for context, what ended up happening this game bird announced to the media that he would score with his left, except for long jumpers, for at least three quarters. but as he says himself in interviews after the game ''left hand is one thing, but once the game got close i had to go back to the right''. and so, after scoring 27 points through three quarters of which most were left handed (mostly layups and floaters), he switched back to his dominant hand and proceeded to score another 20 points in the 4th quarter and overtime. however even in the 4th, whenever he felt comfortable he gave a couple more shots to his left hand
Actually, Larry Bird had many games like this in his career because he had to use his left out of necessity. But to score 22 points with your left, while hitting the game tying shot, then the game winner is absurd bro. Bird was on a different level...
Clayton Crowley made that assertion in his (wonderfully awesome) Making the case video right i.e. that BIrd needed to use his left hand out of necessity to score because he lacked explosion to the rim and missed alot of layups or something like that? He had plenty of other right handed moves in his arsenal that were unguardable as well. BIrd is probably the best off handed scorer the game has ever seen. He was developing his left hand since day one just like every other single basketball player does...it's another tool in the arsenal....and one that would give anyone an advantage and keep defenders off balance and guessing...most people just aren't so great at it so they don't bother with it I reckon. Theres no argument from me that Bird wasn't super "explosive" but to say he had to use his off hand out of "necessity" in the context where it's implying that it makes the feat any less impressive or it's to cover up or offset another deficiency in his game is trying to say what? Kareem had to use his skyhook...Jordan had to quadruple pump....Magic used the no look pass...Lebron does the leaping block from behind....out of necessity or just because it's something they worked on and became superb at and almost nobody else can do?
Just a little more info about the Celts in 86. Starting five were Dennis Johnson the point guard. Dennis was a shooting guard before he came to the Celts and already had a chip with the Sonics. Won two more with the Celts. HOF Danny Ainge shooting guard, great all around athlete. First team All American in three sports and actually played 211 games for the Toronto Blue Jays while in college. Yeah played professional baseball while still in college. Power forward Kevin McHale one of the best post players of all time. First NBA player to shoot 60% from the field and 80% from the foul line. HOF Selected as a top 50 NBA player in the 1996 ceremony and top 75 in 2021. Robert Parish,center actually ran track in High School. 7"1 strong defender, good rebounder. He too is part of the top 50 and top 75 anniversary teams. HOF Bill Walton was sixth man. Great college career, three time national college player of the year. Won a chip with the Blazers in 77 but then had injury after injury. Came to the Celts in 86 and had a great year winning sixth man of the year. He too is part of the top 50 and top 75 anniversary teams.
Bird was 6'9. The Celtics ended up winning the double-overtime thriller 152-148, behind Bird's 49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals on 19-35 shooting from the floor and 9-10 from the charity stripe. Drexler had 41 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists and even received a standing ovation from the sold-out Boston Garden.Hope this helps. Clyde Drexler was a great player. He had the misfortune of being in the Jordan era. There were also other great players at the time. Larry had 22 points left handed in that game but he was about winning so he went back to the right one!Great reaction ❤
I think it's absolutely nuts that Bird averaged 10 rebounds a game as a small forward for his career playing next to McHale and Parish...while also battling the other team's bigs. And this was when teams actually had to box out and fight for a board in a clogged paint. Let that sink in.
Don't forget that pre-2004, the defensive player could keep his hands on the offensive player. Which means he could push, shove, pull on him, all of which could severely inhibit the play of the offensive player. The pick and roll, the give and go - were done frequently to free up an offensive player from the constant pushing and shoving. There is almost certainly no active player in the NBA today who experienced that kind of play. Basketball was a LOT tougher back in the day - todays game is child's play. Which is why a player like Bird would be completely unstoppable today.
I'm definitely enjoying watching your reactions to the Legend! More must see videos Greatest passer ( re-edit) Greatest trach talker 5 Times Larry played with injury but refused to quit 4 Crazy Stories that prove Larry Bird was the toughest to ever play in the NBA A Courtship of Rivals ( This is a must match once youve seen some of the others 🎉🎉 )
This was the ‘86 team which went 50-1 at home including the playoffs. The one home loss was to Portland. 40-1 in regular season at home and 10-0 in playoffs.
Also the same team Jordan scored 63 and took a terrible Bulls team to Double Overtime against the Celtics in the Boston Garden. That was the only other trouble Boston saw on their parquet floor in 1986.
In the east the 80’s were Lakers, Houston, and then Portland. Kiki Vandeweghe, Jerome Kersey, Bowie before his knee problems, Drexler and Porter were damn tough.
I enjoyed your reaction and I enjoyed, particularly, your appreciation of the offense you were watching. Watching those old games two things, for me, are totally striking. One, all 10 guys are well inside the 3-point arc, and frequently barely outside the paint, all the freaking time. Two, even when they're near, on, or beyond the 3-point line, it's like they have no awareness of it at all. When the 3-point shot came in, nobody, and I mean NOBODY, fiddled with their offense to take advantage of it. Instead, it was there for very good shooters to take advantage of if they spied the opportunity, or it was there when you really needed it at the end of games. You might wonder why everybody shot so well from the mid-range. It's simple: those were the shots they took and those were the shots they practiced. There has to be a more effective and efficient offense that's a hybrid of THAT and what's so prevalent today: the 3-point shot so prevalent it makes the game boring and hard to watch.
Starters - Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge (Guards) Larry Bird, Kevin McHale (Forwards), and Robert Parish (Center). Bill Walton (Center) got a good deal of playing time. Bird's stats for the game - 47 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, a steal and 2 blocks
That team was so loaded with Hall Of Famers. Idk everyone on Portland,but seeing that this is 86,the best players on Portland would’ve been Drexler and Kiki I believe
if you want some less known players to react to, or not necessarily less known in terms of their names, but whose highlights you dont see often, clyde drexler and dominique wilkins are some of my favorite highlight machines of the 80s
Bird is a legend. That said, some of the stories from other players about him are exaggerated. He obviously wasn't taking every shot left handed in this game. But his overall stat line in this game is absurd. But both teams here, this is just good pure basketball in every way
Well sure and I don't disagree that some may be either be slightly exaggerated or with some detail incorrect however in many cases I've seen it's actually the content creators who are to blame. This is just one example: The original unedited version of the Bill Walton interview (which you can find somewhere on YT as I've seen it) the only incorrect thing Walton said was that he scored "27" instead of "22" points. He never said he was going to play the whole game left handed. He said that (Larry said that) he was going to play the majority of the game left handed through at least 3 quarters except for long jumpers. And thats mostly what happened....there were a couple times where it looked like he just forgot in the heat of the moment and there were a couple times he missed the first attempt with the left and put it back with the right.
Bird - SF McHale -PF Parrish - C All 3 hall of famers.. Mchale arguably the best post Offensive player along with Hakeem Olajuwon.. look into Mchale.. there is a video on the 86 celtics PG Dennis Johnson startin PG and Bill Walton coming off the bench were both hall of famers also.. the 80s celtics were no joke SG Ainge was a very good 3 pnt shooter
Notice how crowded it is around the rim . It was so much harder to score in the paint than todays basketball. Imagine the whining Lebron would be doing in 80’s NBA . Crying by halftime ….
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for context, what ended up happening this game
bird announced to the media that he would score with his left, except for long jumpers, for at least three quarters. but as he says himself in interviews after the game ''left hand is one thing, but once the game got close i had to go back to the right''. and so, after scoring 27 points through three quarters of which most were left handed (mostly layups and floaters), he switched back to his dominant hand and proceeded to score another 20 points in the 4th quarter and overtime. however even in the 4th, whenever he felt comfortable he gave a couple more shots to his left hand
Actually, Larry Bird had many games like this in his career because he had to use his left out of necessity. But to score 22 points with your left, while hitting the game tying shot, then the game winner is absurd bro. Bird was on a different level...
I seen a picture that he said he was saving his right hand for the lakers that’s crazy .
@@Torie988 That is true. LOL!!
Clayton Crowley made that assertion in his (wonderfully awesome) Making the case video right i.e. that BIrd needed to use his left hand out of necessity to score because he lacked explosion to the rim and missed alot of layups or something like that? He had plenty of other right handed moves in his arsenal that were unguardable as well. BIrd is probably the best off handed scorer the game has ever seen. He was developing his left hand since day one just like every other single basketball player does...it's another tool in the arsenal....and one that would give anyone an advantage and keep defenders off balance and guessing...most people just aren't so great at it so they don't bother with it I reckon. Theres no argument from me that Bird wasn't super "explosive" but to say he had to use his off hand out of "necessity" in the context where it's implying that it makes the feat any less impressive or it's to cover up or offset another deficiency in his game is trying to say what? Kareem had to use his skyhook...Jordan had to quadruple pump....Magic used the no look pass...Lebron does the leaping block from behind....out of necessity or just because it's something they worked on and became superb at and almost nobody else can do?
There was a lot of talent and the fundamentals were on display during the 80’s and 90’s. Great reaction . 🙂
86 Celtics. The way team basketball is played😊
So much more appealing then running a 3 man weave at the top of the key that always ends in a 3
Just a little more info about the Celts in 86. Starting five were Dennis Johnson the point guard. Dennis was a shooting guard before he came to the Celts and already had a chip with the Sonics. Won two more with the Celts. HOF
Danny Ainge shooting guard, great all around athlete. First team All American in three sports and actually played 211 games for the Toronto Blue Jays while in college. Yeah played professional baseball while still in college.
Power forward Kevin McHale one of the best post players of all time. First NBA player to shoot 60% from the field and 80% from the foul line. HOF Selected as a top 50 NBA player in the 1996 ceremony and top 75 in 2021.
Robert Parish,center actually ran track in High School. 7"1 strong defender, good rebounder.
He too is part of the top 50 and top 75 anniversary teams. HOF
Bill Walton was sixth man. Great college career, three time national college player of the year. Won a chip with the Blazers in 77 but then had injury after injury. Came to the Celts in 86 and had a great year winning sixth man of the year. He too is part of the top 50 and top 75 anniversary teams.
Bird was 6'9. The Celtics ended up winning the double-overtime thriller 152-148, behind Bird's 49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals on 19-35 shooting from the floor and 9-10 from the charity stripe. Drexler had 41 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists and even received a standing ovation from the sold-out Boston Garden.Hope this helps. Clyde Drexler was a great player. He had the misfortune of being in the Jordan era. There were also other great players at the time. Larry had 22 points left handed in that game but he was about winning so he went back to the right one!Great reaction ❤
I think it's absolutely nuts that Bird averaged 10 rebounds a game as a small forward for his career playing next to McHale and Parish...while also battling the other team's bigs.
And this was when teams actually had to box out and fight for a board in a clogged paint.
Let that sink in.
Bird listed 6 9 but legit 6 10
You should look up the box score for the game.. Feb,14 1986. Celtics v. Blazers Kiki Vandeghe had 38 in a losing game. Drexler had 20.
Don't forget that pre-2004, the defensive player could keep his hands on the offensive player. Which means he could push, shove, pull on him, all of which could severely inhibit the play of the offensive player. The pick and roll, the give and go - were done frequently to free up an offensive player from the constant pushing and shoving.
There is almost certainly no active player in the NBA today who experienced that kind of play. Basketball was a LOT tougher back in the day - todays game is child's play. Which is why a player like Bird would be completely unstoppable today.
I'm definitely enjoying watching your reactions to the Legend!
More must see videos
Greatest passer ( re-edit)
Greatest trach talker
5 Times Larry played with injury but refused to quit
4 Crazy Stories that prove Larry Bird was the toughest to ever play in the NBA
A Courtship of Rivals
( This is a must match once youve seen some of the others 🎉🎉 )
Excellent choices.
This was the ‘86 team which went 50-1 at home including the playoffs. The one home loss was to Portland. 40-1 in regular season at home and 10-0 in playoffs.
Also the same team Jordan scored 63 and took a terrible Bulls team to Double Overtime against the Celtics in the Boston Garden.
That was the only other trouble Boston saw on their parquet floor in 1986.
In the east the 80’s were Lakers, Houston, and then Portland. Kiki Vandeweghe, Jerome Kersey, Bowie before his knee problems, Drexler and Porter were damn tough.
I enjoyed your reaction and I enjoyed, particularly, your appreciation of the offense you were watching. Watching those old games two things, for me, are totally striking. One, all 10 guys are well inside the 3-point arc, and frequently barely outside the paint, all the freaking time. Two, even when they're near, on, or beyond the 3-point line, it's like they have no awareness of it at all. When the 3-point shot came in, nobody, and I mean NOBODY, fiddled with their offense to take advantage of it. Instead, it was there for very good shooters to take advantage of if they spied the opportunity, or it was there when you really needed it at the end of games. You might wonder why everybody shot so well from the mid-range. It's simple: those were the shots they took and those were the shots they practiced. There has to be a more effective and efficient offense that's a hybrid of THAT and what's so prevalent today: the 3-point shot so prevalent it makes the game boring and hard to watch.
Starters - Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge (Guards) Larry Bird, Kevin McHale (Forwards), and Robert Parish (Center). Bill Walton (Center) got a good deal of playing time.
Bird's stats for the game - 47 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, a steal and 2 blocks
Appreciate that I needed this!!
That team was so loaded with Hall Of Famers. Idk everyone on Portland,but seeing that this is 86,the best players on Portland would’ve been Drexler and Kiki I believe
if you want some less known players to react to, or not necessarily less known in terms of their names, but whose highlights you dont see often, clyde drexler and dominique wilkins are some of my favorite highlight machines of the 80s
80s through the 90s basketball had a plethora of unbelievable talent. Today I don’t like the rules and the players are overpaid and way too soft…..
Bird didn't shoot every shot left handed this game. He even stated beforehand "...except long jumpers."
Bird is a legend. That said, some of the stories from other players about him are exaggerated. He obviously wasn't taking every shot left handed in this game. But his overall stat line in this game is absurd. But both teams here, this is just good pure basketball in every way
Well sure and I don't disagree that some may be either be slightly exaggerated or with some detail incorrect however in many cases I've seen it's actually the content creators who are to blame. This is just one example: The original unedited version of the Bill Walton interview (which you can find somewhere on YT as I've seen it) the only incorrect thing Walton said was that he scored "27" instead of "22" points. He never said he was going to play the whole game left handed. He said that (Larry said that) he was going to play the majority of the game left handed through at least 3 quarters except for long jumpers. And thats mostly what happened....there were a couple times where it looked like he just forgot in the heat of the moment and there were a couple times he missed the first attempt with the left and put it back with the right.
Bird - SF
McHale -PF
Parrish - C
All 3 hall of famers.. Mchale arguably the best post Offensive player along with Hakeem Olajuwon.. look into Mchale.. there is a video on the 86 celtics
PG Dennis Johnson startin PG and Bill Walton coming off the bench were both hall of famers also.. the 80s celtics were no joke
SG Ainge was a very good 3 pnt shooter
Michael Thompson for the Blazers is Klay Thompson's dad.
The 2nd greatest player of all time...
after Jordan.. Not Lebron for you z geners
@blademan4089 i ain't no gen z'er. Lol!!! Lebron ain't even in top 5...
@@thinkcritically6373 he isn’t top 10 either
@@masielle1 I wouldn't disagree with you...
Definitely pay attn to the Team play, ball movement and rebounding, boxing out, etc....
This. In my opinion is what is missing in todays game....
Sam Bowie was drafted ahead of Jordan, if I remember correctly.
You got to watch Larry bird vs Michael Jordan greatest story ever told. Video 😊
Notice how crowded
it is around the rim .
It was so much harder
to score in the paint
than todays basketball.
Imagine the whining
Lebron would be doing
in 80’s NBA . Crying by
halftime ….
Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge, Bill Walton are a few then, my memory's not that great now.
React to his ultimate trash talk video
Who was that? That was "the Chief".. Robert Parrish.
Subbed.
Passing Re-Edit video
Multiple injury v8ds (no 1 seems to cover them all)
00 is Robert Parish
5 times Larry bird was injured video