NBA's 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: #56

[PerfectLife131]

Thats intense man.

[mattysparks]

I've never seen it from that lower angle before. You can really tell how far behind the backboard the ball bounced. Truly incredible. How is this behind Jordan's hand switch?

[golperuano]

Larry and Magic were neck and neck as far as greatest players of their generation. 

[eddienevagiveS]

tfuck ? larry is black duuhhh

[drummeranthony15]

All you can say is wow

[BrickGrease]

Larry's not white; Larry is clear

[Flipper79able]

@BrickGrease Yes, we've all seen Bill Murray say that in Space Jam or whatever that movie is...is that going to be repeated in all of Larry's videos? Please say no.

[BrickGrease]

@Flipper79able No, I'm not a troll, or whatever y'all call em who run around to different videos and say the same thing, I'm actually a big fan of Larry Bird who can joke out of respect

[TheZlatanway]

hell of a player

[BIGEAWBREY5]

And the Musberger "greatness is all about" quote at the end is not from this game- inserted from the Hawks/Celtics game where he duels Nique- but true in this moment as well.

[mattysparks]

@BIGEAWBREY5 I swear they use that quote in like half of these videos to take about a bunch of different players. But it really can only be applied to a very select few.

[BIGEAWBREY5]

Have you ever tried this at home? This move is physically impossible even if used by your strong hand side, as Bird mainly uses his "weaker", if you can call it that, left- I have never seen anybody in any context pull off this kind of shot- Bird was much more athletic than people realize; you tube "larry bird the best ever" and see how athletic his stuff is.

[nethwafu13]

You are watching what greatness is all about - Epic

[wiseman2024]

One of the sickest shots ever.

[Deadlypredator24]

lol, how many times do u see a white guy do that!

[GogetaTV]

ok please tell how this is not in the top 20 heck even top 10

[robertozzagee]

"You are watching what greatness is all about"

[Ajwizzles101]

bird knew he missed it!!

[r1cw]

Great move, unlike Jordan's unnecessary hand switch in the Finals against the Lakers.

[mookeychase0907]

I liked the 86' Finals better, Robert Reid murdered the Celtics...

[ahm528]

you are watching what greatness is all about.

[dolemitemoffo]

can't belive that one of the greatest and most memorial shots in nba history made it only to 57.. if you think of bird this impossible move and the steal against the pistons comes to your mind.

[RealspitHiphop604]

what a incredible shot

[bhard87]

Funny how more guys back then used to cover up with just towels instead of shirts or warmups...it makes for great entertainment when you see how the bench reacts. You don't see much towel action these days. LOL!!!

[narutohearts99]

the real birdman!

[TerraXD001]

It's like he knew that it was going to miss and where was it going to bounce to..

[maxedwell]

@TerraXD001

This isn't the least bit surprising since the shooter of a basketball very commonly knows where the miss is headed. This is also why players from a young age are taught (but often fail to) box out the shooter even on long jumpers.

Kids these days often disregard Bird because he wasn't a high-fly act, but that dude was deadly. His shot was nearly unblockable because he held it high and almost behind his head. His basketball IQ was pure genius & he ALWAYS played hard.

[rokmc23]

wow . . . awesome

[HonoreT35]

When are these young ones gonna understand. The shorter shorts actually make you jump higher! Larry Bird Forever!!

[royalpoop]

i know but its really similar

[royalpoop]

thats exactly like the courtney lee shot in the finals

[jtp500rocks]

cept lee didn't make it

[hermom2]

courtneys inbound catch in game 1 of the finals?

I'm pretty sure he dint make it

[bullocktheo]

towl attack at 11 seconds

[NeoGeoHero92]

Larry's the MAN!!!!!!

[RMXmozza]

STFU astro

[liweiwu007]

he borrowed the hops from jordan on that shot lol

[drewdeze]

that was awesome, u gotta give credit where its due

[astrosfan611]

What is the name of this song?

[endorphinz]

That was insane

[jaboo82681]

thats hustle and bball smarts

[jlolo43]

who said he couldnt jump?? lol

[SerbianThug]

THE LEGEND,and we still love him here in beantown

[Kobeownzu81]

i did see that birh, but this is alot better, because its off a miss that goes flying out of bounds but he saves it and puts it back in in mid air

[birh]

Iverson did that same thing in the 2000 All-star game too, it was off a pass from VC though, not his own rebound. Awesome stuff still.

[raclos234]

that was a great shot by AI...but bird did this shot in the finals...

a little bit more at stake...