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[@RareSoulTV]

For everyone who enjoyed this! Please check out my 2001 lakers making the case video as I don’t think it get the views it deserves! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3zQhqufetWfrtEsi=Xiu4qiLb9Oh4ciJz

[@soramirez5473]

STATS.. if kobe won all those defensive player awards with 1.4 steals and .5 blocks a game, well then that speaks for his ERA more so than HIS excellence cuz Bird had BETTER NUMBERS..

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Bird always says that DJ was the best & smartest player he ever played with!

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

50-1....that record still stands today!

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

The fans would have done that no matter what color the player was! The Boston fans don't like it when somebody squares off on their players ...especially when they're ' a foot & a half taller!

[@dwreed9100]

Larry and Magic are no haters. They don't talk down about other players. They just love the game. They're truly GOATS!

[@RareSoulTV]

Hell yeah, Check out my 2001 lakers reaction if you want: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3zQhqufetWfrtEsi=Gte9vr8eivXOYfjK

[@gailjohnson5950]

and they've been friends since the day they met!

[@davidpeters3857]

Mike,Magic & Larry are the best I’ve ever seen

[@marykuettner752]

@@gailjohnson5950 nope. not until the commercial.

[@fidge54]

Just to amplify what a jerk Sampson was, Jerry Lee Sichting was only 6-1, not 6-5

[@1982jeepcj8]

The following year, the Celtics dropped off, they were only 49 and 2 so over two years. They were 99 and 3 at home

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Due to injuries!

[@aramhamparian9641]

Game six where Bird called it his greatest game, was due to his defense. He read all of the Houston Rockets minds and knew what they were going to do before they even had the ball. He had numerous steals and blocks, and his passing was sublime. I'm not a Celtics fan, I'm a lifelong Knicks fan from back in the '70's, but this Celtics team is probably the best I've ever seen. One correction on what the narrator said. The 1972-73 Celtics actually had the best record of any Celtics team. They were 68-14. Great reaction as always bro. 💯👍💪

[@fidge54]

Check out "1986 Celtics, the Beautiful Game." Their ball movement truly was a beautiful thing to see

[@RareSoulTV]

When I was in college I had a basketball squad it was me and two of my homies and like 5 white homies from Boston. Them dudes ball movement was EXACTLY like these Celtics just in unison and perfect. Felt like showtime & Celtics mixed together lol

[@dutchtea8354]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWW3lWiHh8utoJY

[@Gracie-SavedByGrace]

@@RareSoulTV That would be an amazing mix of styles of Showtime & Celtics. Must have been fun. Have to give you props for your reaction! A great mix of analysis, humor, honesty and respect.

[@Thedearster]

I love your reaction at the 50-1 home record. I was thinking at the beginning of the video he was leaving that out. Lolz Nice video

[@johnmckinnon420]

I've never overlooked the Chief or the late great DJ!

[@trhansen3244]

With all due respect to Jokic, if I had to choose between him and a healthy Bill Walton I would take Walton without hesitation. He was a remarkable player.

[@RareSoulTV]

Man I can’t say cuhz I didn’t watch bill Walton but those Jokic Stat lines are NASTY

[@kimoronen1823]

Bs

[@TheMule71]

@21:29 That is probably the most misquoted moment from Larry. In later years, Larry always showed a lot of respect for MJ. But that wasn't the intent at the time. Not that the words are misquoted. The missing part is that he said that laughing. MJ being out of this world (or any variation on it) at the time was the n.1 excuse cited by opponents after being beaten by MJ. Larry took the opportunity to play his usual mind game, pocking at Micheal and his opponents at the same time. What he meant and everybody at the time understood, was that MJ might be God himself, still wasn't good enough to beat them. It's a power move. Classic Larry. "God may come down and play for your team, but you still have no hope of beating me and my team".

[@irishgrl]

EXACTLY. NOBODY called Jordan the GOAT on Larry’s watch-NOBODY. And Larry calling MJ “God disguised as Michael Jordan” after the Celtics just BEAT JORDAN was a true backhanded compliment! Jordan himself has said that his 63 points meant NOTHING bcuz he didn’t get the WIN. And all the Jordan jock riders with all their excuses will NEVER CHANGE THE FACT THAT LARRY *OWNED* MJ. PERIOD.

[@tstumpf75]

His sentiment was he saw Jordan do things ne never saw before, which was a compliment, but he didn't want to discount his teams efforts also.. it was pure respect, without doing anything to his teams accomplishment.

[@TheMule71]

@@tstumpf75 Nope. I've seen the clip. Like I wrote, later Larry doubled down on the concept for sure out of respect for MJ. But at the time, right after the win, nope he was playing his game, with the press and the opponents.

[@robgelfand2414]

The 1986 Celtics were 40-1at home during the regular season and 10-0 at home during the playoffs for a total of 50-1 at home for the 1986 season. The 1987 Celtics were 39-2 at home during the regular season and 11-2 at home during the playoffs for a total of 50-4 at home for the 1987 season. So for the 2 years, the Celtics were 100-5 at home. Now that is a home court advantage!

[@tstumpf75]

8:02 "..at 6'10?!?! Nowadays you might see it, but not back then...." Guess who taught those guys who do it today? McHale and Olajuwon. 😂😂😂😂

[@trekkiexb5]

THey didn't lose to the Lakers. It was Portland. In turn, when the Celtics played them again in Portland, Larry announced he was going to play the game with his left hand, except for long jumpers. Portland lost with Larry's 47 points, 27 of them left handed.

[@silverfoxvr8541]

The one loss at home in 86 was to Portland. So, on the road trip out to Portland, Bird said he would play the next game left handed. He scored 22 or 27 points left handed thru three quarters. The game got tight and Larry wen to his right hand in the 4th and end up with 47 pts and the game winner. You can make this stuff up. Dude was an assasin.

[@patticriss2238]

I LOVED Walton’s shot. His form. And those bullet passes that could take your head off. He was and is, fun.

[@bigkw1568]

Great Reaction... When people think of the Celtics it's always Bird however McHale was a Monster on the post ... He had every move .. Research him .. The Chief always hustled his ass off .. Just great fucking Ball .. Not taking anything away from The Fucking Legend..

[@DonnieBAllDay]

First black starting 5... Boston. First black coach... Boston.

[@AJ........]

The hanging doll with Sampson wasn't a racial thing my guy. I know it could possibly look that way and it would probably be considered racially insensitive by today's standards but back then they wouldn't have thought about race. It would just be "hey, their guy sucker punched our guy so we gonna mess with him" But it's only because Sampson sucker punched a guy so small. I😢 guarantee if Sampson was white or a different white guy did the same thing they still would've hung the doll with a Jersey. Being from the Boston area I know how these fans are. They knew basketball and knew what the home court meant and how they could help the team by doing things to get in the other teams heads. They really knew how to make the home court advantage in any number of ways. Loved the reaction, nicely done

[@fidge54]

Although I was alive, I never saw Bill Russell in person. But I saw Walton play several times in his prime, and he was the best defensive and passing center I ever saw

[@marykuettner752]

That one home game they lost was against the Portland Trailblazers. So Bird's revenge against them was to announce he would play the Blazers left handed. He said he was saving his right hand for the Lakers.

[@fidge54]

Charles Barkley said McHale was the best player he ever played against

[@davidbouchard3275]

The one game they lost at home.. was against the Portland Trailblazers. That's the main reason Bird played against them with his left hand. DISRESPECTFUL!!!!!! 😂😂

[@marykuettner752]

Bird was the first to shoot 50% 40% 90% did it twice and twice more was just percentage points away. McHale has the third longest wingspan in the NBA. Dude arms are so long.

[@danieloconnor1005]

Their only home loss was to Portland. The Celtics beat them a few months later in Portland in the famous 'Left hand game'

[@ricklove8588]

Grew up watching the Bird , Magic rival. I hated the Lakers but man the respect I had for that team and players. They were loaded. Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Cooper, Scott. They were a stocked team to

[@RareSoulTV]

Hell yeah bro! Idk if this is your interested but check out my 2001 lakers one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3zQhqufetWfrtEsi=Gte9vr8eivXOYfjK

[@The_AniMan]

33:03 "She an ex for a reason!" Bro, you had me dying, I love it! 🤣

[@RareSoulTV]

Lmao glad somebody said somethin

[@warrenhughes911]

Great reaction..

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

That home loss was againt the Trailblazers, I believe.

[@dannybachner899]

Birds defense was criminally underrated in his prime but especially that year one of the best defensive years of all time.

[@RareSoulTV]

I dont think he's underrated defensively but I think his offense is just so good pple kinda forget or dont acknowledge. Same with Kobe and Jordan like people bring up their defense last just cuhz offensively they were so dangerous. (but i was born in 93 so i could be wrong)

[@tommarsden4886]

Mate all the love from NZ really enjoy your rugby and nrl content becoming my favourite channel

[@gailshepard-cook6350]

WOW, for being "Known As The Racist City" They Were The FIRST To Have a "Black Coach". Just Because Some FAN did The Hanging Doll Didn't Make Everyone There Racist. And If It Would Have Been A White Dude That Pulled The Crap Like Samson Did I Think You Would Have Maybe Seen a White Doll Hanging Also.?.

[@georgemccormick4786]

Fact: Boston had a black coach. Lakers had a white coach. Some people would say that was racist.

[@RareSoulTV]

They dumb if they do lol

[@imbubbymom]

The fact that Sampson wasnt suspended in game 6 was a testament to how the NBA was back then.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

MJ put up 63, but it was double OT

[@whenisdinner2137]

The fact he got to double overtime is worse for them 😂

[@DonnieBAllDay]

how? They swept, twice@@whenisdinner2137

[@cindyknudson2715]

He had 54 in regulation. Which is still pretty good. Elgin Baylor scored 61pts in regulation in Game 5 of the Finals in 1962.

[@tmakinthehouse]

The only nba game (and I've been a fan my whole life. I'm old) was watching the Bulls vs the raptors. I'm from Buffalo so that was a go to game. They played in the old sky dome in Toronto. This was the record setting 72 win season for the bulls. The raptors were a brand new team waiting for a proper stadium. i believe the record of attendance still stands. Like 80k or something. Anyway, rookie Damon Stoudamire outscored Jordan 39 36. Jordan hit a buzzer beater but it was called off. Raptors won and they didn't win a lot that year. That was something.

[@tmakinthehouse]

I just looked that game up. 96. It wasn't even close to a record crown and mj outscored Damen. My memory is bad but the Raptors did win and that shot was called off. I should have looked it up before posting. lol. Great memories though.

[@fidge54]

The racism in Boston in the 80's was a very ugly thing

[@patticriss2238]

Hey, Spud was great. A joy to watch

[@johnmckinnon420]

😂😂😂 I hadn't thought of that. Go to your first Celtic game and watch them lose the only game they lost at home. Funny now, but not so much then😊.

[@cindyknudson2715]

A historic game, looking back at it now in hindsight.

[@dwreed9100]

Everyone has their favorites, Kobe and Shaq and the 2001 Lakers are definitely GOAT level.

[@RareSoulTV]

Hell yeah, if you wanna watch my reaction on that one it’s here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3zQhqufetWfrtEsi=Gte9vr8eivXOYfjK

[@nzstump0152]

Kevin mchale is one of the most underrated players ever

[@dwreed9100]

With the 86' CELTICS and the 87' LAKERS!

[@paulbrown8843]

That one loss was to Portland in regular season game

[@mattstrathis4328]

That wasn't a dog... and it wasn't a symbol of racism... unless that's what you're looking for.

[@whenisdinner2137]

Jordan dropping 63 on their forehead (a playoff scoring record that still stands) automatically disqualifies them from being the GOAT team

[@RareSoulTV]

lmao thats in insane statement but ima laker fan so this is hilarious

[@whenisdinner2137]

​@RareSoulTV All I'm saying is jordan didn't drop 63 against the showtime Lakers in the finals😂

[@RareSoulTV]

😂😂😂😂😂 I’m cryin

[@cindyknudson2715]

ACTUALLY - Jordan scored 54 in regulation play. Elgin Baylor scored 61 points in regulation time in Game 5 of the 1962 Finals.

[@whenisdinner2137]

@@cindyknudson2715 We do not care... The 60s era had hyperinflated stats due to pace of play and Jordan played against the number 1 defense in the league and a top 10 team all time.

[@dutchtea8354]

Larry later said he should have said “God disguised as the devil” because God would have won the game. 🤣

[@leobell3502]

Ola RSW, "My ex-girlfriend was from Boston. She's an ex for a reason." I'm not exactly sure what you meant by that or if it would even make any sense, however, it was funny. LOL. Le😅 San Francisco, Califusa

[@carlchiles1047]

But in 71-72 season, the Lakers won 33 in a row…setting the standard for any sport…

[@soramirez5473]

i'll go 1986 Celtics 1996 Bulls and then the Lakers AND spurs of the early 2000s.. and then the late 2010s Warriors.

[@RareSoulTV]

Damn you put the early 2000's spurs over the 87 lakers?

[@soramirez5473]

@@RareSoulTV my bad, 1986 Celtics, 1987 Lakers THEN 1996bulls both lakers and celtics ran WAAAY too much, passed the ball with too much precision.. great defenses.. fundamentals.

[@marykuettner752]

That was Sampson hanging from the rafters. Was it something I would defend? Nope. As someone that had season tickets I never saw anything like that before or after.

[@cindyknudson2715]

Actually, it was a blowup doll.

[@trekkiexb5]

That incident wasn't racist, but against Sampson for hitting Jerry. If Ralph was white, the same thing would have happened. and for racism, much to my dismay we still have it everywhere. The fact the '70's desegregation of schools and the riots that happened in the city afterward damaged it's rep badly. Still to this day, everyone thinks the city is racist, which isn't fair. I know Bill Russell and Robert Parish had issues in the city when they lived there, but they also had problems everywhere they went, especially Russell. So if Russell had issues in Boston where a bunch of white guys throwing stuff at black people, I guess the WHOLE CITY is racist. Don't deal in generalities, that leads to assumptions that can cause the problems that racism stems from. Again, the Sampson doll was against the PLAYER, who hit one of the Celtics player, which, rightfully, angered the fans. In this point, Ralph could be purple with green polka dots, it would have matter, the doll still would have been hung.

[@Gigi-ns3fh]

🙂👍🔥🏀

[@rmcfete]

Portland

[@miked5814]

I've been to quite a few NBA games and while I will admit that Boston back in the day (just like every city) was racist as hell, it's over exaggerated due to the fact that Boston in the 80s was seen as a "white" team and LA was seen as a "black" team. I've never come across anything like that in Boston. I have in a few places and you'd be surprised how prevalent it is in some places to this day, but the idea that Boston fans are racist is BS honestly. No more so than any other fan base. That idea comes mainly from this time period though because it was easy to hate the Celtics if you just said that they were racist in Boston. I remember those days and the truth is, it's based on a few idiots and when you go to cities like St Louis or Dallas, even Atlanta. Places like that, you see the difference.

[@RareSoulTV]

I mean hate to break it to you, but there’s well documented player interviews, coaches, & even Boston fans that have mentioned them being racist af in comparison to the rest of other fans. (You can google it, it’s all there lol) but even outside of that there’s plenty of videos you can find of them either saying or having items/signs to add to that. I mean I literally paused the video to say they had a black doll hanging by a noose after the Ralf Samson fight lol. It’s not that big of a deal but it’s pretty true at least at that time in the 80’s. I’d say college sports probably has the worst in terms of racist fans just because more locations but for the NBA Boston got the title lol 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@miked5814]

@@RareSoulTVI have. I know all about the history. Like I said, I'm not saying they weren't racist. But I give some weight to things like having the first black head coach in any of the major sports in North America and agreeing with St Louis, who were the Hawks at the time, to take Bill Russell so they could have a white player because the fans didn't want a black player on the team. Are you really trying to say that Boston is more racist than a city whose fans actually said they wouldn't support a team with a black player? Especially when Boston then took that player themselves? I'm trying to tell you, it's over-hyped. You don't have to believe me, but I know what I'm talking about. Yes Boston, like every other city, was racist back in the day and you can find idiots everywhere, in every city. But it's no worse than some of the southern cities were. I lived through the 80s and I know what the perception was and I know why it was the way it was. I'm just trying to give you the facts of the matter but you're free to believe what you want, of course.

[@miked5814]

@@RareSoulTVby the way, go check again. That doll was white. I think that was still racist, but you're wrong about what color it was. This just comes from what I know. I'm not trying to be an a$$hole or anything like that, I just happen to know what I'm talking about on this occasion. I'll reiterate, yes there were racist people in Boston, there are in every single city in the United States, but it was no worse than a lot of other cities, but there seems to be this perception, from the 80s when the teams were seen through a racial lens by a whole lot of people, that Boston was somehow worse than anywhere else.

[@RareSoulTV]

I’m definitely gonna take the players word for it hence they play in every city at every game and have to deal with fans everywhere they go.

[@miked5814]

@@RareSoulTVthat's fine. I would suggest looking up the racist af history of LA and explain to me how one is worse than the other but I won't press it. It is what it is and for some weird reason, Boston gets singled out for it but the same thing happens in every other city and not a word.

[@johnmckinnon420]

This is a free country. You have the right to be wrong😊☘️.

[@RareSoulTV]

Free country, third-world, second-world idgaf lakers in 5 😂😂

[@alanela6761]

That hanging doll wasn't a racist thing in any way. If sampson was white, the doll would have been white

[@LorolinAstori]

What made 1969 your cutoff? Seems really really really arbitrary.

[@RareSoulTV]

i didnt make the video, idk if you watched the intro...

[@LorolinAstori]

@@RareSoulTV I thought I was responding to original video. My bad

[@rogerahier4750]

Boston was certainly racist, tho they loved Parish and DJ, but to be fair, Sampson is black, so if you are going to hang him in effigy, it needs to be black. You can hate a team and still have respect for them. As a matter of fact, I would say you can't hate another team unless you have respect for them. Except for maybe the Pistons, although I didn't hate them as much as I hated Laimbeer and that was certainly not out of respect.

[@darrinleroy4869]

what was racist, hanging a female doll in a rockets jersey... where's the racism?

[@soramirez5473]

kobe shot 43 percent from the floor and took bad shots while not playing 100 % on defense. Shaq couldnt hit a free throw to save his LIFE and was lazy and useless outside of 6 ft. still all time greats and a great team, but as a 44 year old man, ive SEEN better.. I get that you havent.. you can ONLY go by what you have SEEN. you cant really speak on what you DONT KNOW..

[@RareSoulTV]

go watch my 2001 lakers making the case from a few days ago. Kobe was better scorer and actually made all defensive team a lot more than bird (not to downplay bird this just facts lol). LAkeshow all day baby! We can do this all day. Still love to the celtics tho

[@soramirez5473]

@@RareSoulTV yes but bird led the league in defensive win shares FOUR TIMES (4 seasons).. only 4 other players (including duncan and Olajuwan, but not kobe lol) have done that. Kobe was a good man defender. but Bird was a WAAY better TEAM defender, plugging the gaps. playing the lanes.. Bird averaged 1.8 steals and .8 blocks a game.. Kobe? 1.4 and .5 respectively.. say STATISTICALLY speaking, yea, Bird was the better defender. I guess the 80s just had WAY better defenders for bird to compete with (Dennis Rodman, Michale Cooper, Syndey Moncrief).. what else you got? lol cuz I got A LOT more. we jUST talking defense. here. I respect Kobe and Shaq, got them top 10 but Bird is my GOAT WITH JORDAN. and Im a KNICKS fan.

[@RareSoulTV]

Generational gap is a pointless argument and will always be lmao. Kids say Lebron now. I still got Kobe and Jordan at top of my list. It is what it is. We can talk stats all day and pick and choose which favors our favorites but there’s no objectivity to decide

[@soramirez5473]

@@RareSoulTV I’m not a bird fan. I’m OBJECTIVE and his STAts speak for themselves. NOTHING I’ve said is OPINION.. check his stats

[@RareSoulTV]

@@soramirez5473 lmao remember you made me do this… Rings: Bird: 3 Kobe: 5 Playoffs played: Bird: 12 Kobe: 15 All-Star Games: Bird: 12 Kobe: 18 Season MVP: Bird: 3 Kobe: 1 Finals MVP: Bird: 2 Kobe: 2 All-NBA First Teams: Bird: 9 (10 total) Kobe: 11 (15 total) All Def 1st Team: Bird: 0 (3 total) Kobe: 9 (12 total) Scoring Leader: Bird: 0 Kobe: 2 ROTY: Bird: 1 Kobe: 0 Total Win Shares: Bird: 145.8 Kobe: 172.7 Reg Season P/R/A: (steals & blocks virtually the same) Bird: 24.3/10/6.3 Kobe: 25/5.2/4.7 Total Points: Bird: 21,791 (39th all time) Kobe: 33,643 (4th all time) Now I’m sure you’ll find a way to argue this. But since you wanna talk stats here they are. If I never saw either player ever play and just saw the stats I just posted. I’m going Kobe all day everyday.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

Why bring up racism the one time its 110% guaranteed *_not_* about race? That made 0 sense, dude. 🤣

[@anthonycooks8853]

I’ve been to hundreds of games since the 80s for all the Boston teams and I’ve never once heard to racial slur of any kind. You really need to stop listening to Steven a Smith so much I feel like LA has a worse racial history than Boston. I’m sorry I’m just trying to tell the fact I’ve really had it with all this nonsense about how racist Boston isright now it’s the most annoyingly city in the whole country

[@anthonycooks8853]

Woke city

[@MJM1309]

The whole league when Bird came in was racist. There were not many white guys in the league at that time. That hanging in effigy was not racist everyone in sports did that kind of stuff. White or Black. Now looking back it looks bad but by no means was it meant to be racist. Fans of most teams did that when a player from the opposing team did something bad. I understand why you think that.

[@RareSoulTV]

Interesting I didn’t know that’s for informing

[@MJM1309]

The only GOAT Bird did everything better