his 60s!!!!!

[@joshmillarich4916]

Thank goodness for KZbin . For every NBA game on T.V. today they should play 1 game like this.So the kid's today could see what real team winning basketball is ! It's way more exciting when you see passing and real defense. Not dribble , dribble , crossover, 25ft 3 pt shot. The players in these games could actually shoot, and pass, and run the floor.Sure maybe you don't get as many dunks. But that's because these teams prided themselves on not giving up easy layups or dunks. People weren't afraid to get dunked on they tried to blk it no matter what. I will always love bball. But damn I miss how the game was played at it's peak in the 80's

[@joshuasussman4020]

Yeah, you’re reading that correctly: Bird with 35 points, 9 boards, 8 assists and 5 steals against the showtime Lakers. Legend.

[@gturcott1]

He came to dominate that night! Score mode

[@leebrandt33]

I remember watching this game. To this day, I believe this is the greatest NBA regular season game of all time

[@acornsucks2111]

Celts should have got the rebound on that missed FT.

[@sunshinegarcia3866]

They did .look again paid ref giving lakers ball without possession. Ruined a great game baloney

[@morrison4002]

Kareem was just like a ballerina.

[@oneadvocate9517]

At age 40

[@loesrohof5161]

the difference between this and the current nba is beyond disstressing, it is not even comparable, its nothing. empty.

[@hskr44]

Me and my Dad went bananas when Magic hit that game winner. What a game! God, I miss both of these teams.

[@sunshinegarcia3866]

Never should of had a shot can't call timeout without possession of the ball .sorry refs cheated like they do so many times

[@christhomas2644]

Such beautiful basketball to watch

[@andybilakshow260]

Up close & personal. *FANTASTIC* even though we lost😭

[@KH-pr5qb]

Celtics needed fewer injuries and Len Bias to win this Championship and a few more.

[@jefflawver971]

This was a regular season game. The intensity was playoff like. Today the regular season games are a yawn fest.

[@larry33bird41]

That timeout at the end was called to soon. I don’t think they had possession yet. Celts got screwed. But Danny should’ve hit that free throw.

[@fideltorres6380]

Best NBA game i ever seen...

[@nathanc30]

I love it when they say Larry didn't play defense. How does a dude get 5 steals in one game and doesn't try on defense? Nay. Trying was never Legends problem.

[@jjhrkel]

great game. thanks!

[@springfieldbearpatrol2937]

One of those games where Bird was a real handful. Deceptively a much quicker and craftier player than people realize.

[@hakeem34olajuwon25]

10:15 , they gave the lakers a timeout there?

[@KTF0]

Yeah, that was BS. Thompson didn't have full possession, although, they could've called a foul on Parish there, though.

[@dwartfarquart9590]

Wow!

[@roxydejaneiro5640]

The good old days when you could get a timeout without having the ball.

[@scottbuono2507]

And the clock STILL stuck on :03?? WTF??

[@usnate1]

Lucky and wild shot...

[@archiveprotector]

Normally on a shot like that, I would agree, but Magic hit so many game winning and/or buzzer beaters shots that it was skill for him!

[@Zantar16]

No compliance Thats not a lucky shot, its not a skilled shot either... Its a *MAGICAL SHOT*

[@djfobtronics]

No compliance Looks like this is the only game you've ever seen... Magic hit these all the time..

[@dp233332]

dude did you sleep thru magics career?that wasnt luck with him/// he was that good at the buzzer from anywhere on the court-there was something truly special about that man, but Bird was a slightly better overall player nonetheless

[@PauliePinch13]

I am 40 years old. I was 7 in 1987 & I'll always remember Magic & Bird, Lakers & Celtics. Bird was poor growing up & he was a scrapper. My father was poor growing up, that's why my father loved Bird.

[@charliebabbitt3314]

Lenny Bias should have been on the Celts....Damn what I wouldn't give to have seen him play with the Celtics...I think there'd b 20/21 banners in the rafters and Lenny one of the greatest to have ever played...If we could just butterfly effect that night in the dorm room and tell Len, don't do it son, please don't do it...

[@briandavey1139]

Ali frazier. Boston la ruined the nba for me. Apex of the sport. No crying after every play, no flexing, no flopping all over the place.

[@keithclark8299]

No talking on the court...no hugging opposing players at end of the game...Lakers/Celtics 80's rivalry was unmatched.....Cavaliers/Warriors today cannot match

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

Magic born with a Golden Horseshoe up his bahind. He just heaved that thing up there. No freaking way he intended to bank it.

[@eposarvir5106]

what a crucial shot by Magic !!!

[@bryanburnap4537]

Never mind that Magic hit the game winner just like he did 5 months prior to this which of course is similar. But the whole game was kinda the same as well. Both games the Celtics took command in the 3rd and got the leads to 16 in the Finals and I believe 13 here only to let it slip away. And just like the Finals the Celtics had a 6 point lead late in the game. Just heartbreaking as a Celtics fan

[@jkatt1016]

Bob Neal was rooting for the Celtics

[@scottbuono2507]

How did Ainge MISS the FT and LA briefly struggle for possession before calling the T.O.and ZERO time went off the clock?? Still stuck at :03

[@sunshinegarcia3866]

Ref cheated

[@billyloska9224]

Magnetic Ball definitely was in Existence, you see the casual shot attempts, typically low percentage shots, just dropping in and impossible buzzet beaters, Bird began pretty much only 3 pt and fall away shooting, ala Kobe, Jordan, now Harden & Curry. Post play was eliminated in favor of 3 point magnetically influenced shooting. No Stress, just let it fly. You can feel it if you are tuned in to it, different Vibe, I would say around 1986 Testing began, Bird 60 pt. game, duel, Bird and Dominique, it feels false, the game is no longer played the way it was intended. Too many strange bounces on the rim

[@jhersh100]

do they have the full game of this match up

[@FavreianVengeance]

So, basically, the Celtics lost on a BS call, just like the 87 Finals, months prior. Fucking David Stern, honestly.

[@madhavyu]

What type of cheese do you usually pair with your whine?

[@rolexmarcelo3218]

Lol i will borrow this in my replies hahaha

[@Colstonewall]

Why is Worthy wearing the Jersey 00?

[@andrewbaroch2141]

Lakers run off the court at end as if they all have to pee so hard they can't believe they won.

[@drummer8by2]

As great as Basketball gets right there. I always loved "Bird and the Celt's.", but that Magic and the Lakers were right there with em' Toe to Toe!!!... wished the Celt's could have pulled it off, definitely a couple of questionable call's, but, you can't cry over spilled Milk, and, either way, talk about a Game!... Thanks "Larry" and thanks Magic' for all those fantastic games and memories!!! It will never be this good again, not in my Book anyways...

[@John19182004]

When Magic hits the last shot, there's clearly 1 second left. Why didn't the Celtics have the chance for a miraculous shot of their own?

[@MicroWave233]

Thats how alot of games go, usually when someone makes a game winner, they let the clock keep going. It sucks cause the time is supposed to stop when the ball goes in the basket

[@jdfagen]

Who stole Worthy's Jersey :)?

[@carloconstantino4344]

Magic is my favorite in 80's

[@chrisdrake7689]

Worthy is wearing 00 instead of #42, kind of like when Michael Jordan 🐐 wore #12 instead of 23 against the Magic in 1990 because his jersey was stolen.

[@johnjenkins5854]

Announcers couldn’t even keep up with what Bird was doing. That wasn’t a layup. He never caught the ball. Just redirected it. Into the hole.

[@donaldmitchell2590]

2 best teams in NBA history.

[@chuckweicha1]

Still bullsh*t that they gave LA that timeout

[@j_r_3404]

What was up with the refs just gifting that rebound to the Lakers? My god. Wtf

[@Frank_E_Scialdone]

If you go back, can you watch all five games of the recent NBA championship games. There is not as much action and incredible plays as just in this game alone. All five of the NBA championship games this year were terrible. Blowouts. No competition. Just people shooting three points from 50 feet away. Terrible offenses. Everybody just sits around the perimeter somebody drives and they dish out for a three-point play. This game on itself was better than all five of those games. This is when basketball was fun and real.

[@debbiehenson1096]

1987 kareem was like 50 here.

[@markoakes8620]

Ainge should've made the free throw

[@kilroywashere772]

Now that's real basketball 🏀

[@charliebabbitt3314]

Horrible call @ end a game when Ainge missed free-throw...Boston got the rebound but somehow they gave LA timeout when he never had possession...One of worst calls I've ever seen in an NBA game and thats saying a lot cuz their refs are pathetic but unfortunately pathetic by design as we learned Stern told them ho to call games...NBA is no better than WWE...Bird was magnificent and Boston won that game I don't give 2 shits what the refs said at end to give them the game...What a f n joke

[@scottbuono2507]

Bias’s horrible death changed the fortunes of late 80’s-early 90’s Celtics history..the problem KC had then Chris Ford wasn’t in the regular season that was still pretty easy..problem for them in the post-season after the last Championship was depth and when/if they could afford to substitute for the big three without getting killed

[@65commet]

That was robbery!. Celts got the rebound, take the time out Celtics ball!!!

[@mja91352]

So good to read so many Celtics fans crying!

[@sunshinegarcia3866]

Lakers suck ass bad call ref no possion but timeout .bullshit like you I imagine.

[@sunshinegarcia3866]

If you watch last play can't call a timeout without the ball.but your a Hollywood fan you all buy ur refs too win proven against the kings .wonder if you all won any championship without refs cheating 🤷. Who's crying 😢 now dream BOY LOOK AT FACTS SON .YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH.