1979 NCAA Finals - Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson [Opening]

[bootiack]

damn liek 3 hack in row not called on MS

[bootiack]

miche state massive travels on offense too wtf

[bootiack]

mich state hacking nonstop reaching in an not called, what a crcok

[bootiack]

hacking shit outa bird no foul called WTF

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bird with 4 goons

[bootiack]

how is it a foul when magic bumps yo and throw up a prayer? what a load of hyped up shhit

[bootiack]

magic biggest whiner, so lucky to get to cheat to win la, where no fouls called on laker sin 4th q ever

[pamerica2]

there is no 3 point circle thing

[MentalTeleprosy]

My dad took me to this game. Amazing memory to have.

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[mythumbsupaccount]

Doesnt the court look wierd without the 3 point line?

[bigboydavid1000]

my dad was telling me this was the best game ever becuz the 2 best players in the league were in it!!!

[coffeecat73]

3:03, Bird would never have the ball stolen like that a few years later. He is still not as coordinated as he would later become.

[13war25]

I've gone to almost every Celtics game since 1963 when I was 10. Never saw a man that could make shots like Bird game after game. He also hustled his ass off that's one reason he was so great. The only player that could match him in hustle was Dave Cowens Cowens was outplaying centers 3-4-5 inches taller just from pure hustle. Both a pleasure to watch but Bird was INCREDIBLE!! He played his last 3 yrs with a VERY bad back and still dominated. Bird vs Magic what a matchup I'll never forget it.

[robocopem]

I wish I was as lucky as you were. I grew up in the Jordan era. But how amazing would it have been to see Bird vs Magic.

[Slidingby]

@robocopem you're right, that would've been amazing..

[adater]

Larry was better

[roverjackson]

No Shot Clock. No Three-point line. A good old-fashioned basketball game. Man, I can't believe that is 30 long years people still talking about the Michigan State-Indiana State championship game. The great 1979 title game is the staple of March Madness.

[DonnyAJ1]

Was only 10 yrs old when I witnessed this game. I was a Magic and Bird fan ever since! I believe that Indiana State was un-defeated up until this game.

[kprez007]

33-0 up to this point.

[DonnyAJ1]

Right...33-0. Didn't they beat Ray Myers DePaul squad in the Elite Eight or final Four?

[FrankeeFraud]

The most viewed NCCA final in history, but was also one of the WORST played. Statistically, the shooting was horrible on both sides, almost embarrassing, but what a game!

[vascobgs]

LoL , Bird was a center...

[kprez007]

Its College.

[gwuerritto68]

WHOAH! Insanely monumental NCAA battle. THANK YOU for posting this!

BTW, Magic at 1:55... OMG!!!

[RWDtech]

im guessing ISU lost this game..

[SFFOOL76]

On another thought, wasn't Indiana State a #1 seed? and Michigan State was a #2 seed? Why is Michigan State wearing their home whites.

[SFFOOL76]

I know the NCAA is here to make money, however an arena like the HUNSTMANN CENTER is PERFECT for a championship, a decent sized crowd that is loud.

[agifb]

Thumper Newman was the Best Basketball player I ever saw

[rdyhrm]

Think of all the great moments that were about to begin in the NBA after this game. I really appreciate growing up in the 80's and watching Magic and Bird.

[DeeDonner]

watched this is a mental hospital!

[basketballwade]

that magic guy is good

he'l be great in the nba. by the way when will he be drafted

[aznbryanc]

you're kidding, right? i sure hope so.

[shider22]

ur a joker... u dont know nba at all

[NaciremaDream1787]

No way dog... the reason Larry dominated everyone is because many thought the same thing you do. Fundamentals make you great. The real bball lovers know this is why MJ was so dominant also, master of all the fundamentals.

[SewnSeed]

Bird doesn't look good here at all even though he's playing against guys that are 2 or 3 years younger than him. I think the weak MVC and the Celtics system made Bird a star where he would have been average for the Big Ten or on the Nuggets for instance.

[Xtreme4l1f3]

nope. larry was one of the best to ever play the game. u can watch other vids and hes makin outstanding shot just to AMUSE himself. the game was just like a mess around game to him and he would still dominate everyone.

[AceroySangre]

Are you kidding. Bird would have averaged more assits and more points if playing gor a weaker team xD

[Majesticon]

yuck, mcquire AND packer.. jesus...

[dmbabic]

Can you get any video of the 1979 Final Four Game, Indiana State vs. DePaul. Mark Aguirre was a freshman on that DePaul team.

[tshimanga7]

men how did you get this video its amazing

[hiplover3]

Where's the three point line?

[RGSJenkins]

The three point didn't come until '86 for college basketball, '81 for NBA.

[Majesticon]

LOL

[lasrstar21]

bird played center????????

[uberathlete]

Wow this is rare stuff. Thanks!

[798389]

Billy Packer was as big a jerk then as he is now.

[tonyt55]

I KNOW

[scatman44]

The greatest 2-3 zone in the history of college basketball. And I'm a Syracuse grad saying this!

[Ariamaluum]

Penn who was led by Tony Price had a great run to the Final Four beating Iona (coached by Jim Valvano-preliminary game)Syracuse, North Carolina in Greensboro and St. John's to advance. They lost to Michigan State but Penn's shouldn't be forgotten as well as the play of Tony Price to get there.

[BruceBernstein]

rare footage, hopefully they let you keep it posted because alot of youngsters have no clue about the significance of this game.

[Ariamaluum]

There a lot of coaches and announcers who didn't even know "Magic" Johnson played at Michigan State. That goes the 1974 ACC final game, you can forget asking the significance to those coaches and announcers.

[schnooks17]

tnx for sharing this great game!