1988 MVP Battle - Larry Bird (38p) & Michael Jordan (42p) Highlights Celtics @ Bulls January 1988

[@irishgrl]

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

[@emsari7classicgaming412]

Two of my favorite players of all time

[@korgond]

Bird's rainbow shootings are mind blowing. Right into bucket!!

[@alexp1100]

Bird was unreal!!!

[@andresdelportillo9917]

Bird 🔥🔥🔥, thanks for the upload

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@АндрейКондратьев-д4л]

Larry-true GOAT

[@damonsonnier34]

Larry Bird won this one on one matchup. He nearly had a triple double, which is usually what his prime stats looked like. Bird also generated at least 54 points by scoring 38 points and 8 assists. To put it into perspective, Bird generated 51.9% of the Celtics 104 total points.

[@spraizz-7498]

Bird is the real goat

[@mikemcgrath6150]

Bird did what is almost impossible. He played a style of basketball that allowed himself to perform while allowing others to aswell at a hall of fame level. Very few have been able. Jordan turns Parrish into a guy who might make an all star game, no hof, and as great as McHale was, maybe him neither.

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

Battle of the ICONS!

[@capitanfuturo594]

BIRD VS JORDAN WAS THE BIG UNDERRATED RIVALRY IN THE NBA HISTORY.

[@spraizz-7498]

Underrated because bird destroy MJ

[@capitanfuturo594]

@@spraizz-7498 Agree

[@bryanburnap4537]

If Len Bias doesn't die the Celtics vs Bulls would have been a yearly event in the conference finals from 90 to about 96 or so. Bird could have retired on top and Bias and Lewis would have challenged Jordan and Pippen in the mid 90's. Such a shame

[@justanotherguy1794]

Bird should've won #4 in '87: check the stats.

[@mtb4l673]

Crazy how green Pippen was. He hardly contributed in that series. People like to mention that Jordan needed Pippen and didn’t do anything without him but ignore how little he helped until 91’. Jordan was still Jordan without his help

[@fabianjon698]

Yes, but Jordan didn't win 6 rings until Pippen became "Pippen". These were growing pains. Maybe not for Jordan but for Pippen definitely.

[@courtneywhite6036]

​​@fabianjon698 Pippen didn't win without Jordan, Pippen had more time than Jordan to win without Jordan

[@132indo]

pippen was in his little bitch phase. he's returned to that phase recently

[@innosanto]

Jordan’s best era was the eighties.

[@mtb4l673]

@@innosanto negative. His career peak was 1987 - 1998. Most of his years in the 90s

[@bl5derunner]

Two different styles of play but both dominating, they were both fun to watch but for different reasons. Pinnacle of the NBA--80s/90s.

[@tevinsherrill5653]

Great matchup! Also, I think you meant to say TBS in the title, not CBS.

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@kennybegeske8824]

Air Jordan With Flight

[@FlyAwayChi]

Larry Bird was incredible!! 🔥

[@ralphsnabian1856]

legendary game ❤‍🔥

[@e.k.5657]

Awesome!

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@jorgemanriqueescalona6606]

Qué pasada Larry!!

[@geert574]

the Bad Boys years 1988-1989

[@chrismclean389]

BIRD was great those shots rebounds steals prerecorded passing and shit on pipped he played head to head with jordan

[@felixy23]

Jordan won MVP when Bird, Magic, Thomas still dominating the league

[@youngblood4127]

Barkley also. Who was easily a top 4 player in the league.

[@irishgrl]

Bcuz Jordan had Stern’s blessing. He never deserved it in the 80s. NEVER.

[@spraizz-7498]

And did he deserve it?

[@spraizz-7498]

80s>90s

[@mikemcgrath6150]

Rodman has bird in Europe nowadays.

[@DCdc-rn8sz]

Its ok if Rodman says it...since Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kareem, Wilkins, Malone, pippen, ewing, drexler----all believe that Bird is top 10 all time...Nobody believes in Rodman...

[@capitanfuturo594]

Rodman is a dumbass.

[@irishgrl]

Rodman was never known for his intelligence

[@bryanburnap4537]

I've said this many times before. Rodman is lucky as shit that he never has to cover Bird prior to 87. Rodman got to cover Bird at the tail end of his greatness - he never had to cover Bird in Birds prime. Rodman wasn't around in 85 when Bird scored 43 in a playoff game vs Detroit. He basis his opinion on a broken down Bird of 1991 etc.. So Rodman needs to keep his mouth shut

[@capitanfuturo594]

Rodman is a dumb.

[@SmilingDolphins-ye4zm]

Pippen was a rookie I'll take Scottie Pippin and win 6