Larry Bird Greatest Games: 22/17/8 (Big Dunk) vs Rockets (1983)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rNzCkH2pS4

[Micku]

Bird taking ppl off the dribble in this vid. His court vision was amazing. Dat dunk doe.

[Beastmode88]

GOAT SF.

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1:19 That Series of Fakes and Footwork Stoping The Fastbreak and Then Passing To The Open Man

[3ball]

the dunk shown above from this game, wasn't on this list:

larry bird's top 10 dunks.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4xMtl3Fulg

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[oarabbus]

the dunk shown above from this game, wasn't on this list:

larry bird's top 10 dunks.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4xMtl3Fulg

Although the last dunk of the vid he takes 5 or 6 steps minimum

[SHAQisGOAT]

Skill level and basketball IQ are ridiculous... Then you also got him (a superstar) hustling like a mad man out there. And yea, keep thinking he had below average athleticism or something Or forget that he was also legit 6'9...

Never seen that dunk before, one of Bird's best for sure and only "put out" now... Just for people to see how there's footage we might never see, when talking about those days and more for before.

Although the last dunk of the vid he takes 5 or 6 steps minimum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaKRghcLQSY

If you pay attention, it's clear that he bounces the ball right before the gather and the last two steps.

[King1991nba]

I can tell you one thing, I got my hands on more rare Bird games from early in his career; you'll see how athletic he was before his back injury...

[AirFederer]

If you love basketball, you love watching Larry Legend play

[Champ]

Great clip. We don't get to see a lot of Bird from the '81-'82 and '82-'83 seasons because they weren't tied to championships, but the footage is fascinating because you can see how he was slowly refining his game each year, transitioning from a more physical player to one that increasingly utilized finesse.

Though both elements would always be a big part of his game, he clearly played with more physicality through the end of the '83-'84 season than he ever would again.

Love how this clip shows how smooth Max was in the post - he had a great jump hook.

The Celts loved to run the break during this period, and were very physical with guys like Buckner, Robey, and Charles Bradley - who was an arm wrestling champion on ESPN back in the day!

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If you love basketball, you love watching Larry Legend play

Smartest Player Ever IMO....