Bird's steal 1987 ECF Game 5

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  • Опубликовано: 21 янв 2025
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  • @bnegs521
    @bnegs521 Год назад +48

    I always remember that gesture from DJ to Larry to give him a hug after the play. I loved this team so much and still do to this day.

    • @flparkermdpc
      @flparkermdpc 7 месяцев назад +3

      Me, too. Never another like it.

  • @jameskelley3320
    @jameskelley3320 Год назад +24

    I’ve now seen this a thousand times. It never gets old

  • @windellmcspindell3652
    @windellmcspindell3652 3 года назад +23

    No high-five, no body slam air jumps, just DJ subtly waving Larry over and giving each other a hug. Speaks volumes.

  • @humblebeginnings8328
    @humblebeginnings8328 5 лет назад +147

    DJ and Larry were on the same page mentally. They always knew where to be on the court to compliment each other. That play doesn’t happen without DJ. What a great Celtics team. And Larry. Well...LEGEND

    • @allanmatthews1881
      @allanmatthews1881 2 года назад +12

      Yeah, people don't give DJ enough credit for his part in this. He broke to the basket anticipating Larry's stealing the ball.

    • @68air
      @68air Год назад +13

      RIP Legend Dennis Johnson

    • @eggsmann594
      @eggsmann594 Год назад +5

      Textbook perfect !

    • @richardhuffman8903
      @richardhuffman8903 Год назад +8

      I promise you one thing Larry knows DJ made this play. Best twosome in NBA history

    • @stevenstranger5688
      @stevenstranger5688 Год назад +7

      Larry made an awesome steal, but DJ had to put it in the bucket. 🎉

  • @calvinnay814
    @calvinnay814 2 года назад +27

    as Brent Musburger would say a year later on that very floor---"you've witnessed what greatness is all about."

  • @michaelstone1047
    @michaelstone1047 5 лет назад +159

    One of the greatest plays in NBA post season history

    • @fatdaddyeddiejr
      @fatdaddyeddiejr 3 года назад +7

      It's a part of NBA lore.

    • @anthonyzarate9807
      @anthonyzarate9807 3 года назад +17

      Actually, the greatest play!!! You will see many game winning shots. But when do you see a steal against a championship team when your team is down????!!!!!!!

    • @johnmarcey7176
      @johnmarcey7176 3 года назад +3

      @@anthonyzarate9807 with a couple seconds left

    • @thisguy8106
      @thisguy8106 3 года назад +2

      @@anthonyzarate9807 Jordan's steal on Malone is in that same discussion. Everybody always talks about "The Shot".. But "the steal" was more important. Esp since Jordan could have stolen the ball from him a few times but saved it for when he really needed to.

    • @anthonyzarate9807
      @anthonyzarate9807 3 года назад +3

      @@thisguy8106 that steal wasn't the same. There was 19 seconds left. With Bird's steal, it was last play of game on an inbounds pass with Isaiah inbounding to Laimbeer (to of the smartest players in history). Malone was very overrated and not clutch at all. The clutch player on that team was Stockton. I watched both games live. I felt that the Bulls were still winning that game, honestly. Before Bird stole the ball, everyone Watching in arena and home (including me) thought the game was over and Detroit had won.
      Isaiah Thomas said that is the play that taught him you have to play for 48 mins 47:55. He said that is what taught him and Pistons what they needed to win titles and get over the hump.
      But no doubt was the Jordan steal big. It is bigger (and so is Birds steal) than LeBron's chase down block. In fact the top 3 plays of Lebron's career were not made by him. The Allen 3pt shot, the Kyrie 3pt shot, and Bosh rebound are 3 biggest plays of Lebron's career.

  • @johncooper8537
    @johncooper8537 4 года назад +10

    Look at bird smile before he passes the ball on the inbound play. He is enjoying the pressure it's what he loved about the game.

    • @lukasfontana7589
      @lukasfontana7589 3 года назад +2

      I noticed that too, at 00.34 - 00.36

    • @adnoHis1
      @adnoHis1 11 месяцев назад +1

      So true. Makes you think if he "failed" on purpose the play before just to make it more fun and put the dagger on them.
      Won't be surprised if he did.
      He was always playing Chess while the rest were playing checkers!!
      Genius!

  • @gogetter5137
    @gogetter5137 4 года назад +29

    DJ and Bird shared a BRAIN!

  • @richlewis1879
    @richlewis1879 2 года назад +17

    Birds play was excellent, DJ's layup was phenomenal

    • @eggsmann594
      @eggsmann594 Год назад +1

      dude, totally the other way around....geeesh

    • @richlewis1879
      @richlewis1879 Год назад

      @@eggsmann594 if you look at DJ's layup he almost missed. And had a guy right on him. If anything it's equal

    • @richlewis1879
      @richlewis1879 Год назад

      @@eggsmann594 I was sitting basically ten rows under the basket to the same side as Larry's steal. Not that it really matters but

    • @NickHarmon-w8o
      @NickHarmon-w8o 7 месяцев назад

      There was so much that happened...not only the bird steel, but Sichting staying to contest, DJ having the presence of mind to cut, bird somehow staying in bounds AND staying alert to the play that was coming....

  • @Stratisfied22
    @Stratisfied22 5 лет назад +59

    One of my favorite moments in sports is watching DJ signal Bird to bring it in for some love after this play was over.

  • @kencummings953
    @kencummings953 5 лет назад +409

    It's been over 30 years. I still don't know how Bird kept his feet inbounds, let alone had the vision to see DJ cutting.

    • @chrisserong4966
      @chrisserong4966 5 лет назад +41

      I noticed that too. He actually stays up on his toes to avoid stepping on the baseline. Amazing heads up play 👍

    • @fredwright987
      @fredwright987 5 лет назад +30

      That's why he's the 🐐

    • @chrisserong4966
      @chrisserong4966 5 лет назад +5

      Check out the You Tube video of Isaiah talking about this play. It's a terrific insight.

    • @susanbloodgood3572
      @susanbloodgood3572 4 года назад +12

      While Bird couldn’t block shots like Wilt Chamberlain, the rest of His game was so complete like no one else ever !

    • @aha3885
      @aha3885 4 года назад +4

      @@susanbloodgood3572 I know that talking about basketball, the NBA is the top. And I love Bird, is my favourite player. But in terms of skills, IQ and phisycal power, I didn't see another like the young Arvydas Sabonis. When I was a boy, saw him at 20 years old, breaking the backboard with one hand. He could dunk from the freethrows line. Rebounds, blocks, assists, three points... 7'3". Faster, bigger and stronger than any other, except Wilt, may be. But much more gifted for the game, much more skills.

  • @rickiovine2170
    @rickiovine2170 5 лет назад +76

    None of the Celtics gave up. That was their greatness. Sichting did not cry to the refs...he put pressure on Isaiah, which forced him to lob the ball. A sharp pass could not have been picked off. DJ did not act as if they blew the game...he filled the lane when he saw the steal, and made a tough right handed layup from the left side.
    Then, there is the maestro. Focus on where Larry was after his shot was blocked. He was on his behind sliding out of bounds. He got up and moved over to guard Dumars. Then he moves to foul Laimbeer which put him in position to make a historic play.

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 3 года назад +7

      And with one second left on the clock DJ and Bird were on defense 🙂

  • @larryweinberg1191
    @larryweinberg1191 5 лет назад +309

    Dennis Johnson may he RIP was a seriously underrated player.

    • @pardeepkaur8762
      @pardeepkaur8762 5 лет назад +15

      Clutch as can be! The 2nd best Celtic behind The Legend.

    • @johnnypastrana6727
      @johnnypastrana6727 5 лет назад +16

      I loved watching Dennis Johnson play...

    • @susanbloodgood3572
      @susanbloodgood3572 5 лет назад +3

      larry weinberg And He was the least flashy player ever also , loved Him !

    • @jerrypete3799
      @jerrypete3799 5 лет назад +8

      DJ was so clutch on Seattle, Phoenix and Boston.

    • @Buasop
      @Buasop 5 лет назад +7

      He was a very smart player. He was always where he needed to be, just like that wonderful day. Bird stole the ball, but DJ made the layup and was smart enough to watch Bird

  • @garythompson8629
    @garythompson8629 5 лет назад +222

    As the legendary Dr J said: "Larry Bird is a basketball genius".

    • @chetroberson5760
      @chetroberson5760 3 года назад +1

      As Oscar Robertson said: Lebron James is the greatest basketball player he has ever seen, 2nd best not even close!

    • @lgbfjbmaga3930
      @lgbfjbmaga3930 2 года назад

      @@chetroberson5760 LeWho?

    • @humanarachnid4269
      @humanarachnid4269 2 года назад

      @@chetroberson5760 nice sarcasm

    • @loydkline
      @loydkline Год назад

      Dirk nowitzki; Nikola jokic; LeBron James would've scored 50s points against Larry bird

  • @mjharon
    @mjharon 4 года назад +53

    1:21 DJ to Larry - no high five brotha, bring it in here for a hug
    This play is just another example of why Larry is the GOAT

  • @newsroompbs4609
    @newsroompbs4609 5 лет назад +79

    Now what did DJ do after he made the lay-up? he raised his hands to play defense...also, love Johnny screaming his lungs out after the winning play..classic!

  • @steveholmes5404
    @steveholmes5404 2 года назад +19

    I love how Johnny Most called the play. He captured the emotion of that play perfectly! Johnny was a legend.

  • @KRHEE
    @KRHEE 5 лет назад +220

    that layup by DJ was actually pretty difficult... high pressure moment, Thomas trying to swat it from behind...

    • @davidcurran5973
      @davidcurran5973 4 года назад +20

      Joe Dumars not Thomas.

    • @Arvind8558
      @Arvind8558 4 года назад +1

      Dumars

    • @MyMy-zi7yv
      @MyMy-zi7yv 4 года назад +14

      I guess that's why Bird says D.J. is the best basketball player he ever played with. You'd figure, or I would figure he'd say Kevin McHale but no, D.J. is THE MAN!

    • @mitchelll3879
      @mitchelll3879 3 года назад +1

      Actually I think it was Rodman

    • @greyk610
      @greyk610 2 года назад

      @@MyMy-zi7yv He's wrong though, it was McHale.

  • @biggigi3351
    @biggigi3351 5 лет назад +19

    Greatest player of all time

  • @brandonterzic
    @brandonterzic 3 года назад +10

    The cut and the layup by DJ just as clutch as the steal

  • @1117AJ
    @1117AJ 5 лет назад +68

    That's one of the greatest basketball highlights I've ever seen, Bird's I Q was one of the highest of all time out of all the people who's played the game.

    • @capitanfuturo594
      @capitanfuturo594 5 лет назад +10

      Larry Bird was the best basketball player in the nba history.

    • @irishgrl
      @irishgrl 4 года назад

      @SkyH23
      Whatchoo talkin bout Willis? Larry Bird is my TRUE GOAT 🐐

    • @kevinswihart6867
      @kevinswihart6867 3 года назад +3

      Bird was the equivalent of a world class grand master's chess champion playing against checkers players ! For a guy that "can't run fast or jump high" he sure tore up the defenders using his high basketball IQ !

  • @Tom24112
    @Tom24112 5 лет назад +35

    i remember watching this on tv. This is still one the most remarkable ends to a game I've ever seen. Total amazement

  • @DJ-bj8ku
    @DJ-bj8ku 4 года назад +62

    “Oh my this place is going crazy!” Johnny Most had the best voice.

    • @Toad_Moto
      @Toad_Moto 3 года назад

      Almost as good as Hot Rod's.
      Miss both of them.

    • @logicaldude3611
      @logicaldude3611 3 года назад +7

      It's not even right to watch this play without that voice in the background.

    • @evermar1
      @evermar1 3 года назад +3

      Sorry, we were spoiled and had Chick Hearn in LA, only a Celtic fan could like that voice, like he had his voice box filled with razor blades.
      Bird is still the GOAT!

    • @DJ-bj8ku
      @DJ-bj8ku 3 года назад +5

      @@evermar1 We were too. Johnny was the best of the homers. Once he said Bill Laimbeer hit Robert Parrish’s elbow with his eye. lol. How can you not love how he called that clip? An even better one is when ML Carr stole Magic’s pass in the ‘84 Finals. Couldn’t find it though.

    • @crucisnh
      @crucisnh 3 года назад +4

      @@DJ-bj8ku Another great one is when Havlichek stole the ball to win the NBA championship.

  • @3313-c2j
    @3313-c2j 5 лет назад +60

    Top 5 GREATEST play ever

  • @tomcrouch7001
    @tomcrouch7001 3 года назад +7

    Bird and Johnson. Can't beat that combo !!!!

  • @lukehoward4182
    @lukehoward4182 5 лет назад +82

    As soon as DJ made the layup, Bird immediately started to get back on defense, the man was the best,still gives me chills!

    • @bamp618
      @bamp618 5 лет назад +8

      Everyone else was celebrating, but not him.

    • @Milordvega
      @Milordvega 5 лет назад +14

      DJ also went on defense.
      That's another video which shows why Bird loved him.

    • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
      @manuginobilisbaldspot424 3 года назад +1

      @@bamp618 Uhhh...DJ literally was wolfing the inbounds. Stop trying to make your white dude the only guy capable of making the heady play. FOH. Bird was the truth, you white fans making him more than he was, is not.

    • @julianmarsh1378
      @julianmarsh1378 3 года назад

      @@manuginobilisbaldspot424 You are an idiot. Nobody, black, white, or polka dot, has had more good things to say about DJ than Larry Bird...those of us WHITE fans back in the day, knew and respected just how great DJ was...including his contribution to this steal/win.

    • @Ralphueyyy0510
      @Ralphueyyy0510 3 года назад +1

      @@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Really have to put "White" there huh?

  • @fezzik7619
    @fezzik7619 4 года назад +24

    Watching that play at 11 years old I think I jumped out of my socks. Larry didn’t seem like a real person to a kid like me. He was like a mythical hero. At 44 I know now he’s just another man, but back then, he was incredible

    • @mikegulliver4885
      @mikegulliver4885 2 года назад +4

      Good way to describe it. I was actually listening to it on the radio; I don't think it was on regular TV and my family didn't have cable. But even with one or two seconds left, you stayed tuned and still held out hope because the Celtic's (and especially Bird's) track record for pulling rabbits out of the hat.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 2 года назад +1

      @@mikegulliver4885 I saw him play live the next preseason I believe in Worcester. My uncle got company tickets two rows behind the scorers table by the tunnel where the guys came in. Got to give all the guys high fives. They were gigantic to me. I’m 6’3” now, but back then they were trees, especially Chief. Larry played hard in that game like it was regular season. He and Dominique chased a loose ball right into the table in front of me and I almost got the ball, but a bigger guy grabbed it. That few seconds was a microcosm of how the greats of the 80s played. Spud was something else!

    • @mikegulliver4885
      @mikegulliver4885 2 года назад +1

      @@fezzik7619 Great memories! You never appreciate how tall seven feet is until you see up close.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 2 года назад +1

      @@mikegulliver4885 well my twin brother is 6’8” so I’m accustomed now to being around tall people, but 7’ is overwhelming. I’m an account manager for a security company. In my early days I worked the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament and I was assigned to the section where the players who weren’t in the current game were sitting. One team had a third string Freshman center who was 7’2”, nearly a full foot taller than I and it was amazing. Now I know how women 5’4” and under feel standing next to me 😆

  • @LT1HILLINGHOE
    @LT1HILLINGHOE 5 лет назад +152

    Bird was and still is the greatest ever in roundball .

    • @pardeepkaur8762
      @pardeepkaur8762 5 лет назад +8

      Amen

    • @capitanfuturo594
      @capitanfuturo594 5 лет назад +7

      Larry Bird was the best basketball player in the NBA history.

    • @LT1HILLINGHOE
      @LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад +4

      @Carnell Bell He was the absolute best of white, black, yellow, green, purple and blue.

    • @LT1HILLINGHOE
      @LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад +2

      @Samuel Hopkins Shhhhh.....the adults are talking now.

    • @LT1HILLINGHOE
      @LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад +2

      @Samuel Hopkins Ok...you're sorry. Larry Legend is the best ever.
      Next!

  • @Gerkinstock
    @Gerkinstock 5 лет назад +17

    Such a great, instinctive play by Bird, and smart of DJ to run straight to the basket in the nick of time to lay it in. Two legendary players at their best. Johnson should've entered the Naismith Hall of Fame long before 2010.

  • @JohhnyMost
    @JohhnyMost 4 года назад +12

    #33 years ago today. OH MY THIS PLACE IS GOING CRAZY!!!!!! Never gets old

  • @steveholmes5404
    @steveholmes5404 2 года назад +20

    I love the reactions of Walton. He went from absolute despair to indescribable joy in the matter of seconds!

    • @MJVH777
      @MJVH777 Год назад

      Walton did nothing warm the bench!

    • @BimboBrunch
      @BimboBrunch Год назад +1

      He was funny and vocal during his bench warmer years. He was pretty animated on the Celtics sidelines in key moments.

  • @MrBolas33
    @MrBolas33 4 года назад +11

    DJ was a great ball player

  • @adnoHis1
    @adnoHis1 11 месяцев назад +1

    I have seen a lot of basketball throughout the years and a lot of last second winning shots, but this, this mybfriends is the best PLAY EVER without a doubt.
    This tells you how Larry was head and shoulders above the rest.
    He never, ever quits. His mental toughness and IQ has no equal.
    How after losing the game he has the fortitude and focus to read the game, think ahead.
    In 4 seconds he won the game without scoring the points.
    He had a steal and an assist in 3 seconds!!
    He even had the awareness not to step out of bounds while on the edge.
    Nothing like it.
    My #1 Play ever.

  • @dougpotosky4102
    @dougpotosky4102 4 года назад +44

    For any one who ever questioned Larry Birds greatness. That should end the discussion. He turned basketball into a masters chess game!

  • @Muggar62
    @Muggar62 4 года назад +40

    GREATEST play in NBA history . . . .

  • @thomasrose38
    @thomasrose38 5 лет назад +63

    And that is why he is Larry Legend

  • @donmorton4597
    @donmorton4597 4 года назад +9

    Witnessed this as it was broadcast and it was every bit as magical as depicted in this video.

  • @57clc
    @57clc 5 лет назад +37

    Growing up, I was a Sixer fan, Dr.J and Maurice Cheeks, Toney, Malone. We had there number one year for sure. But Bird was without a doubt the best player I ever watched. Although I did not like him during his playing career, he certainly had my respect.

    • @bamp618
      @bamp618 5 лет назад

      Why didn't you like him ? Because he beat your teams ass ?

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 4 года назад

      Their* number

    • @57clc
      @57clc 4 года назад

      @@bamp618 obviously, that and he was a cocky asshole on the court.

    • @57clc
      @57clc 4 года назад

      @@fezzik7619 Thank you. The spellchecker gave me that (there) and I didn't catch it.

  • @josephubil
    @josephubil 2 года назад +33

    Arguably the greatest defensive play of all time.😎

    • @travisdonaldstanley6420
      @travisdonaldstanley6420 Год назад +1

      Easily top ten in any book.
      Well, top 8
      Detroit would have went up 3-2.

    • @dennisreid9039
      @dennisreid9039 Год назад +3

      I agree

    • @JStarStar00
      @JStarStar00 Год назад

      No, because it required galactic class stupidity on the part of isiah Thomas to make it possible.

    • @josephubil
      @josephubil Год назад +1

      @@JStarStar00 Not confused by the brilliance of Larry Legend🥳

    • @adamdorgant9454
      @adamdorgant9454 Год назад

      One of the best!!!

  • @3313-c2j
    @3313-c2j 5 лет назад +21

    I REMEMBER THIS LIKE YEASTERDAY, me and dad watching this was 17 teen, we were jumping up and down, and Chuck at the end of the game,It was a great play,

  • @alecvip7562
    @alecvip7562 3 года назад +17

    This is the pinnacle of chemistry and teamwork. Larry didn't even plan to steal that ball, yet as soon as he went for it dj was moving for a layup.

  • @gmaneis
    @gmaneis 3 года назад +10

    Still gives me chills. Johnny Most and Larry Bird: two legends of their crafts. Wonderful to hear this again. Larry's description of it shows how he always had a total view of everything going on from every possible angle. Amazing court sense.

    • @allanmatthews1881
      @allanmatthews1881 2 года назад +3

      We used to listen to Most as we watched the game on TV. The contrast between his descriptions and the actual game were sometimes pretty funny. He had some great lines, "Fifteen years in the NBA and he still hasn't committed a foul" (about Kareem arguing a call) and "He's a refrigerator with a head" (Charles Barkley).

    • @gmaneis
      @gmaneis 2 года назад

      @@allanmatthews1881 Hilarious. Thanks for those!

    • @brettconnerley8670
      @brettconnerley8670 2 года назад

      We live in Indiana and the local station would carry every Celtics game because Larry grew up just down the road. The memories of listening to Johnny Most call games are still so sweet.

    • @gmaneis
      @gmaneis 2 года назад +1

      @@brettconnerley8670 Yes, I can relate to what you're saying since I live near Terre Haute. Fun!

  • @taryugo
    @taryugo 4 года назад +7

    Bird always hug DJ what a great team mate

  • @sugarnads
    @sugarnads 5 лет назад +8

    That was BEAUTIFUL footwork staying in. F** amazing.

  • @oiseohiwerei445
    @oiseohiwerei445 5 лет назад +16

    Awesome upload. With the cliche/vintage narration and music and everything! 10/10

  • @railenherman6482
    @railenherman6482 2 года назад +11

    One of the greatest steals in NBA history.

  • @marksenna9335
    @marksenna9335 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for posting and bringing me back to that moment in Celtics history. It was Bird at his best and he was the BEST!

  • @tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635
    @tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635 3 года назад +5

    DJ said bring me some love. You know Thomas had a long long ride home on the bus. You know that will haunt him the rest of his life.

  • @stephenkennedy8767
    @stephenkennedy8767 5 лет назад +18

    Wow, never seen this footage from court side, thank you!!!!

  • @logicaldude3611
    @logicaldude3611 3 года назад +6

    This is one of those plays that encapsulates and defines a guy's career. Like Jordan's shot against the Jazz. Bird comes up with a tough, gritty, savvy, improbable play that saves the game for his team. If someone asked you about Larry Bird, you could flip on this play and say, "I'll tell you about Bird, he did stuff like this all the time."

  • @triciadomayer6760
    @triciadomayer6760 5 лет назад +7

    Forever my favorite sports memory. #LarryLegend

  • @davidmcgrath105
    @davidmcgrath105 2 года назад +1

    On the eve of Celtics / Warriors this clip reminds me of the Celtics championship history. No matter how many times I watch this I still get goose bumps. This was made sweeter by being called by Johnny Most in the Garden. Thank you for posting it!

  • @tomy5868
    @tomy5868 5 лет назад +56

    reminds you of "Havlichek stole the ball..."

  • @brianhoule3219
    @brianhoule3219 5 лет назад +27

    Larry made so many amazing plays in his career , it would take most players 2 careers to equal his accomplishments !

    • @anthonyzarate9807
      @anthonyzarate9807 3 года назад +3

      He did it in a 9 year window. Had he not been "moppin up the floors" his whole career, he would have had a longer and more amazing career. Growing up he was by far my favorite player and Celtics were my favorite team, and I grew up in Milwaukee. My grandpa told me their was a special player (Bird) in college in 1978-79. So I watched the tournament (especially final 4) and was hooked on Bird! I was only like 8, but fell in love with basketball because of Larry!

  • @klumszy
    @klumszy 5 лет назад +30

    Great to see that lump of crap Laimbeer whiff at the ball from the bird's eye view. DJ's layup was amazing too. Just epic all around.

    • @jr6200
      @jr6200 4 года назад +2

      Lump of crap. Haha. That gave me a laugh

    • @VictorFernandezBigdestroyer
      @VictorFernandezBigdestroyer 4 года назад

      @@jr6200 I’ll get you banned from RUclips for laughing at what he said when he was a lump of crap

  • @JC-hn1cz
    @JC-hn1cz 9 месяцев назад +1

    If you saw this play, as with anything truly great, you will never forget it.

  • @angrygrizzly7125
    @angrygrizzly7125 6 лет назад +32

    Hell Of A Moment.

  • @ruggedshark5921
    @ruggedshark5921 3 года назад +23

    Bird had unbelievable basketball instincts

    • @adamdorgant9454
      @adamdorgant9454 Год назад

      You’re right about that!!!

    • @TundraMaster
      @TundraMaster 3 месяца назад

      You can see Bird reading Isiah's eyes during the in-bounds pass as he anticipated where the ball was going. I've often also wondered if he somewhat baited Isiah into throwing it over to Laimbeer by leaving Laimbeer initially unguarded. It's funny as well to see Laimbeer fade on the ball as it comes to him, instead of going towards it. What a series of events! I remember jumping out of my seat at home watching this on TV.

  • @robertjohnson8938
    @robertjohnson8938 5 лет назад +7

    I love listening to Johnny Most on this play

  • @andrewbaroch2141
    @andrewbaroch2141 2 года назад +2

    DJ and Bird hugging...that's the best.

  • @Deadprez41
    @Deadprez41 Год назад +3

    My mouth is still open today. I was not a Bird fan but that right there was some gangster shit!!!!😮

  • @bradbeazley9998
    @bradbeazley9998 3 года назад +6

    At 37 seconds you can definitely see the concern on the faces of every piston on the bench....best clutch performer in the history of the NBA and they knew it

  • @ChosenOne-jk6go
    @ChosenOne-jk6go 5 лет назад +2

    I remember being on my 8th grade Washington DC trip and having my buddy throw the news paper at me the next day and being so happy!! The good ole days!!!

  • @Jondsmusic
    @Jondsmusic 4 года назад +8

    I remember watching this game at home with my parents. We went nuts! Everyone up and down the block was screaming! It was amazing!

  • @vivahernando1
    @vivahernando1 7 месяцев назад +1

    Im kind of a Celtics hater but this play always give me chills. “Now there’s a steal by Bird” RIP DJ and BW

  • @alacumba
    @alacumba Год назад +1

    After all these years, it's still an unbelievably great play!

  • @dynjarren8355
    @dynjarren8355 3 года назад +7

    Bird knew how to position himself to be at the right place at the right time. He had basketball smarts.

    • @georgestevens1502
      @georgestevens1502 8 месяцев назад +2

      He saw that Isaiah was only looking where he wanted to throw it, so Bird stayed out of Thomas' line of vision until the ball was in the air. Thomas had tunnel vision at the worst possible moment and Bird could see that.

  • @diddy103177
    @diddy103177 Год назад +2

    It’s incredible to think that the Pistons had scored the go ahead basket, blocked Larry’s Bird’s shot and scrambled to knock the ball off of a Celtic. That was a perfect series of plays by Detroit. Too bad the game still had a few seconds left. 😊

  • @raybraud1568
    @raybraud1568 2 года назад +2

    Bird steal, amazing, DJ being in position, expecting it, more amazing!

  • @PETERODZZ
    @PETERODZZ 4 года назад +3

    God I never get tired of this. Specially the announcer.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 4 года назад

      Specially? Did you mean especially? Two different words with very different meanings. Back to third grade

  • @edmerc92
    @edmerc92 4 года назад +20

    As a Piston fan this was brutal. This series was right there for the taking and we let it slip away. But it was part of the learning process that made the team a champion later.

    • @matthewmehegan3475
      @matthewmehegan3475 2 года назад +3

      True. As much as I detested Detroit, the Pistons were a great team.

    • @imaramblins
      @imaramblins 2 года назад +2

      You're not kidding. I was just a kid in Detroit, but STILL remember this play all these years later. Pistons and Red Wings had to overcome immense adversity to finally win their championships.

    • @theholymackerel072
      @theholymackerel072 2 года назад +1

      Playing the game as dirty as possible as how the Pistons won. They couldn’t defeat Jordan fairly so they used cheap shots and cowardly underhanded tactics instead.

    • @derekblayer6271
      @derekblayer6271 2 года назад

      @@theholymackerel072 😢

    • @1848revolt
      @1848revolt 2 года назад

      Those Detroit teams were nasty. It took the bulls forever to get past them

  • @Nhamp2000
    @Nhamp2000 Год назад +1

    As a Pistons fan, I can't tell you how physically painful this was to watch. The Celtics were the platinum standard in the East back then, and we just couldn't seem to get over the hump. When we got the call for the ball OB (which I couldn't believe we got a call in Boston). My buddy and I jumped up, high-fived each other, hugged, and when we turned back to the TV, the Celtics bench was celebrating. We didn't realize what happened because we were too busy celebrating to watch. I'm telling you, having your brain shut down all those endorphins and adrenaline that fast was physically painful. I mean, man, that hurt. The sting did go away, though, as we beat the Celtics the next year on our way to 3 consecutive finals and two championships. Man, I really miss these days.

  • @ZartmoBThoughtForms
    @ZartmoBThoughtForms 2 года назад +1

    Love and miss DJ. Great guard.

  • @libertypastor1307
    @libertypastor1307 5 лет назад +10

    That smile on Bird's face @:32 as he realizes that he has another opportunity to make the winning shot and steal the game from the Pistons.
    But no, his shot gets blocked and it's Pistons ball!
    But he didn't give up. He didn't feel dejected and get lazy. He kept his composure and intensity 'cause the game wasn't over!
    He got the steal, saw DJ out of the corner of his eye and made one of the most time-sensitive passes ever, all while keeping his feet inside the boundary line.
    DJ makes the game winning shot, not Bird. But Bird gets the credit because the amazing steal!
    Great sequence of events!

    • @richardlloyd2589
      @richardlloyd2589 5 лет назад +5

      Liberty Pastor
      We were always told “play to the whistle”. For the Pros we can add “not to the crowd”.
      Exactly what Detroit forgot, but Boston stuck to the fundamentals, and it was epic to watch.

    • @victorbonilla4634
      @victorbonilla4634 5 лет назад +2

      He was actually smiling because of all the trash talk that Mahorn was lobbing at him just before the inbound play.

  • @D.HONDA444
    @D.HONDA444 5 лет назад +6

    The announcer emotion tho is everything lol... I love it

  • @cy1041
    @cy1041 3 года назад +2

    Love that little exchange between DJ and Larry after they scored.
    I'm guessing DJ said come here baby, you're the greatest. And then Larry said yeah I know. Lol

  • @nononowhoa8567
    @nononowhoa8567 2 года назад +1

    This is my favorite all time play

  • @beebop333
    @beebop333 4 года назад +5

    I was there, the place went crazy!!!!

  • @dannycorsaro546
    @dannycorsaro546 4 года назад +4

    ❤️ for Dennis Johnson

  • @capitanfuturo594
    @capitanfuturo594 3 года назад +3

    *LARRY BIRD WAS THE BEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER IN THE NBA HISTORY.*
    Bird was the best basketball player in NBA on the 80's.

  • @ggaccentc
    @ggaccentc 4 года назад +3

    I will just say this - I am too young (36) to have seen the game live, but I knew all about the play growing up and loving/playing bball.
    One day I was watching a Pistons v Celtics game on ESPN 2, and as it got to the end of the game, I thought, "Well Pistons have this locked up." Little did I know it was THIS game. Such an incredible play that I will always come back to.

  • @spactick
    @spactick 2 года назад +2

    Larry Bird is the Secretariat of basketball. He did things that had never been seen before or will never be seen again

  • @bluefox9er
    @bluefox9er 2 года назад +4

    I still get misty eyed every single time I see this. Bird was just the most sensational player to have ever played

  • @samutzu11
    @samutzu11 Год назад +3

    Start at 2:19. Focus on Bird. He starts going towards Laimbeer before Isaiah even starts his motion to pass it over there. Larry was the most instinctive and smartest basketball player of all time. Case closed, there's no debate on that

  • @MikeJones-rk1un
    @MikeJones-rk1un 2 года назад +2

    I was watching that game in a club with a GF. When that happened I told her she just witnessed history being made.

  • @goriotv2023
    @goriotv2023 Год назад +5

    I went here after Derrick White last second shot in the 2023 ECF vs Miami

  • @hansolo2K9
    @hansolo2K9 4 года назад +6

    Bird had that smirk at 0:35

  • @rodneyforston7661
    @rodneyforston7661 5 лет назад +4

    Thanks to all the players of the fabulaous Celtics in that era to be ready and have hands of glue. Good eye hand coordination.

  • @gogetter5137
    @gogetter5137 4 года назад +6

    They forgot about Larry Bird. I LOVE THAT QUOTE.

  • @CBrady-jw8ps
    @CBrady-jw8ps Год назад +3

    THE greatest play in NBA history…..period.

    • @JStarStar00
      @JStarStar00 Год назад

      Actually one of the dumbest plays in NBA history as well

  • @elchantajista
    @elchantajista 2 года назад +1

    Yea DJ heads up play to go to the basket was equally brilliant

  • @vincenzo135
    @vincenzo135 3 года назад +5

    The greatest individual play in NBA history.

  • @garloo157
    @garloo157 2 года назад +1

    I was there! after the Bird steal and DJ scoring- the Garden was literally so loud you couldnt hear yourself - thunderous rocking wow!.... I recall earlier in the game away from the play the Chief decked Laimbeer to the parquet floor...

    • @ruggedshark5921
      @ruggedshark5921 Год назад

      Loved that play by The Chief! And no foul called 😂

  • @capitanfuturo594
    @capitanfuturo594 5 лет назад +11

    *LARRY THE LEGEND BIRD !!!*

  • @ksgboston3623
    @ksgboston3623 11 месяцев назад

    I miss Johny Most! And DJ! This play will always be a highlight of my life.

  • @socalbeeremovalandrelocation
    @socalbeeremovalandrelocation 4 года назад +4

    Heavens no we see that play every day in practice

  • @hippie564
    @hippie564 3 года назад +1

    The greatest steal ever done by the greatest Basketball player, Larry Bird was the most complete basketball player I have ever witnessed/ saw play. passing, shooting, his leadership and skills made the others on the team play better. assists, rebounds etc

  • @mitchyoung8791
    @mitchyoung8791 5 лет назад +8

    Great how Bird notes Sichting's critical role in the whole sequence. Sure Bird makes the steal, DJ makes the lay up. But by executing a fundamental of basketball...pressuring the inbounds passer, Sichting made the entire play possible and Bird explains that.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 4 года назад +2

      Thanks for pointing out what someone explained in the video.

    • @natalliaf6387
      @natalliaf6387 2 года назад

      funny thing is Sichting DID NOT pressure Thomas.

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 2 года назад

      @@natalliaf6387 Sichting getting in Isiah's face blocked his view of Bird coming for the ball. Isiah only saw Laimbeer. Laimbeer seemed to be surprised that Isiah was going to inbound to him and therefore didn't notice Bird either. Bird just seemed to appear out of nowhere. 😁

    • @joelluongo7419
      @joelluongo7419 Год назад

      @natalliaf6387 He did enough.. so that Thomas had to alter his in bounds pass.. just enough time for Bird to arrive and get in front of Lambier. I'm sure it is coached that way in practice. Celtics play fundamental basketball. When Havlecek " stole the ball " same thing.. they had someone on the in bounds pass. Never allow the in bounds passer the discretion to see the whole floor.

  • @J0hnny0
    @J0hnny0 8 месяцев назад +1

    This might be the greatest sports moment in Boston history!

  • @heron6764
    @heron6764 4 года назад +8

    I watched it happen, the rush was like a drug...