"He dropping more people than At&t"! 😂😂😂. I love watching the guys on the Hawks bench every time!😂😂😂. Cliff Livingston said they got fined $100..... He said it was the best $100 seat he ever had! 😂
In Bird’s biography DRIVE, he said he saw double the rest of the game against Portland, and had to guess where to shoot. When asked why he played hurt, he always said the same thing: it was time to go to work, no excuses. He owed it to his bosses and the fans. No one thinks that way today. ❤️❤️
It's funny all the young guys. I see that start watching Larry and watch several of his videos. He's slowly starts moving in the top 10 the top five and then he's all the sudden Nick to neck with MJ or LeBron, whichever one they have but the very top because if anyone watches enough of Larry Bird, they'll realize he was as good as anybody that ever played
Absolutely Right. Bird vs Magic is the Greatest "Rivalry" in NBA History. I remember those Celtics vs Lakers games,and even today nothing gets closer to that "Atmosphere" inside the "Garden" or the "Staples Center". It was Really Electricfying. .
There are great player. There are “GOATs”. Then there is Larry Bird … the legend. He didn’t choose than name. His fans, his rivals etc gave that name to him … Larry Legend … the greatest all around ball player in history.
Out of all the people that I react to you are my favorite. So glad you found bird. Did you see the sit down tnt Indy glory with Bird Miller Thomas . There is another one nba top shots with bird dec 2023. Your reaction was so fun to watch!!!thanks
Ironically, that 3 pointer against Atlanta where Bird fell into the trainer (which he called beforehand) was waved off because of a foul before the shot.
@@snowflakehunter No it wasn't. That was the shot where he said "rainbow, trainer's lap." He shot a 3 and fell into the trainer, but a foul was called before the shot, so it didn't count.
The same game that Bird scored 47 points mostly with his Left hand..?? Or is the one he scored 60 points..?? Whatever,even the Hawks players on the bench were having a blast seing Bird doing Bird things. The Legend.
It’s so gratifying to see you young folks enjoying Bird the way we old heads did 40+ years ago. It really was amazing to watch. Nothing like it since, either. BTW, it was Isaiah Thomas he dropped. And his iconic steal/dish off to DJ was against Laimbeer on Isaiah’s soft inbound lob. Best single moment in NBA b-ball for me. Thank you for your appreciation!
When I watch this with you- and I've seen this Mixtape countless times- I'm thinking about what's happening now in hoops. Specifically, Caitlin Clark- a phenom player who's taking everyone else down, grinding out the fundamentals, record- setting, crazy shooting skills. She's bringing the Bird's level of excitement to the women's game, and it's a joy to see. Hell, ANYONE rocking it at this level is exciting and gives you hope for the game. Is Caitlin the female Larry Legend? Time will tell 🙂
It was a Big Team Revery Between Lakers Vs Celtics Back Then BUT What Really made It Was Like Bird & Magic Were The Generals Of Their War Teams. You Don't See War Teams Now Days.
Larry in his last season 91/92, the game you showed and said some about Bird's shot, he had to wear some kind a of full torso armor. That's why he looks kind of stiff!❤
Hi Solid! That was great! Yeah those guys were fined. There’s a great video by Nick Smith called “why you never poke Larry Bird”. One of the guys that was fined, I believe it was Cliff Livingston said it was the best money he had ever spent (especially since he had front row seats to the most unbelievable game!) Edit: (oops wrong video above, thats the “other” game against the Hawk’s, also worth watching though) From Nick Smith The FUNNIEST Larry Bird Trash Talking Story - He dropped 60 POINTS!
I agree without a doubt, if Larry hadnt had the back issues, he would have more rings and would have possibly upset the first 3 peat of the Bulls which would have been utterly amazing to watch.
How the defender failed? He had an instantaneous decision to make on whether Bird will shoot, pass, drive, or stop cold. Looks like he thought Bird would stop cold and he attempted a steal.
The NBA didn't play the night Larry had his retirement evening! And the Boston Garden was sold out, you couldn't get a ticket! And the right man 😛23💯 took over and made it global!
Larry made his team Hall of Famers! If you have a look at the games in play off's or other important games, you'll see the stats: Bird 27 points, Kevin 24 points, Parish 21 points. Just the frontline. And with DJ and DA, DA who destroyed the league in '88 in 3 pointers! It's still a team game, but somebody has to lead them🍀33! Imagine he cared about stats, or he would be black like Rodmann said. Imagine a black, athletic Bird😂!?❤❤❤
Ali Frazier was the #1 rivalry of all time. Those were the two best fighters in the world and they were fighting each other for the heavyweight championship of the world both undefeated. IT had never happened in history. All their fights we're exciting and brutal. Everyone in the world knew who Ali and Frazier were.
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) career fg%,tp%,ft% 1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84 2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73 3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89 4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72 5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88 Bird has the second highest game winning percentage right behind Magic (10 games off).
I'd like that Larry hadn't to put an air crone on his head🫅🏿🐐🤕! Watch "a legend in green", Larry Bird as humbled as you can be as superstar,🍀33. and if you watched "Bird is the word-15 minutes of Larry.." sees, there are not many in his league. I can't not count more than 10 as good as him, knowing it's a team game!❤❤❤.!
I hope you check back on this and see it, as I'm going to expand on a thought I've had that I shared on another young man's channel, basically that while everyone else paced their game as a series of trots, sprints, and rests. I suspect that led players to get static on offense when they're off the ball, since it's rest time, but not Bird. He paced himself as if each game was a marathon, so he was especially dangerous with his off-ball movement. How else could a "slow, chubby White guy" get so many elite Black players saying things like "he wore our asses out"? That's the short version of what I said there, but the new thing is that by playing that way, Larry never gave you any time, so once you fell behind mentally, it's hard to catch up. The cool part of my earlier comment involved "pursuit predation" (look it up, humanity, fuck yeah!), and this is in keeping with that comparison. Or to put it a different way, once he had them second-guessing themselves, he never gave them enough time to mentally regroup and stabilize. Massive hidden trait, if it's supportable.
Also, while his back was a bad one, his bone spurs might well have done him worse, since those grow inside the Achilles' tendon. Painful as hell because of that, but the location means literally slicing off the heel bone so you can turn it inside-out, and smooth down the bone. Then you presumably insert some bone screws, close the patient up and cast them, and hope for the best. That's a severely underrated injury, and I've seen it casually tossed around, like with Eric Berry in KC.
" On top of all these accomplishments and all these things he does, Larry Bird plays hurt" And that sports fans IS THE DIFFERENCE! That's what separates the MJs and Larry Birds from every modern era player. Sick, in pain, hurt or injured, those guys played all 82 year in and year out. If Lenny Bias had lived Bird would have had 5 or 6 rings. There would be no such thing as the Bad Boy Pistons. No Rockets Repeat either. Jordan might only have 4.
Red Sox vs. Yankees. when I was a kid it was Magc vs. Bird and the Red Sox vs. The Yankees though honestly... Russel vs. Chamberlin or Russel vs. West then again Celtics and Lakers have always had an intense rivalry same as Yankees and Red Sox.. typing this out makes me realize how spoiled rotten I am as a sports fan in New England I have the two biggest rivalry in sports history plus football GOAT/GOD Tom Brady and the greatest DH to ever play baseball in David Ortiz the greatest defensemen to play hockey in Bobby Orr(wish I could have watched him live.) not too mention the greatest winner in sports Bill Russel or Larry Bird . but yeah I think your original question was rivalries in sports. I can think of three most iconic in sports history Red sox Vs Yankees, Celtics Vs. Lakers, Ali Vs. Frazier, oh and Kobe had Paul Peirce, Peirce just had to wait until he actually had a team built around him about ten years after he came into the league. but that is because Boston is not LA. (harder to get free agents to come here... in all sports... whiich is why the R.S. suck now.... they no pay... but expect me to...)
"He dropping more people than At&t"! 😂😂😂. I love watching the guys on the Hawks bench every time!😂😂😂. Cliff Livingston said they got fined $100..... He said it was the best $100 seat he ever had! 😂
Larry and Magic were huge all way back to college. Graduated the same year entered the league at the same year. They were always going head to head
Solid you had an ear to ear grin the second you hit play! Much love my friend 🥰
thank you so much
Me too! Solid is SOLID.. If I see his big smile I click...
@@KQuLonnie Definitely Magic and Bird had the greatest rivalry, also made better that they became such good friends also.
In Bird’s biography DRIVE, he said he saw double the rest of the game against Portland, and had to guess where to shoot. When asked why he played hurt, he always said the same thing: it was time to go to work, no excuses. He owed it to his bosses and the fans. No one thinks that way today. ❤️❤️
I was lucky enough to witness live the story of Larry Legend being written
It's funny all the young guys. I see that start watching Larry and watch several of his videos. He's slowly starts moving in the top 10 the top five and then he's all the sudden Nick to neck with MJ or LeBron, whichever one they have but the very top because if anyone watches enough of Larry Bird, they'll realize he was as good as anybody that ever played
Absolutely Right.
Bird vs Magic is the Greatest "Rivalry" in NBA History.
I remember those Celtics vs Lakers games,and even today nothing gets closer to that "Atmosphere" inside the "Garden" or the "Staples Center".
It was Really Electricfying.
.
In all of sports history, not just the NBA
I watched Celtics Lakers in 80's and it was awesomeness!
Bird was the best top tier all-around player to ever play the game of basketball. He is Mr. Basketball.
There are great player. There are “GOATs”. Then there is Larry Bird … the legend. He didn’t choose than name. His fans, his rivals etc gave that name to him … Larry Legend … the greatest all around ball player in history.
Now you are like us, giggling at this mixtape, enjoying the pure amazingness that is Bird, no matter how many times we watch it! Welcome to the club!
Out of all the people that I react to you are my favorite. So glad you found bird. Did you see the sit down tnt Indy glory with Bird Miller Thomas . There is another one nba top shots with bird dec 2023. Your reaction was so fun to watch!!!thanks
I appreciate it your support goes along way in my heart
Ironically, that 3 pointer against Atlanta where Bird fell into the trainer (which he called beforehand) was waved off because of a foul before the shot.
@@snowflakehunter No it wasn't. That was the shot where he said "rainbow, trainer's lap." He shot a 3 and fell into the trainer, but a foul was called before the shot, so it didn't count.
The same game that Bird scored 47 points mostly with his Left hand..??
Or is the one he scored 60 points..??
Whatever,even the Hawks players on the bench were having a blast seing Bird doing Bird things.
The Legend.
Watching this tape never gets old. This is probably the greatest Ultimate Mix Tape out of all of them. Great reaction as always bro.
It’s so gratifying to see you young folks enjoying Bird the way we old heads did 40+ years ago. It really was amazing to watch. Nothing like it since, either. BTW, it was Isaiah Thomas he dropped. And his iconic steal/dish off to DJ was against Laimbeer on Isaiah’s soft inbound lob. Best single moment in NBA b-ball for me. Thank you for your appreciation!
❤😂🎉Larry Legend 🌏🌍🌎
Excellent commentary as usual, Solid. I always gain a new perspective when I watch you videos.
When I watch this with you- and I've seen this Mixtape countless times- I'm thinking about what's happening now in hoops. Specifically, Caitlin Clark- a phenom player who's taking everyone else down, grinding out the fundamentals, record- setting, crazy shooting skills. She's bringing the Bird's level of excitement to the women's game, and it's a joy to see. Hell, ANYONE rocking it at this level is exciting and gives you hope for the game. Is Caitlin the female Larry Legend? Time will tell 🙂
Yeah her and angle Reese with be the next bird and magic there going make the WNBA WATCHABLE
@@KQuLonnie Yes! And for those who don't know, how about a reaction to Caitlin Clark? Show everyone how she's tearing it up?
Funny when you mentioned the stare from Bird. Larry did that as an opportunity to let the clock run down.
He hated leaving ANYTHING on the clock.
7:55 I love this proto-jelly lay right here. beauty
Solid, go back and look at Bird's eyes at the 10:46 mark. Those are the eyes of a killer shark. Cold, dark, killer eyes.
It was a Big Team Revery Between Lakers Vs Celtics Back Then BUT What Really made It Was Like Bird & Magic Were The Generals Of Their War Teams. You Don't See War Teams Now Days.
Larry in his last season 91/92, the game you showed and said some about Bird's shot, he had to wear some kind a of full torso armor. That's why he looks kind of stiff!❤
Deja Vu all over again!
Bring back memories
In the finals every shot was contested so hard. Big time physical!
Hi Solid! That was great!
Yeah those guys were fined. There’s a great video by Nick Smith called “why you never poke Larry Bird”. One of the guys that was fined, I believe it was Cliff Livingston said it was the best money he had ever spent (especially since he had front row seats to the most unbelievable game!)
Edit: (oops wrong video above, thats the “other” game against the Hawk’s, also worth watching though)
From Nick Smith
The FUNNIEST Larry Bird Trash Talking Story - He dropped 60 POINTS!
It was a amazing game I figured all off them got fined
And you always knew you were going to see something amazing at least once per game. These are hand picked but there were so many more.
Larry Bird vision the eye of sauron
I agree without a doubt, if Larry hadnt had the back issues, he would have more rings and would have possibly upset the first 3 peat of the Bulls which would have been utterly amazing to watch.
How the defender failed? He had an instantaneous decision to make on whether Bird will shoot, pass, drive, or stop cold. Looks like he thought Bird would stop cold and he attempted a steal.
with both hands, how u defend that?
love this mixtape
The NBA didn't play the night Larry had his retirement evening! And the Boston Garden was sold out, you couldn't get a ticket! And the right man 😛23💯 took over and made it global!
I like “ the Birds Nest “ idea ! FIRST ,, “The Russell Hustle” as he is the Greatest EVER !
Besides the skillset, what a character he is ... NBA misses this kind of players ..... 😂
The NickSmithNBA channel has a video that includes interviews with participants, including "the guys on the bench" from the 60pt game.
Have you seen _Bird is the Word - 15 minutes of highlights?_
Larry made his team Hall of Famers! If you have a look at the games in play off's or other important games, you'll see the stats: Bird 27 points, Kevin 24 points, Parish 21 points. Just the frontline. And with DJ and DA, DA who destroyed the league in '88 in 3 pointers! It's still a team game, but somebody has to lead them🍀33! Imagine he cared about stats, or he would be black like Rodmann said. Imagine a black, athletic Bird😂!?❤❤❤
Larry/ayrton senna/ ali the 3 forever in the sport
Larry and Magic are best friends now. Jordan is close to both.
Ali Frazier was the #1 rivalry of all time. Those were the two best fighters in the world and they were fighting each other for the heavyweight championship of the world both undefeated. IT had never happened in history. All their fights we're exciting and brutal. Everyone in the world knew who Ali and Frazier were.
He called the Rainbow from the trainer, from his place! To stuff Larry falling into the trainer, i'd like to hear from🍀33 himself!
Yay! Welcome back!
Glade to be back
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) career fg%,tp%,ft%
1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84
2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73
3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89
4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72
5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88
Bird has the second highest game winning percentage right behind Magic (10 games off).
Yea & Thats Because Larry Only Played 6-Games In 1989.
I always say that if Bird had a normal length career. Everyone would have him #1 or #2. All time
Thanks!
I appreciate the the donation
I'd like that Larry hadn't to put an air crone on his head🫅🏿🐐🤕! Watch "a legend in green", Larry Bird as humbled as you can be as superstar,🍀33. and if you watched "Bird is the word-15 minutes of Larry.." sees, there are not many in his league. I can't not count more than 10 as good as him, knowing it's a team game!❤❤❤.!
I hope you check back on this and see it, as I'm going to expand on a thought I've had that I shared on another young man's channel, basically that while everyone else paced their game as a series of trots, sprints, and rests. I suspect that led players to get static on offense when they're off the ball, since it's rest time, but not Bird. He paced himself as if each game was a marathon, so he was especially dangerous with his off-ball movement.
How else could a "slow, chubby White guy" get so many elite Black players saying things like "he wore our asses out"? That's the short version of what I said there, but the new thing is that by playing that way, Larry never gave you any time, so once you fell behind mentally, it's hard to catch up. The cool part of my earlier comment involved "pursuit predation" (look it up, humanity, fuck yeah!), and this is in keeping with that comparison.
Or to put it a different way, once he had them second-guessing themselves, he never gave them enough time to mentally regroup and stabilize. Massive hidden trait, if it's supportable.
Also, while his back was a bad one, his bone spurs might well have done him worse, since those grow inside the Achilles' tendon. Painful as hell because of that, but the location means literally slicing off the heel bone so you can turn it inside-out, and smooth down the bone. Then you presumably insert some bone screws, close the patient up and cast them, and hope for the best.
That's a severely underrated injury, and I've seen it casually tossed around, like with Eric Berry in KC.
This is the greatest rivalry in all of sports
What about Yankees/redsox?
@@katyareads221 I meant individual rivalries
Ali-Frazier #1
😄👍🔥🏀
And I can still hear the net swish sound from most of his shots
Ali vs Frasier is the only one close to
The Best Larry Bird vs Michael Jordan Story Ever Told
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" On top of all these accomplishments and all these things he does, Larry Bird plays hurt" And that sports fans IS THE DIFFERENCE! That's what separates the MJs and Larry Birds from every modern era player. Sick, in pain, hurt or injured, those guys played all 82 year in and year out. If Lenny Bias had lived Bird would have had 5 or 6 rings. There would be no such thing as the Bad Boy Pistons. No Rockets Repeat either. Jordan might only have 4.
Red Sox vs. Yankees. when I was a kid it was Magc vs. Bird and the Red Sox vs. The Yankees though honestly... Russel vs. Chamberlin or Russel vs. West then again Celtics and Lakers have always had an intense rivalry same as Yankees and Red Sox.. typing this out makes me realize how spoiled rotten I am as a sports fan in New England I have the two biggest rivalry in sports history plus football GOAT/GOD Tom Brady and the greatest DH to ever play baseball in David Ortiz the greatest defensemen to play hockey in Bobby Orr(wish I could have watched him live.) not too mention the greatest winner in sports Bill Russel or Larry Bird . but yeah I think your original question was rivalries in sports. I can think of three most iconic in sports history Red sox Vs Yankees, Celtics Vs. Lakers, Ali Vs. Frazier, oh and Kobe had Paul Peirce, Peirce just had to wait until he actually had a team built around him about ten years after he came into the league. but that is because Boston is not LA. (harder to get free agents to come here... in all sports... whiich is why the R.S. suck now.... they no pay... but expect me to...)
Best Days ever!!!
Did you do Pistol Pete yet???
I’ve done some videos on him
Pacers, not Portland (see below).
Larry also has surgery on both feet.
Michael Jordon never beat Larry in the playoffs. They were rivals, but not like Magic.
GOAT