NBA Finals: Larry Bird EVERY PLAY for

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

This full news report from WBZ in 1981 can be found here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2aoppJtZdSlj5Y Past segments can be found here: Game 5 vs 76ers - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKaXnHp_rceimZo Game 6 vs 76ers - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2OWeHd8fq-qqa8 Game 5 vs Rockets - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Dbd4lrmLhgfq8 Larry Bird Highlight Reel (every shot of the series) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXa8o5dmhtx9qbM

[@stiofandundealgan1280]

Oh Oh Oh, Larry Legend, still a pure delight to watch the GOAT !

[@nelsonco8344]

The GOAT, Larry Legend BIRD.

[@sugarnads]

No carrying. No travelling. No mystery fouls. Entertaining hard ball.

[@Mfthug-g6g]

Boring 😂

[@irishgrl]

Love this! Young Larry is amazing!

[@mikjord]

Legendary

[@NBAHistoryCLNS]

Here’s game 5. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Dbd4lrmLhgfq8 Don’t forget to subscribe 😇

[@joshswicegood3253]

Holy freaking crap! You can tell he slowed down after the 84 season. Those injuries….just think if wasn’t plagued with injuries just how far he could have went? Even with them he still put up crazy stats.

[@chadstone7468]

I honestly think bird would have seriously given Michael Jordan a run for his money as the goat if it wasn't for the injuries. Bird was basically Kevin Durant, but a better rebounder and passer

[@remogatron1010]

@@chadstone7468 HELL NO! Jordan was always the better athlete physical wise.

[@jameslaughter5183]

@@remogatron1010 Jordan was an athlete but his first 3 seasons were losing seasons and Jordan went 0 and 3 against bird in the playoffs.

[@Mfthug-g6g]

@@jameslaughter5183 superteam Celtics one of the greatest team of all time according to people

[@BasketballHighway19]

This video should be on the algorithm everytime people search for the 81 finals

[@JoeKoOhNo]

Great video. Bird was awesome.

[@callumrussell97]

14:11 larry started running down the court b4 it went in 😂😂

[@GaryBrowder-kw2iq]

Bird was the best quarterback in nba history nobody got the ball down court deep like Larry

[@korgond]

Prime and healthy Bird is a delight to watch

[@forestgump8357]

Bird averaged 15 points 15 rebounds 7 assists and a bit over 2 steals a game. He lead the Celtics in rebounds, assists and steals. What a great overall series.

[@JohnnyUtah26]

Larry Bird is so entertaining to watch.

[@dalegriffin6768]

For a guy that's not supposed to be athletic he sure is doing a lot of athletic things 😮

[@cjpapasito]

Great hands.

[@benjaminmcclure3565]

I’m going to make this simple, bird did more with less steps than the guys who make travels all game

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

LoL! Some of them have season passes from Greyhound because of all the travelling they do

[@sugarnads]

And they need bellhops with all the carrying they do...

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

@@sugarnads LoL! I wonder 🤔 if their good tippers?

[@jameslaughter5183]

@@Gregory-sm9pf they're as in they are.

[@dexterjankaren]

Dude was a vicious rebounder.

[@michaelcollier7987]

It’s totally impossible to assess how Truly Great Larry Bird was without seeing him Play up close and in front. Somehow he Made everyone around him better

[@samn3276]

It really is! A true master at his craft!

[@chefgromano5025]

Bird greatest outlet passer of all time? You don’t hear about that discussion

[@BigYARK]

Bird should have 3 finals mvps instead of 2, so should Kareem

[@jameslaughter5183]

Disagree, Kareem had ONE Ring in his first Eleven years then he became great and, coincidentally, Magic arrived.

[@callumrussell97]

Larry with the unbelievable hustle

[@nathanc30]

You can tell bird is the gas in that engine. Everybody moves faster when hes on the floor. Everyone, On offense and defense... Pay attention because he thinks faster than all of you.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

How can anyone watching this.... ever say that Larry Bird was slow ?! If that's slow... I will take it everyday.... all day! Bird was all over the floor ..that guy was doing everything! Amazing!!!

[@jameslaughter5183]

Most pundits think athletic is how high can a player jump. Bird was athletic in having the quickest ever mind/body reactions in addition he had a 30 inch vertical, could easily dunk two handed and, after watching numerous full Bird games, I've never seen him run down from behind. Not even Hakeem Olajuwon could catch Bird.

[@jjs777fzr]

Yeah I would have liked to see a rookie Bird vs rookie MJ matchup. Bird was so tough. He had it all. Rebounding passing and shooting.

[@stamato3]

8:19 "Boy he made that look easy"

[@dutchtea8354]

LB the real MVP

[@cindyknudson2715]

These games are so much fun to watch and so interesting as well.❤️ I wonder if it was more fun to play then too. 🤔 ☘️ Larry Legend

[@dalegriffin6768]

Bird was so athletic at this time,he hurt his back in 86,so he wasn't as athletic but he still dominated,he was just an unbelievable incredible player

[@scotttyson7970]

How Basketball is Supposed to be played.The Larry Bird Teams showed us how

[@frankdascoli709]

Looks plenty athletic to me. PS I love not seeing the high 5s after every free throw. Imagine asking LB for a high 5 after missing a FT?😂😂😂

[@cindyknudson2715]

😂

[@jameslaughter5183]

I'm a Cedric Maxwell fan, but it was a travesty that Bird did not win 1981 Finals MVP.

[@scotttyson7970]

My man Cornbread Maxwell from Northh. Carolina baby.

[@drummer8by2]

Slow my A**, in his prime, until he hurt his back and had the double Achilles surgery, he was not slow at all ...

[@RedGarnett-n2p]

He wasn't super fast either

[@cindyknudson2715]

​@@RedGarnett-n2p How often is sprinting required in basketball?

[@Amick44]

​@@RedGarnett-n2pthere is a clip here on YT of Terry Cummings. Cummings said simply "he wasn't fast, he wasn't slow, he was somewhere in between."

[@cindyknudson2715]

Does anybody know - is there a comparable video of Cedric Maxwell in this series?? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to compare the two to see why Maxwell got the MVP for this series?

[@RedGarnett-n2p]

Larry Bird always played back in these days with at least three other All-Stars

[@jameslaughter5183]

1978-79 Celtics were 29-53 then Celtics gave up Bob McAdoo, their top scorer, and with ZERO other changes The 1979-80 Celtics went 61-21. That was before Paris, McHale, and Dennis Johnson.

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

Cornbreath Ronnie Maxwell fall down EVER DAM TIME he shoot the ball

[@dalegriffin6768]

People need to just watch 1 minute of these videos and realize how great Bird was,in my opinion he was the greatest player of all time, Jordan was 2nd and Russell 3rd and LeBron 4th, Magic 5th.And before it's said and done Jokic will be in the top 5

[@jameslaughter5183]

It seems nobody understands Bill Russell. Russell set Every playoff rebound record; in one finals 7 game series, Russell averaged 29.5 rebounds per game. Also in every playoff series Celtics opponents had lower shooting percentages than against other playoff teams. In 7 playoff series, Russell even held Chamberlain well below his usual shooting percentage.

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

2:46 Look at coach Ronnie Harris. He was T.O.’d 🤣 Well 🤷🏼 that’s what his dadgum bahind gets for going against Larry By God Bird. Maybe next time he’ll THINK ABOUT IT 🤣😁

[@dalegriffin6768]

Who ever said the Celtics were a half court team was an idiot

[@jameslaughter5183]

You're not.

[@capitanfuturo594]

Larry Bird is the best all-around player in NBA history.

[@jameslaughter5183]

21 rebounds in games 1 and 2 against Moses Malone, greatest all time offensive rebounder, says you are 100% correct !!!