Michael Jordan 48 PTS vs Larry BIRD 37 PTS Big DUEL in 1987! Larry is Legend & MJ is GOAT!

11.14.1987 Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics
Box Score: www.basketball-reference.com/...

[@cndjfhrdjfkso9167]

Bird shoots so smoothly and easily

[@CollinPope]

Why are you talking about soccer in this thread

[@hadayam]

Collin* cuz all ManU fan is insane

[@thattv5890]

he'll fit in todays game perfectly and will still dominate.

[@youwatch2muchtv]

kalasag ni juan if you say so. There are plenty guys today who are just like Bird, and better.

[@thattv5890]

youwatch2muchtv yea we can say that, but not his mentality though, the heart of a champion and the alpha dog that he was, that's what people forgetting. That's why he has an edge on some other supersrars today.

[@larry89]

MJ carried the Bulls lol. He was a freak of nature. Larry and the Celtics team was such a well-oiled machine with a lot of wisdom and chemistry, the younger Bulls had no chance.

[@donkingdom611]

Nawl Jordan wasn't trying to used his teammates . See Jordan ballhogging and don't no how to playmake got u thinking he didn't have no help . Jordan team did had chemistry that's why u have training camp through the regular season for .

[@AHMAD-2324]

@@donkingdom611 🤣🤣🤣🤣DAMN YOU STUPID ASF!!! BOY it's 5 First ballot HOF player's going against 1 All-Star who's not even in his prime yet. You haters are so Dumb, SMGDH even Bird is on record saying once they give him better player's around him it's a wrap. He's a 23 yr old trying to do whatever it takes to win the Game because that's how he's built to win. Se what you haters don't understand is that Jordan didn't play for Stats. He didn't care about averaging a triple double while getting his ass embarrassed in the process. He only cared about winning. But I'll sum it up by adding this how many Championships did the Boston Celtics and Los Angels Lakers win before Bird and Magic ever showed up... rhetorical question Lakers 5 Celtics 11... How many did the Bulls win before MJ or after MJ... rhetorical again 0 before 6 during 0 after.

[@donkingdom611]

@@AHMAD-2324 my nigga you don't know shit !! Jordan made the playoffs with 30 wins wtf you mean he carried a team 🤣🤣🤣 he carried a team to a losing record lmao ..... Jordan quit two times so please Stfu . I know his dad die but he was already saying he was gone retire before he dad even die . In the last dance he even say he needed a break 🤣🤣 . Like I said name me one team that Jordan has face in the finals better than the 2012 OKC Thunder . l'll wait ..... If we going by ring counts . Who's better out of Bill Russell or MJ ??? Should i pick Bill Russell because he has more rings 😆

[@renzopeterson153]

1996 Bulls > 1986 Celtics

[@madcapper6]

@@donkingdom611 Jordan didn't have any kind of supporting cast back then. And the idea that he was a ball hog is one of the biggest misconceptions of all time. Jordan facilitated from the 2 spot more than any other 2 guard in the league. When Doug Collins put him at PG over the last 24 games of '88-89, he averaged 30.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 10.7 assists, he logged 7 straight triple-doubles and 10 out of 11 games. The one he didn't get a triple double he scored 40 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists. It's not the 2-guard's job to be a ball distributor, especially when giving your team the best chance to score the rock requires shooting it yourself. If he had spent his career playing PG, he'd still have been the GOAT.

[@kingofeverything2159]

One of the legendary duels between Larry Legend and MJ GOAT. "Larry Bird couldn't really run or jump, that was God's way of making things fair". -Charles Barkley

[@cyber6sapien]

LOL! Exactly!

[@insanusmaximus2857]

I've never heard that one before. Chuck was a pretty good philosopher.

[@beenizz5102]

Air jordan. Not goat not even close

[@rogerahier4750]

That right there is what makes him the GOAT. He couldn't even sit on the bench and he's still out there showing them how to play. We're talking about a Man who was 1 steal short of a quadruple double in 3 qtrs and took himself out of the game.

[@DeTAYL.]

@@beenizz5102Air Jordan. The GOAT, not even close. FTFY

[@noslenrosben4834]

I was born in the wrong era This is gold.

[@donkingdom611]

Nigga our top players would be goats in this era . Imagine Devin Booker or demar DeRozan playing in this era with that deadly mid range shot and handles .

[@donkingdom611]

@@P3GProductions LMAO You know I'm right 😆 is okay bro .

[@joeyfergen3826]

Imagine kyrie or steph in this era this is just efficient basketball put a skillful fast player like the and its over.

[@Rayan-id3gk]

@2k GoDsZ Better doesn't mean more entertaining

[@jaygamz113]

Don Kingdom yeah fr dude u just sound ignorant

[@jasonmoan]

Bird would dominate any era. His skills, iq, and clutchness unmatched

[@kingdavis890]

Unmatched by Lebron?

[@jasonmoan8269]

@@kingdavis890 Lebron is more athletic but Bird was a better shooter, passer and rebounder.

[@kingdavis890]

Jason Moan In my opinion Lebron is a better passer a great shooter and a great rebounder. He averages a triple double rn against some of the best athletes to ever play the game

[@jasonmoan8269]

@@kingdavis890 I respect your opinion, Lebron is great, but Larry Bird was 3 steps ahead of everyone else when he came into the league. First player to shoot 50/40/90. Averaged 10 rebounds/game and made some ridiculous passes for a 6' 10" player. Still holds the record for biggest win turn around his first year in the league. Lebron has become more skilled but didn't have the "it" factor or killer instinct Larry had until later in his career.

[@eric-ph]

@@kingdavis890 lebrons a nice passer,hes still a tier down from larrys passing though

[@hlf_coder6272]

13:33 Bird was so damn good at those little no look touch passes. You hardly see those anymore, but they were a big part of 80s era basketball. Fun to watch too. Of course you need people who are willing to leave the 3 point line and cut every once in a while to do them

[@nivlemhero4115]

Young MJ leads the team and the NBA in scoring already. He puts so much effort on a night to night basis, that you could immediately tell, this guy would be a perennial All-Star and a Champion 🏆.

[@insanusmaximus2857]

Bird and the Celtics really had his number back then, but there was always respect. I think that was the first step toward him becoming the GOAT.

[@briandutton939]

@@insanusmaximus2857 No they had the bulls number , where did they get that center, MJ never played with a hall of fame center his whole career

[@10Peter25]

That must have been one hell of a duel of the mouths with two of the greatest trash talkers of all time, Bird and Jordan, going head to head!

[@10Peter25]

@El Patrón There's the story of how Larry Bird scanned the gym intensely before an All Star Game 3-point shooting contest. When asked what he was doing, he said, "I'm looking to see who's going to finish second." Bird then went out and smoked everyone in that contest. On this list of the greatest trash talkers of all time, sportsnaut.com/2014/07/ten-best-nba-trash-talkers/, Jordan was ranked second and Bird third. (The Bad Boy Detroit Pistons of the late 80s were ranked No. 1.)

[@irishgrl]

@@10Peter25 Bird #1 in my book!

[@J--O--S--E--P--H]

bird was the one and only goat at trash talking hands down.

[@kevtn8]

Yeah but they never talked trash to each other though.

[@10Peter25]

@kevtn8 Probably not. Bird couldn't get into Jordan's head, and trying to do so would only piss Jordan off. No need to motivate MJ to drop 60 on his arse.

[@trecooledge1326]

The two greatest to ever play the game in my opinion

[@Dasein_420]

Bdbbejdjdb Snnsndndndn you couldn’t be more wrong. Dude is a legend!

[@Dasein_420]

Bdbbejdjdb Snnsndndndn physical appearance has nothing to do with skill..

[@innosanto]

It's better for everyone to talk about post 1970. Most of us have not researched alot pre 1970

[@irishgrl]

@Bdbbejdjdb Snnsndndndn You don’t play bball with looks! Btw, Larry LOVED it when idiots underestimated him. 🤡

[@jacobscholtissek8337]

you are right and they have so great battles in theur carriers, and for bird he could stand against Jordan in regular from 90-92 when he was crippled but when he met jordan he played his best. for me MJ ist the GOAT but 2nd place belongs to LB

[@jeremyparker8444]

Bird relied on his team and won the game! Part of being a great player is knowing how to pass.

[@Vichedges]

Yeah but Bird had a team he could rely on. That Bulls team wasn't very good. Once the Bulls got talent around Jordan they did a whole lot of winning too.

[@Vichedges]

@ted smith Give me a break man. Do you think NBA talent just stopped in 1979? Really, WTF are you even talking about? And "bwahaha"? How old are you? "Bwahaha" is just cringey.

[@Nc-yt7rx]

@@Vichedges nope. Bird had zero career NBA players at ISU. Won. Bird joined the second worst record in the NBA, and they got to the ECF the next year, not 8 years like Jordan. At Carolina MJ worthy was the star. There were multiple career NBA players on UNC.

[@kaseywinbornery5258]

He didn't rely on them. He was the focal point, the leader. The catalyst in everything. Jordan relied on his teammates to create openings and give him good looks. Bird was in charge of that Celtics team. And Jordan was a great scorer and defender who had a hall of fame coach that put people around him to be considered the best. But in reality magic and bird were.

[@kaseywinbornery5258]

@ted smith lol I agree.... I think magic was a tad better than bird but in reality those two were the best ever. If you add into account injuries and the caliber of teams they played against. Those guys take it all in my opinion.

[@busywl69]

Bird is just ICE. Bulls had some real scrubs back then.

[@apellagreektaverna3412]

Larry Bird is the most underrated great player to play in the NBA

[@Gaderelli]

R U an Idiot? Bird and MJ are tied in my opinionfor GOAT !!!

[@AMAINE207]

I don't think he's underrated generally. It seems to be widely accepted by fans, players, and announcers that he's one of the greatest of all time.

[@montimiller2743]

Pippen is the most underrated player to ever play in the NBA, why? Because when they talk championships every year we always hear Michael has 6, Kobe has 5, Shaq has 4, Duncan has 5, James has 3, Curry has 3(& counting), yet out of all those we never ever hear Scotties name mentioned along with Michael's as if he did it all by himself(which he didn't). I was there and watched Jordan get knocked out of the playoffs year after year(By Bird in '86-'87, then the Bad Boys Pistons from '88-'90)until after Pippen arrived('87-'88)then 3 years later('91)they where winning it every year! At least Bird gets his props when Magic Johnson paid him the greatest complement when he said, "If there was no Larry Bird, then there wouldn't be no Magic Johnson!" Scottie on the other hand never gets his props which he should always get when Jordan is talking who's the G.O.A.T, he should be mentioning Pippen's name as the reason Jordan is even in the conversation when the G.O.A.T. topic ever comes up. Shaq does it with Kobe, & Kobe does it with Shaq, Duncan does it with the David Robinson, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker as they all do with him when mentioning their championships they always mention each other as well as their respective coaches. It's time Michael did the same because he would never have 6 rings if it wasn't for a fat man(Jerry Krause)who actually put that dynasty team together(traded away fan favorite & one of Michael's favorite players Charles Oakley so they could have the draft rights to Scottie Pippen & Horace Grant in the '87 draft) and gave a B-league basketball coach his first shot at coaching(Phil Jackson) who would not only go on to win 6 rings in Chicago, but repeat that same feat in L.A. with 5 more rings having Shaq & Kobe in Phil's second act of The Zen Master Strikes Again, only this time using his mojo on Shaq & Kobe~all the way to the promise land!!!

[@AMAINE207]

@@montimiller2743 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn3dc4B9jct-asU What's the first thing Michael talks about? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i37QkJ-re9Vsjq8 And on this one.

[@jamesdunn9714]

@@AMAINE207 He speaks of his brother Larry early in the first video but not Bird or am I wrong?

[@randombaldguy4771]

A man playing for the entire team vs a man playing with the entire team

[@thelastknight348]

so true

[@MrParris37]

ted smith who is Jordan suppose to pass the ball too?

[@rohanplantboyjames6812]

@ted smith I was thinking that Larry Bird was better because he played with his team. But I don't know much about the sport. I just collected the cards. I still have my LB basket ball cards. What years were LB's prime and what year were Jordans? There is a big age gap so is hard to say.

[@josephbrown7552]

ted smith you’re on crack. You make no sense

[@randombaldguy4771]

@Timothy Chavers lmao

[@trecooledge1326]

The NBA is nothing like this anymore. In fact, that goes for all professional sports. There's just no great, go at your throat, rivalries.

[@diego2817]

As a soccer fan you are right.. there won't ve anything like jordan or Maradona

[@lucass8317]

Tre' Cooledge yeah there is I actually like recent basketball way better

[@cryptobuzz1680]

diego Messi and Ronaldo are on another level then maradona and Federer and nadal on another level

[@YashRamisetty]

to be honest that's not great for your mental health. It's good to have a rivalry but no need to be rivals for real.

[@harshbing8123]

Tf you talking about? NadalVFederer? MessiVRonaldo?

[@ZetJrain]

Young, a yet inexperienced genius is fighting alone against Boston Legendary matured trio..and Pipen is missing tho..

[@777jones]

Magic Johnson was considered Larry’s main rival. Not Jordan.

[@7stargeneraldipshitdeturd529]

Magic had alot better moral character too lol.

[@user-rl4cc8dw5r]

Ya becuase larry usually beat jordan not mich of a rival when one guy wins almost everytime you notice jordan didnt win one title until bird retired lol

[@robocop581]

@@user-rl4cc8dw5r How many championships does Bird have?

[@xsu-is7vq]

J larry bird didn’t win another title after 1986, so what’s your point?

[@Nc-yt7rx]

@@robocop581 1) in the 80s not 90s. 2) when comparing who the 90s bulls beat vs what the 80s Celtics had to beat is something of a joke. 3) Bird, LeBron, or magic annihilated high volume scorer star's teams all the time.

[@blackphillip564]

So sad that young Mike was playing basically with a bunch of old coke heads. Imagine if he had Olajuwon. He'd 10peat.

[@aswadmack4526]

Super facts... And they owed money 😆 😆

[@fvgc454ss]

Bird burned Olajuwon, Erving, Wilkins, Jordan, Rodman, Thomas, Kareem, Magic, all in the playoffs. Jordan is 0-6 against Bird in the playoffs.

[@crimepays8358]

@@fvgc454ss a young jordan*** is 0-6.

[@maxpiatetsky3513]

@@fvgc454ss right, ur forgetting that its not bird, but an extremely experienced veteran bird plus 4 other HOF beat an extremely inexperienced mike who was playing with coke addicts, just shut up bruv you no literally nothing

[@innosanto]

Mike had great team 3 years later. Great teammates.

[@dansgroi1472]

Jordan's athleticism was just better than everyone's. Birds wisdom is just better than anyone's. And had the better over all game. Larry Legend founder 50/40/90 club, twice. 3 straight MVPs. Joined Wilt and Russell only other players to do that. In that ERA. Is completely insane. Bird beat every superstar player(s) of his era. That's even more insane.

[@zt1053]

No doubt Jordan was more athletic but Bird did things that don't show up on stats.

[@christopherjohnson2171]

Jordan's game evolved so much over the course of his career.....I love watching the '80s aggressive, aerial Jordan the most because I love to see athletic players attacking the basket. People more familiar with the 90s Jordan are probably surprised to see him taking so many bank shots at this stage of his career.

[@scheuermann11]

I was at this game, it was heaven on earth, the old Chicago Stadium was awesome.

[@user-xe5fz6se9j]

When MJ’s mid jumpers are falling he’s literally unstoppable. Can’t say that for anyone else.

[@blackphillip564]

Even if you weren't a basketball fan, you *had* to watch Jordan. He was like the Superbowl. You had to *witness* it or you felt like you were missing out on something major.

[@gene081976]

Absolutely true. I wasn’t a fan,... i watched a few games and found it mostly boring. Until I heard of Jordan. When I tried watching a game with Jordan I was hooked. Jordan made NBA basketball fun to watch for non-basketball fans. In the 90s if you only knew 1 person in NBA, it’s Jordan.

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

​@@gene081976 If you knew only one person in the NBA in the 90's it was Michael Jordan ,,,,what in God's name does that mean?

[@gene081976]

@@Gregory-sm9pf In meant if you lived through the 90’s and weren’t even watching or interested in sports or basketball, you’ve heard about Michael Jordan. If you were to ask a person who never even follow basketball much to name one basketball player, likely they’ll say Michael Jordan. The Jordan brand transcended basketball and even sports altogether. The “Michael Jordan” or “Jordan” became something beyond the name of a basketball player or a shoe brand. It got used as a high bar or standard. Everyone who wants to achieve great things in their craft, skills, or industry (etc), often used “To be the ‘Michael Jordan’ of…” [that]. I heard it used in presentations, engineering meetings, product development (not even sports related). “To beat our competitors, we got to be ‘Michael Jordan’.” So yea, everyone with access to media of any kind, heard of Michael Jordan… around the world.

[@winstonhow3614]

What a beautiful era.

[@jackjones4061]

When Jordan moves with the ball, You could tell how smooth he is. Fast , strong , confident etc. MJ is GOAT

[@mandodelossantos2]

Olajuwon owned Jordan

[@mandodelossantos2]

@Chris Paschal Bird didn't own Olajuwon at all, it took the entire Celtics team just to contain Olajuwon from wrecking both sides of the court. But I will say that the 86' playoffs put Bird over Magic on the all time list in my book.

[@mandodelossantos2]

@Chris Paschal and Len Bias wasn't better than Jordan just stop it

[@mandodelossantos2]

@Chris Paschal Olajuwon wasn't guarding Bird, but Bird was definitely trying to HELP guard Olajuwon. Unlike Bird, Olajuwon didn't have the teammates that would allow him to leave his man to help on defense. Just like the majority of his career, the only way to defeat the team Olajuwon was on was to stretch him to thin because he was the anchor on offense and defense. No other player has been asked to do as much as Olajuwon and nobody has been able to win a ring with the caliber of help he had.

[@mandodelossantos2]

@Chris Paschal oh you recall? Do you recall Olajuwon averaging 31p, 12r, 2a, 2s, 4b 52% FG on the Lakers about 11 more points and 3 more rebounds than Ralph? Cuz that's what won the series. Olajuwon had 27 offensive rebounds in that series and his blocks seemed to start a fast break about 75% of the time.

[@EnigmaPhi23]

I remember the 80s basketball and the Celtics and Lakers were just heads up over every other team.

[@lucyaklar6345]

Not true...there was a guy named Magic and the Showtime Lakers

[@irishgrl]

@@lucyaklar6345 he said the Lakers too?

[@misamarinovik6215]

What a match, golden years.

[@MajestixComicsClix]

Slight correction, this was in 1986. You can tell by Bird’s hair lol

[@devrimfener5305]

l made the same comment😄

[@SteveGellerMusic]

Bird's haircut was in 1987. There was a statue carved of Bird for the Boston Sports Museum, and it was unveiled in February, 1988. The sculptor mentioned having to give wooden Larry a "haircut" in the middle of carving it. So unless it took more than a year to carve, the haircut was in 1987.

[@raulgreen8369]

This was on a Friday night on TBS but this was on WFLD-TV 32 & 670 WMAQ. (Miami Vice was on CH. 5)

[@nobodysreview6137]

Jordan was amazing, look like a video game player vs humans.

[@KRHEE]

1987... so Bird in his prime. Its crazy how Dennis Johnson can't do anything defensively against Jordan... and DJ is a HOF defender... and even though Bird has a height + experience advantage over Jordan, its crazy how Jordan still cant guard Bird on a 1 on 1 setting... Bird is absolutely getting easy buckets on Jordan...

[@martyg2333]

Jordan wasn't even guarding Bird the whole game. Bird had a good first half but Jordan had a better second half. If Bird was scoring easy buckets but Jordan scored 11 more points than Bird, what does that tell you? Jordan had a better game statistically but Bird had the better team.

[@chadstone9561]

Bird was like 6'10 and shot high over his head. Unguardable shot

[@ap6160]

The Celtics were just too much for MJ. 4 HOF on the floor. Still, MJ gave them a fight with a weak supporting team and a less capable coach.

[@newnamek96]

Each generational great had their own super team to fight, michael was the celtics and lakers, kobe was the celtics, lebron had to deal with the spurs and warriors, for shaq it was houstin and indiana, allen iverson had to try and survive the lakers after finally beating the pacers, tim duncan had to deal with the miami heat.

[@ap6160]

One Punch Taco if you think these warriors were better than the 80s Celtics or Lakers, then your opinion is worthless.

[@josephbrown7552]

A P these warriors are far better than the Celtics and lakers.

[@josephbrown7552]

Melvyn Singleton not 😂

[@leealtman]

Parish & McHale were really great players but does anyone think they would have won all those titles or been HOF without Bird in their team? Bird made everyone play better and I contend if it had been other similar players they'd be HOF too. As much as I rate MJ, in time it is clearer to me that Bird is the GOAT and that's why MJ never beat him in playoffs even once...

[@vacefron7835]

Michael Jordan scored 48 but The Boston Celtics have won the game as they usually do.

[@AHMAD-2324]

5 First ballot HOF player's vs one All-Star who's only 23 TF did you expect... Which is why Bird and Magic are on record saying once they give him better player around him watch OUT!

[@innosanto]

The important is to make the team play better, nit score. I don't know about this game, but for example iverson would shoot all the time and a pre and have negative impact on the team game many times.

[@J--O--S--E--P--H]

Its because bird assists more than Jordan does because bird has a good knowledge of the court

[@adon31997]

This Chicago team looked like all the old guys passing the ball to the young guy Jordan. Like at the park🤣

[@mandodelossantos2]

No that's not what it was, it was Jordan hogging the ball period

[@dash4800]

@@mandodelossantos2 You know nothing of this team if you think that. They literally had 1 guy that could shoot from outside 10 ft other than MJ. And that was Paxson, who was ok at best. They literally had nobody to draw the D away from Jordan. Even if he passed it to a guy on the wing, if it wasn't Paxson nobody would even bother to step out. The bulls of this year were a terrible half court team if MJ wasn't able to score. I think they were the 4th worst offense in the league that year. You simply cant run offense if you can't make the d step out to guard anyone. Just look at all the times he drives and there are 3 bulls in the paint. What kind of shit is that? Its because they were literally useless anywhere else on the floor. All they could do give the ball to MJ and hope he makes it or they get an offensive rebound.

[@mandodelossantos2]

@@dash4800 wtf? I guess Craig Hodges was just hanging out doing nothing the whole time then huh? The Bulls were a terrible half court team cuz all they did was ISO Jordan and if they didn't crash the boards then they wouldn't get an opportunity that possession cuz 9 times out of 10 Jordan was going to shot it contested or not. Jordan was to blame for the lack of good spacing just as much as anybody else on that Bulls team. Jordan often jumped to pass and would only kick out if he absolutely had to which would often leave his teammates in bad position. I know everything about Jordan and his teams

[@mandodelossantos2]

@@dash4800 nvm I thought I was replying to a comment from another game. But even still, Corzine could shoot from about 19ft, Sam Vincent could score, dude you're just basing what you know off highlights which is stupid

[@bmarsh333]

2 of my all time favorite players

[@cowboys4ever348]

To quote Larry Bird "Early on people were saying Michael didn't have a team mentality. That's because he didn't have a team"

[@innosanto]

Next years he wpuld pass, but not create like Bird or Magic.

[@irishgrl]

I’ve never seen that quote anywhere! And I avidly follow anything Larry Bird related...

[@cowboys4ever348]

@@innosanto They had better players duh 🤦

[@cowboys4ever348]

@@irishgrl Didn't you read the book he co-authored with Magic?

[@MarianoFreyreX]

Woww Both are amazing. Incredible

[@lebumjames7251]

The GOAT MJ

[@alexcrabtree390]

Bird would be just as good in today’s game

[@donjuanismo]

@4:12 Jordan hits MID COURT 3-POINTER at BUZZER! THE GOAT has done this many times!

[@actor21]

The Great Larry Bird jersey 33

[@sananto6896]

You can sense Jordan leading the changing of the guard. Boston to Chicago for the next few World Champions. Six to be exact.

[@Vichedges]

Boston to Chicago? No, After Boston won then LA won two in a row, then the Pistons won two in a row THEN the Bulls won. After the Celtics were done beating on the Bulls the Pistons took over and it took the Bulls another 5 years to make the Finals.

[@Mohaza]

the world is not usa only

[@Fabian6980]

Best small foward in the history of the nba bird

[@DenalPvP]

Fabian69 he should be considered in the top 5 all time

[@Ellivation]

No argument from me 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@scopeworth7781]

Did Lebron die or something?

[@yurhomi4478]

Nothing but facts.

[@savageguy2966]

yeah not lebron haha

[@johnsononey]

Bird with the mullet (before the injuries) was like Superman on the court .

[@owenmeyer1305]

Nice highlights

[@dcfunhouse]

Larry giving MJ yet another lesson ...

[@x-man9473]

Right. If you stack your team up with talent you can win easier. Unfortunately, Jordan chose to build his team up and win more championships than Bird.

[@dcfunhouse]

@@x-man9473 yep, bird went heavy with sichting and fred roberts, lol. Jordan won nothing until Bird's back gave out.

[@x-man9473]

@@dcfunhouse Haha. So I guess Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, and Danny Ainge don't exist. lol

[@irishgrl]

@@x-man9473 Go cry a River lololololololol

[@x-man9473]

@@irishgrl Why? I'm already drowning in Bird fanboy tears. Listening to ya'll live in an alternative reality where your white GOD is the GOAT.

[@JohnnyReb1976]

Clutch performance by McHale as well.

[@fredball8240]

...and Parrish hit some clutch shots and had a key assist to McHale in crunch time..that's how you win games

[@christopherevans9119]

The 2 G.O.A.T.S Magic In the making!🇺🇸✌🏻👍

[@spaceghost319]

Don't know much about Basketball but is this Jordan Prime?!

[@fahadzakir6397]

Luka Doncic and Dirk resemble Bird to me

[@user-iv9er3nr6z]

Dirk nowitzki 7 foot, larry bird needs a step latter to guard 💂‍♂️ dirk nowitzki otherwise 50s points playing against Larry bird

[@lanagorgeous9485]

These guys would both average 50 points a game if they played in this soft NBA League of today!

[@rambothefuckingmachine4541]

They would ban Bird 'cause he'd be too savage for this pussy ass era.

[@lucass8317]

They would suck in this era

[@lucass8317]

Way better competitors

[@lucass8317]

At best they’d average about 23 pts

[@rambothefuckingmachine4541]

Lebron = an unskilled loser

[@montimiller2267]

Bird, Parrish, McHale, where the 1st Big 3(2-7footers>Parrish,McHale, Bird@6'9"), all 3 averaged 10 rebounds a game plus Bird & McHale always avg. over 20pts. per game during their title years with '86 being one of them !!!

[@andrewshutty3345]

23 GOAT, there have been greats be 23 is the real magic!

[@montimiller2743]

Anytime you have a player that averages over 35 points a game is usually a sure sign of a team that is not going far in the playoffs(Kobe couldn't get it done with the Lakers in '05-'06 when he averaged 35.4, and Jordan couldn't get it done from '86-'90 when he averaged over 37 points to 33, it wasn't until Michael brought his scoring down to 31.5 points a game in '91 and starting trusting his other teammates(Pippen, Paxson, Bill Cartwright or otherwise known as alias~Medical Bill~as Jordan used to call him because he was always injured and thus@the medical facility) to pick up the scoring load was he able to finally when the big dance~! Why, because in the playoffs we all know that they play at a higher gear and defense rules the day(which they would use to key in on anyone scoring a lot of points with double teams, traps to get the ball out of their hands and into their teammates hands which is what the defense wants because when a player averages over 35 it usually means that they don't have anyone else on that team that can score). My final point is when a player averages over 30 it's more than likely they will not be as successful during the playoffs unless you have Stephen Curry on your team followed by teammates(Durant, Thompson, Green, A.I., Cousins)!!!

[@josephbrown7552]

You said nothing but bullshit. Jordan didn’t make it far before pippen because he always faced a superteam with no help. And even when they got pippen, he was trash his first 2 seasons and wasn’t a All-Star. Jordan averaged 33 ppg in the 89-90 season and they still made it to the ECF and they only lost because a all star pippen couldnt play in game 7 against a loaded pistons team with 3 all star hall of famers. Pippen, Cartwright, And Paxon all have terrible playoff numbers. Look it up.

[@melvynsngltn27]

Remember Bird was so good Kevin McHale averaged 26ppg in 1987, Robert Parish 17.5ppg, Danny Ainge & Dennis Johnson over 13. While Bird averaged 28.1ppg and 9.2rbs when both Mchale & Robert Parish averaged 10rpg. Jordan would never let Pippen or anybody shoot that much

[@martyg2333]

@@melvynsngltn27 That's some crazy teams stats. Those Celtics were unreal. I'd still take the '96 Bulls team though. The Bulls had scoring and more importantly their defense was insanely good, possibly the best defensive team ever.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@martyg2333 playing weaker teams.

[@megawatt13]

Loved watching Bird play, thanks for the video, but Bird is GOAT!!

[@liyinghui7970]

megawatt13 nooo

[@harryshelton3106]

Ah ah ah, the man who has 10 scoring titles 6 NBA championships and avg 30.15 throughout his NBA career which is more points than any other NBA player including Wilt past and present um is the G.O.A.T

[@donovanm5128]

Harry Shelton if bird had stayed healthy he could’ve made an argument for the goat the way he was going but mj is definitely the goat.

[@jonquist7089]

Impressive what Jordan was able to pull off here. But it takes a team to conquer.

[@SteveGellerMusic]

For the younguns: 1. This is a pretty good illustration of why the Jordan Bulls never beat the Bird Celtics in a playoff game. The Celtics were a complete team with a ton of weapons. By the time Pippen and Grant had become stars in Chicago, the Celtics' run was already on its last legs because of age and injury (and the death of 2 players). 2. The Washington Bullets, mentioned early, became the Washington Wizards about a decade after this game. 3. The Chicago coach is Doug Collins, who would later coach Jordan as a Wizard, 3 years after Jordan had retired from the Bulls. 4. This was one of Bird's 50-40-90 seasons, which is showcased by how many free throws he nails effortlessly. 5. At one point Jordan is guarded by Rick Carlisle, later the longtime coach of the Mavericks. 6. Charles Oakley found his most success as a Knick in the 90's, and he was later regarded as one of the Knicks' most visible fans for years. 7. Zone defense during this era was considered "illegal" and resulted in a technical foul shot. There was no "defensive 3 seconds" rule at this time, though. 8. People often remarked at the time (and later, from clips), how White the Boston crowd was in the 80's, as a proxy for Boston's racist history. This Chicago crowd looks....very White as well.

[@ram0666]

They only played 2 best of 5 series so when we use the word EVER it sounds like something that goes on and on. Firsst of all with a starting lineup of Dave Corzine, Charles Oakley, Sedale Threat and John Paxon with Gene Banks the 6th man to go with MJ to play against one of the best Dynasties ever is as big a mismatch that you wil ever get.Second MJ average about 39 combined and destroyed Boston. The Bulls started rebuilding from the bottom and were only a couple years in. Remember when they drafted Pippen. He averaged 7 pts in his first and about 12 in his second. People thought he may have been a bust. The fact of the matter was as MJ's game matured you could have replaced pippen with a dozen guys and the Bulls would have still dominated and if Pippen were somewhere else nobody would know who he is.

[@Nc-yt7rx]

Forgot to put the rest of Bird's stat line in.. 37pts, 5rb, 10 fkin assists!, 1 steal, 2 blks... LMAO MJ got his 40 plus point game though... Whoopty Doo.. 😂

[@johnnyseahorse3588]

Then his 6 rings with 2 three peats

[@actavisnotech]

Johnny Seahorse you do realize jordan beat players that weren’t even in their prime and players that wouldn’t even make it into today’s game and didn’t start winning till Scotty showed up lmfaoo Kareem better

[@lucass8317]

ActavisNoTech yep finally someone who sees lebron as goat or Kareem

[@lucass8317]

Johnny Seahorse did u not read his comment he played trash competition jordan would be demar derozen in today’s league but a little better Larry on the other hand

[@johnnyseahorse3588]

Lucas S lmao mj averaged 33 ppg in playoffs on some of the best defense ever.. DEROZAN?? LMAO classic youtube commenter. Thank u for the laugh ya fuckin troll

[@swaglord1522]

1:30 "some people say larry bird cant dunk "lmao

[@ofeliamartinez4567]

Q joven se veía Jordan !!!! 😍

[@ADN1996]

bird had every excuse to not be good at basketball other than his height and despite all that still becomes, arguably, the best ever.

[@lucasrm7]

4:20 is Michael Jordan, man, no more

[@user-iv9er3nr6z]

Machael Jordan 63 points playing against Larry bird

[@tangiers59]

Well, MJ might have fared well scoring against Larry Bird, but could he have against a 35 year old Jason Terry coming off the bench?

[@theguy9150]

tangiers59 too much for MJ. I heard that Jason stoped the “goat” in a finals.

[@NyQuilDonut]

Coming off the bench, but he was the #2 player on that team.

[@tangiers59]

@@NyQuilDonut You a Mavs fan?

[@Udon_Noodle]

Just like how Kobe did, swept by depth he has no answer to. He goes out the game for 1 minute, they down by 15.

[@lainiwakura4678]

@@tangiers59 I'm guessing a Lebron fan trying to somehow rationalize the situation. But it's completely indefensible and that's the hilarious thing about it.

[@raypratt3611]

Thing is Bird coulda scored a lot more but he didn't need to cuz he had other guys that could score the ball as well and honestly kinda sums up his career,cuz his whole career he could of had bigger numbers,but lets not forget Larry Bird also out rebounded some centers for career numbers and he also avg 6 asst a gm as well,just a beast of a player and even tho jordan probably wouldnt admit it,he WAS the roadblock out of the east for jordan and Bird was 23-11 against jordan including 2 sweeps in the first rounds of the playoffs,u can tell Bjrd loved to play Jordan even in his last few yrs as jordadn pretty much had to wait for Bird and then Thomas with Detroit as Mj said himself he was glad to see the Legend retire,

[@Hero-3]

Goats get remembered but legends never die.

[@EliteMiko35]

Man I want to see a guy like Bird in today's NBA

[@j34xalphaking87]

He would most likely dominate. He had it all.

[@wabwab8155]

Luka and jokic played like him

[@dr.aisaitl7439]

@@wabwab8155 Porzingis too, and Alex Caruso

[@keem3795]

The one legend Mike didn’t defeat although he didn’t really have a team lol

[@innosanto]

He had in other years but still did not defeat.

[@J--O--S--E--P--H]

​@@innosantoGreat answer for this argument

[@williamkoscielniak7871]

Skip Carey and Bill Russell on the broadcast? Crazy!

[@matthiashorne9606]

Great duel

[@FavreianVengeance]

Bird GOAT. Reality check. I don't even have to watch to the end to know Bird won the game.

[@donovanm5128]

deadly steele first, chill lol. This and Jordan’s 63 are the only great games he had against the Celtics. They could both score on anyone, but mj had the better defense. Larry bird was a better shooter, passer, and rebounder. If he had stayed healthy he could’ve easily won more championships and mvps. If he had the same longevity Jordan did, I Jordan wouldn’t have 6 championships or mvps.

[@x-man9473]

@@donovanm5128 Bird played 13 years. Jordan played 15. Only 2 extra years. And those 2 years were with the Wizards when he was almost 40 years old. Bird is great-don't get me wrong. But he can't take on Jordan

[@ericwatler23]

BIRD is the best power forward. Dr. J is the most fanciest power forward

[@anonymoususer2080]

Bird was a small forward

[@dennissmith9294]

Larry Bird was never a power fwd. Small fwd like Dr. J.

[@bordertown]

@@dennissmith9294 Yes he was. Bird played power forward in the first half of the 80s when Cedric Maxwell was the small forward.

[@gingataisen]

Most fanciest?

[@soundwave7647]

Jordan vs Bird... Now in stores for your Nintendo Entertainment System. Supplies are Limited, act now.

[@jamescaricola6439]

Bird still to me is the second best he second person I would pick after MJ. Not career or numbers just what they did how they did it and the fear they instilled. The killer mentality. Two best ever right here

[@vacefron7835]

People post this video in the hopes of "shamming" Larry Legend when in fact they show that MJ never beat Larry once in this career.

[@JamesSmith-xo3vj]

lol what?

[@MuddyPoppins]

Who won? ...yeah Larry's the GOAT.

[@hugomarques2096]

Bahaha

[@miwasada]

Jordan.. amazing...

[@albertodominguez65]

Two great players. One playing for himself, the other playing for the team. Pippen was in that season but he had no chances.

[@rubberman2006]

Here’s the biggest stat of this game : Assists - Jordan 1, Bird 10

[@stanjanusas2885]

Yup

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Jordan learnt from Bird, I believe... here MJ is getting better learning from the best at the time. You don't win without knowing how to lose. The Celtics made Chicago to improve, as they did with Detroit. That's how it used to work

[@x-man9473]

@J B They will ignore this because they hate Jordan. This new epidemic of Jordan haters is sad.

[@x-man9473]

@J B A lot of people have trouble accepting that Jordan could actually be as good as he was. There always has to be a series of "what ifs" and hypothetical situations to tear Jordan's legacy down.

[@johannesswillery7855]

@J B How would anyone know?

[@tejaybe_sensei]

Young Jordan. He had no teammates. No Scottie pippen, no coach. Nothing. He was straight willing his team. Bird did his thing. But let's keep everything in context. The Celtics we're already established, Robert parrish, Larry, Kevin McHale, etc etc etc all hall famers IN THEIR PRIMES. So yes Jordan couldn't beat this team alone.

[@mandodelossantos2]

You don't know crap about NBA history and you can tell by that comment

[@mandodelossantos2]

He couldn't even 1 single win in the playoffs against that team but a 22y old soccer player from Africa took them to game 6 of the Finals. Just shows you how over hyped Jordan is

[@vicenteestrada5832]

Q *Juegaaazoooooooo*

[@eddy5097]

Bird had what MJ had he could get into that zone that would bring out his best effort 2 amazing players

[@ITACHI-hr8eu]

Bird would whoop Jordan ass on a regular basis, its only after he retired that he started winning championships... in fact he celebrated Birds retirement lol

[@ricardolozano6265]

Especially when Jordan scored 63 points against the 86 celtics and Bird referred to Jordan as God in sneakers right

[@ricardolozano6265]

The pistons ended the celtics run the bulls ended the pistons run

[@danielclark1247]

Avi checks out

[@juungakagi4262]

@@ricardolozano6265 the Celtics were out of their prime.

[@ricardolozano6265]

@@juungakagi4262 in 1986

[@jefflinke2772]

Can you imagine Jordan, Bird, Magic, LeBron and Shaq on the same team in their prime?

[@rambothefuckingmachine4541]

Lebum would be the fifth option.

[@mistersavage5897]

No he would make Shaq and magic three point shooters

[@maniacmasturbator2411]

Jeff Linke no way they could all co-exist, unless it was the Olympics or something.

[@tenebris693]

@@maniacmasturbator2411 I know this is late but... "Imagine"

[@fredball8240]

There wouldn't be enough possessions to satisfy their greatness..somebody would always be under utilized

[@43Magicman]

The Legend road the Goat? Every time. lmao!

[@charlesdjones1]

I swear that sounds like Skip Carrey calling the game, watched a ton of Braves games back in my day.

[@TheChameleonCarroll]

Yeshua Bless everyone

[@M1GarandPing]

There is no god besides allah. The god of Jesus the son of the virgin Mary.. the god of Moses.

[@alexcyr1705]

Larry's better

[@gingataisen]

With McHale and Parish, sure.

[@donovanm5128]

gingataisen bird won 3 straight mvps in his prime, had he not gotten hurt after the third mvp he could’ve won more and won more championships.

[@maniacmasturbator2411]

Human Effigy Bird shouldn’t have beat up that bartender in the 85’ playoffs. I don’t know if Boston would have beaten LA anyway, but who knows. Bird’s shooting numbers clearly went down after hurting his hand on that bartender’s head

[@nonymous590]

Better team

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Bird had a super team

[@Jbf-76]

The late great Kobe Bryant (RIP) Said it best about Bird.. The younger generation has a lot of work to do to understand Birds greatness because as Kobe put it “Bird was just $$$”

[@acornsucks2111]

Bird beat Jordan 23-11 head to head.

[@mihajloje1829]

He had 5 all stars in a team and jordan didnt have any single star

[@Nc-yt7rx]

Bird won in multiple systems with multiple coaches and multiple teammates. MJ never won without pippen, grant, rodman or the triangle offense..

[@gingataisen]

All HoF teams, though.

[@Nc-yt7rx]

@@gingataisen yes you're correct, mj now has pippen, and rodman in the hof.

[@blackphillip564]

MJ's mid-range game was like Ali's jab

[@teofemo7000]

Good analogy.

[@tabathabrabham6419]

MICHAEL JEFFERY JORDAN #23 G.O.A.T

[@DonnyDelco]

Nobody uses the bank shot anymore

[@nihatkayar3170]

Share, the GOAT.

[@robertbarlett4570]

They are both great. Remember Bird did have to score 48. He just needed to win the game. ;)

[@lawrenceschramm4661]

Mike was the greatest, but he had to learn to spread it around before he got his rings.

[@Yaya11998]

Those announcers hatin on Mike giving Larry bird all the compliments when he makes a good play but when Jordan makin half court buzzer beaters they have nothing to say smh sick

[@lhart99]

God damn Bird can drop dimes from the top of the key all fucking day long!

[@timnic9242]

LOL Paxton trying to play cool too 10:50

[@mlw7695]

Bird, Mchale, Parrish. That Celtics team was amazing. Todays NBA just doesn't compare.