The World's GREATEST Larry Bird Highlight Reel ☘️

Bird, little fake, down the leg. Seven minutes left. Don't shot! Won't go, Bird the rebound. Over his head to McHale! He's liable to score 40 points, he's liable to score nothing. He's very erratic, but he can do it when he's hungry. Here's Bird. He's had several chances, and here's Larry Bird. Off he goes, give it right back to Bird for the cramp. Here comes Bird. 1.05 to go. Larry Bird pulls up, and the Celtics lead. Finds an open Bird, takes Rambis. One second, it's gone. Here's Max on the offensive board, on the cut to Bird. Swings through, little reverse, layup is good! How did he make that one? Celtics have got three seconds to Bird. Beneath him, and probably with a little off balance. Bird with the steal behind the back to Nader. Break in the middle, Bird a runner. Yes! Spins on Barkley. Hits, fallen away! First half. Bird. Reverse layup for two. Quickly ahead to Bird, behind the back move. Dumps it to Parrish. Up to Bird, Theus is back. Larry spins through a crowd for two. Oh boy! Wow! Take that, Larry Bird! In your face, as they say. It's a little different than you read the paper. What a fake. It's to Bird again. Bird's the man they want to have it, yes indeed. Bird for three. Yes! Larry Bird for three. Celtics lead it by one. Alright, here's Dennis. Gets it in to Bird. Larry, a runner. Whoever catches that ball is going to have to put it right up. Max looking, looking. Loops it to Bird, a runner. It's good! DJ again to make the inbounds pass. The double team and Bird. Larry, fake. Fall away. Bird gets out as far as he can go. Gives a fake. Try and draw the foul. One dribble, will fall away. Hail Mary prayer, please go in shot. It's a five alum. Bird spinning on Rodman. Got it! The other side. Bird wants the ball on Cooper. Gets it. Is that fake? Got it! They got it by Shelton. Buckner gets the double team in half court. They find Bird. He's going to have to put it up. They get it to Bird in the corner. A little left handed runner. Oh! Larry Bird. Nice feed to Maxwell. Max in the corner to Bird. Steps around. Reverse layup for two. 45 and he looks every inch of that. Bird. Got it! This time. Bird. Bird the steal in the fourth court. Starts to break himself. Goes by Seastie. On the cut, McHale. Bird in traffic. Gets one. Two men in the air. Bird steals it right back. Gets it ahead on the break. Larry to McHale. Takes the jumper and hits it. A lead for Bird front court. Shoots the jumper right side. Third. Bird posted left. Takes the jumper and hits it again. Ray Williams down low for Bird. Who feels it and takes it. And drills it again. He's unbelievable. 2.05 remaining in the third. Bird for the bomb. Got it again. You're seeing the greatest in the game, Larry Bird. The runner is good again. Bird the fall away. Tough shot and he drills it again. McHale. Right corner. Bird bomb. Bird has 49. They open the right side. Bird the fall away. He drills it again. That's the best shooting I've ever seen in the game. They want him to keep scoring too. Bird takes the jumper and hits it again. Bird has 54. Bird is on the baseline coming out right. There's Bird. Bird will try another jumper. And hit it at the buzzer. Bird scored 60. It is the greatest shooting exhibition I've ever seen in my life. Bird on Harper. Shrimp. Bird strips him of the foul. He hasn't taken many shots. Good fake on Chambers. That's Larry Bird in action. He makes the game so beautiful. Sydney Green. Bird wants to work on Orr. Spins by him and dunks it. Loose ball. Bird off to McHale. They go to Bird. Isolated with Jay. Spins around him. Open is Ames. Front rims it. Bird the rebound. Walker trying for the steal. Bird a great feed ahead to Ames. Danny a leaner. 28 seconds. Bird slap pass to Archibald. Even though he doesn't score points. Bird working on Wilkins. Now they clear a side for Larry. Fakes it. Tiny to Bird. Behind the back to Parrish. Dumps it. I don't care. Look at the start sheet. May not score. May not do this or that. But when he's in there we start winning. Bird the follow for two. Larry's going to slow it up. Goes over the head to McHale. Seltzer trying to get it into McHale. Bird as usual. Behind the back to Kevin. Tiny. Larry a little fake down the lane. A hot potato this trip. Larry Bird nice feed to Roby. Larry Bird the runner. Won't get out. Sikma and Bird over the shoulder to Parrish for two and a foul. This time DJ up quickly to Bird. Rollins is back. Larry right at him. Down to five seconds. They loop it to Bird. Little pump fake off to Parrish. Probably the best defensive unit out there for us. Bird with ass through the legs of Sikma. Put that in the can. Small number. Bird great pass. McHale for two. Dennis Johnson. Seltzer with the advantage here. Bird back to DJ. Bird the rebound. Cooper leaps. Parrish has got it. Bird can't get the roll. Gets the rebound. Short with the hook. Catledge a traffic rebound. Bird strips it. Tips it. Yeah. McHale with him. McKenna trying to drive and loses the handle. Bird gets it ahead to Aime. Used to coach at Penn. Bird along the baseline. Underneath to Maxwell. Bird coming around. Oh what a pass to Parrish. McHale beats his man. Gets the layup. Parrish off the floor. The only reason they got him is Bird. Oh yeah. Larry a drive. Yes and he's fouled. Bird back in his way in on Bridgman on the other end. Larry a left hander is good. Bird snaps free. Comes up with a shot. Johnson gets it into Bird. And Wilkins is there. Bird comes free. He has shown you why he's a future Hall of Famer. 20 points this quarter. He is 9 of 10. See where Quinn goes with it. Yes. Oh well. Bird trick move. A fall away good. Takes the fall away. Nobody taken off. Kevin McHale played 10 minutes in the first half. Bird got it. Every step he has up the court. Bird trying to find Parrish. Got it back. Oh boy. Times already this year. Bird bumps Okorin. Turns and hits. DJ forces the jump shot. Bird collects. Fakes. Again and hits. I've got a mismatch with Joe Barry out on Bird. Look at Bird driving the basket. Break it at 10. Comes to Bird. Larry faking the shot. Puts it on the floor. Throws it up and hits it. Two hands. Penetrates. Throws up a prayer. Rebound Bird. Pick Bird. Yes and a foul. This first foul means the steal. Bird. Nice move. Bird in traffic. Hits. Has to take the lead here with five and a half to play. Bird. Yes and a foul. Again. That hot shooting of the Celtics helps out there. Boston with 14 seconds on the clock. Top of the key Larry. Spins. Back to the board. Larry Bird. Sixth turnover on the Lakers. Bird to the hole. Cooper fakes the three. Nowhere to go and Bird's got the ball. Harry weaving his way. 345 to go in the game. Bird. Seconds on the shot clock. Larry Bird wants a three pointer. Point shot by Larry Bird. Max puts it on the floor. We're down to six. Bird in the corner. Big pass. Sick move of the hand. It's on the pop out. Goes right around. Bird trying to get offensively oriented. And look at that pass. Bird steals it. You can see it coming. And look at the pass to McHale. Bird. The Celtics do it so well. Here's Bird putting behind the back. A sensational steal. D-Brown worthy of a switch. Long pass. What a pass to Parrish. Bird kept it alive. To Walt for two. Bird inside. Gets the basket. This is a shot rebound Bird. Bird on the baseline. Great pass. Back comes Ainge. Bounce it to Bird in the lane. Behind the back and a no look to Parrish. Bird the steal. Right in the lane. Behind the back to Dennis for two. Look at that pass. How does he do it? First quarter. Sten rebound. Gets the ball. Takes it. Person. Watch it. The other end. Bird just goes and smothers. Comes away with the ball. And then has a little something to say to Person. Sanders at 6'6". Giving away three inches to Bird. You say to yourself how many times does he drive that spike through your heart with shots like that? Really improved this game tonight. He'll charge for it. He goes down. But Lewis is going to pull up and miss. Bird with the one touch. Back. You can't double yet. Now you can quickly. Good. Gives the Boston Celtics a two point lead. Dennis Johnson with Cooper all over him. He can't do a thing. No hits. Standing up. It goes now to Bird. Bird goes up top. Four seconds left. He hits it. And it goes to Moses. Moses heads for the hoop. Throws it up. He's got it. That puts them up front by one. Where do we go? It's going to go to Bird. He's got a shot. It's all over. Detroit ball. Thomas wants to get it in quickly. Stolen by Bird. One second left. Steals it. And gets it to Johnson at the buzzer.