Three Point Shoot-out 1988 Larry Bird vs Dale Ellis Part 2 Finals

[SerArea]

1:14 That music is underrated and funny !

[BEN4036]

@MultiScienceMan Ever heard of Blake Griffin??

[MultiScienceMan]

White boys are shooters. Black niggas like to dunk. Chinese people like to keep track of score. Arab's are bombing buildings. :3

[MVPthat9]

they look kinna da same

[MVPthat9]

does monta ellis have any relation to dale?

[jellybellies132]

"at the buzzer" with 3 seconds still on the clock...

[Bamboozle168]

Kevin Love won a while ago, the white shooters are back!

[alhoukaba]

CELTICSSSSSSSSSSSS



[aaron93m]

Larry is more efficient when he takes his time. He rushed at some shots here. but you could see the difference.

[Robby303]

look how times have changed. tomorrow we got kevin love in the contest. what a joke

[bluegrassreb1]

only larry could throw up the #1 before his last ball even went in!!!no one like him.

[PianoByEar1110]

I like Ellis's shooting form better

[ab40]

Gotta love stars going up against one another to see who's best.

[Hulligan1818]

the best ever!

[kazboy511]

25 balls is wat the announcer said

[affsfasaffas]

ray allen is better

[poyi65]

@affsfasaffas yeah right, Larry Bird is a LEGEND!

[SuperBoobTube420]

@affsfasaffas hahaha

[B3RR135]

Dale ellis's shooting form is so smooth

[DCoolestManEver]

best 3point shooter of all time

[mrmacross]

Sometimes I wonder if Bird planned out which shots to miss so that he could win with the last shot.

[Mrkansasstate123]

i bet hes related to a black guy

[Reymius]

Ray Ray TOP3 PT SHOOTER EVER NO ONE ABOve

[KWeber38]

bird is the best 3 point shooter there was, is, and will be

[505outlaw]

@KWeber38 reggie miller pretty close

[plech09]

@KWeber38 *Ray Allen

[Dmaccabees]

BIRD for 3!!!

[FenderSunset]

Fuck yeah... got some guitar virtuoso music in the background and shit...

[ESchneider513]

I love the backround music that is so 80's. Now there would be rap music blaring.

[MrIntervention1982]

Whether Larry was cold, whether he took his warm ups off or left them... he was a great pure, shooter.

[DHaines6]

i love how after every made shot, your can audibly hear the crowd collectively saying "YEAH!!!"

[B3AN40]

larry bird still kinda doesnt have good form tho but can still shoot :P

[blackeyejim]

@B3AN40 theres no such thing as a good form only a pretty one

[B3AN40]

@blackeyejim yes there is such a thing as good form

[TRJ22487ISDEAD]

Something that catches my eye...at 4:06 I can't help but notice how pumped up the black gentleman and his son were to see Larry Bird beat Dale Ellis.....there is a bit of a stigma about white players that perhaps others don't wish them to do well, or wouldn't cheer for them, we know. By their reactions, it was almost as if Larry were their favorite player of all time, and this was in Chicago Stadium! I wish it wasn't the type of thing I felt compelled to bring up, but...I do.

[TRJ22487ISDEAD]

@TRJ22487ISDEAD Brian Scalabrine completed obliterates this theory though, lol

[TheTulimasealii]

thumbs up if u thot he was going to lose

[ninjaJAF13]

my favorite 3 point shooter he da bomb

[TRJ22487ISDEAD]

What was so great about Larry is nobody ever took this contest as seriously as he did at the time, or since. He was a real asshole about it too. He'd go around to all the guys right before the event and he'd tell them they all had no chance in hell. I have little doubt in my mind that he could've beat Craig Hodges as well if he'd gone against him.

[TRJ22487ISDEAD]

2/3rd's of his misses are intentional. Look at the releases. So ridiculous. The guy was a damn artist. Nobody else went out there and tried to experiment the way he did. And he loved to make the bonus money and win bets with fans, which I love that wasn't illegal yet! Those were the days huh?

[highguy2k10]

@TRJ22487ISDEAD Why on earth would be miss shots on perpose?are you for real

[TRJ22487ISDEAD]

@highguy2k10 he didn't want to blow out Ellis. He intentionally set it up to be a tight, dramatic finish. Ellis had no chance.

[pistolpeck]

love the way he walks off and is like yep, and the balls only just left his hand!

[34Laino]

i think larry was just hustling

[LBJ6HeAt17]

One word describes Larry Bird SWAG

[ShietEverywhere]

ellis was a great shooter but man i hate his follow through, look at larry on that last rack just throwing up the first 2 shots like they were unnecessary...confidenceee

[MrRogeliomelendez]

That was amazing ;)

[wolferased]

Cool fact you guys didn't know:

Dale Ellis holds the NBA record for most minutes played in a single game, when he scored 53 points in 69 minutes (out of a possible 73) for the SuperSonics in a 155-154 loss to the Bucks in five overtimes on November 9, 1989. ~ Wikipedia

[ZysTSnipingHome]

think it was the white people music fucked up ellis

[ranger220022]

Ive always liked them red white blue (money balls i guess they were) since i was a little kid.

[84slaughter]

Of Course Everything Worked Out For You, You're The Larry Bird

[newagepun]

Talk about efficiency. Don't worry about the big details. Just make the money shots and beat the high score by 1.

[allu4me]

when he walked away after that last shot with his finger in the air, that's the coolest motherfucker that ever walked a basketballcourt!

[steveparok00]

i mean its EZ.... its nuffin...

[steveparok00]

bs... the 3 point line was closer in the weird past than it is today. thats why he did so well.

[paoUltraManiac]

pao ahtens is the boston celtics of europe ! hail larry bird!

[geocgeo]

Go watch the 1 hour video on you tube. WHEN THE GAME WAS OURS. You will find out just how great Larry Bird was.

[RapMediaTV]

he is the man......period

[ImpulseDETT]

Larry Legend, doin' what he does best.

[MarshallATV]

Bird didn't do as good as usual here. But I sure as hell couldn't make it!

[macfan128]

3:56-4:01 = SWAGGER

[macfan128]

Walks away like a g

[gilless429]

I wouldn't be surprised if he actually missed some on purpose to have some fun.

[qeqfe]

larry bird proves shooting form and shooting mechanics can all go screw themselves

[gmdinformation]

@qeqfe Pistol Pete threw the shooting mechanics out long before Bird.

[Cozavideos33]

there is NEVER going 2 be a white 3 point shooter like Larry Bird

[happynightz]

@Cozavideos33 Obviously, Larry Bird doesn't have a twin.

[Cozavideos33]

@happynightz WTF?

[blackadam06]

@Cozavideos33

Wow...the ignorance of the Y2K kid..SMH

Ever hear of Chris Mullin?

[Cozavideos33]

@blackadam06 WTF, does Y2K and SMH mean?

[blackadam06]

@Cozavideos33

What does Y2K mean?

LOL!!

You're joking right?

Wow..

And U wonder why I called y'all dumb..SMH

[Cozavideos33]

@blackadam06 where i live we are lazy, watch thedominicshow acronyms

[Cozavideos33]

@blackadam06 sorry, bout all this. i don't much about nba cos i don't even get to see basketball on tv

[LbFf100]

It's Larry..

[thetruebonds]

Back when shooting was an art. Bird GOAT.

[OhBama21]

4:07-4:10 lol. everybody was looking at the guy on brown jacket red shirt, i think hes swearing xD

[csr89]

Bird is the last one to walk in the locker room beforehand, looks around as says, "Man, who's coming in second?"

Legend.

[mightymacdiesal12]

Love hoe Larry never took off his warm up jacket. That's gangster.

[DaTruthMasta]

Wasn't on purpose...he was way past his prime...this video is immortal

[FCBanton]

damn it will have been akward, if he missed the last... but then again, it is larry bird! :)

[MrBallsack17]

without even taking off his warm ups

[umcsullivan]

@MrBallsack17 Or his Timbs Nigga!

[leontanko]

@MrBallsack17 if i remember correctly, in his book DRIVE, he said he was so hyped up, he forgot to take them off

[bleakilla]

look at the last rack by bird, the first 2 shots you can tell he miss on purpose he shot them like its whatever, then on the 3rd to 5th ball he took his time and FINGER pointed up in the sky larry bird swag

[jasonralston8]

Watch his shooting form/release on shots he misses compared to the shots he makes. You can almost tell he's "trying" to miss certain shots, and then make the dramatic comeback.

[TheTylersimpson318]

You guys said it. You know you're good when you can

lose on purpose, just to make a dramatic finish.

[YungBobbySeal]

One word for that last shot Larry took with his finger up before it even was close to being down "SWAG"

[GMPro24]

@YungBobbySeal haha i swear i was gonna make the same comment my dude

[AkramJumaOfficial]

EVERYBODY pause it at 3:58 ...that's greatness, thats confidence, that LARRY LEGEND

[zt1053]

I was so mad when that punk Ellis won it the next year when Bird was injured and couldn't defend the title

[tjpoulose03]

i would love to see Ray Allen vs Bird in the shootout finals

[tcs4duke]

a man of legend

[sdev046]

0:02-0:06 thats what she said :)

[kalekasim]

handicap next year??? as if wearing his jacket wasnt enough...jeez haters...

[yodogshit]

with his jacket on thats the way fuck yeah

[willyman49]

Ray Allen leads the nba in most career 3point field goals made

[TheMadnessFlow]

eh, dale was still definitely cooler

[dmanschaumbizzie]

hehe knknewew itit

[StuUngar]

Best clutch player in NBA history.

[wckusaka]

Like a Boss.

[Inspire6]

did the commontator say "2 point ball" on larry birds last ball?

[superdeoxysman]

@Inspire6 It was a 2 Point ball

[tunying21]

Thumbs up, For Sonics ^_^



[GarrySpeaks]

Good choice of music, 1988.

[spragswag32]

@pval08 learn the game, cause he's got a point dumbass

[AQganon]

The players from the 80's are so much better than todays

[pval08]

@AQganon shut up grandpa

[Ckole17]

Swagg

[41elliott]

Walking off the court with that finger in the air before the shot even it the net qualifies him as the ultimate alpha dog.

[MrTruefitted]

LARRY BIRD = SWAGG

[Rayla840]

As kids back then, we were all imitating the walkoff at the end whenever on the playground. Growing up in the 80's as a sports fan was just so great!!!

[andrehamburg]

shooting style is sooo weird, awesome how he even makes one shot :-) looks like he is shooting with both hands, like an overhead pass!

[StuUngar]

@andrehamburg Overhead shooters like Bird and Olajuwon are very hard to block.

[andrehamburg]

@StuUngar I know but it looks like he shoots with both hands, like a pass! thats whats weird. I wonder how he controlls the ball whilst shooting with both hands thats all.

[newagepun]

@andrehamburg some people have the strangest shooting mechanics that usually defies fundamental logic. Peja stojakovic certainly did have the most screwed up shooting mechanic but he did get 45% in 3pters with it in one season being healthy.

[sanitary103]

@newagepun reggie miller had a funky release with his hands; almost as if they would cross..really weird but great shooter

[aftermarketstereo]

I like how Bird missed on purpose just to win it on the last shot

[poedgon123]

4:06 guy with orange shirt is into it lol

[zenlee1109]

that music makes it tougher to concentrate

[chrisil1]

Is it me or back in the old days the 3 point line seemed shorter....

[xaviqaz]

In 1988 Bird made 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Amazing

[EarlLouisHoldingCo]

I bet he said till himself after he hit the last shot...Motherfucker Im Larry cot damn BIRD!!

[freddyteddi92]

With his jacket shit on straight up SWAGG !! lol

[leechmaster21]

Great quality for an old VHS. Thanks for uploading!

[Disciple615]

Steve Kerr could've won, record for career 3pt %.

[hacb1996]

look for oscar, the mão santa.

[lilHetfield]

Ray Allen would have owned them all..

[BigFootOwl]

@lilHetfield If he cant beat James Jones...what makes you think he can beat Larry Legend?

[MrJoelouisbarrow]

@BigFootOwl ray allen would beat him really

[TSUNdislikesDAN]

@MrJoelouisbarrow You goonberry fiendlark... There is no way

[VanLars]

@lilHetfield Yeah right...keep dreaming.

[mtzlypk]

miss you larry!

[rexloc]

u cant fuck with bird babby

[1Everynight]

ellis, looks like bruno mars

[timm3ad]

he planned it so it came down to the last ball

[bennyhilg]

oh, RAY ALLEN and PEJA stojakovic made an ACCOUNT. w.t..f.. look at that..

[moneymatt2001]

@ 2:12 the announcer said miss

[iPWNxNoobz]

0:02 all of his balls



[minge9]

bird took the piss...

[xaviqaz]

Nowitzki like Bird? Bird made 25 points per game... and 10 rebound and 6-7 assists

[Dria396]

Celtic Pride!!!!

[sickjavi180]

i love larry bird but dont like the celtics boo

[MrErnie408]

how could you even compare LARRY BIRD TO somebody that can,t rebound,pass,and make his teammates better,BOSTON CELTICS , FOR EVER

[bismarck1234561]

Bird winning this tournament shows what a great player he was. Unlike his competition he was not a " specialist " player. He was a complete player who happened to be a great shooter.

[muteol]

dirk and bird shoot nothing alike

[5huffl3k1ng]

You just KNOW he did that on purpose :)

[lowry2403]

Larry the LEGEND

What a winner!!

[mo934]

nba2k12

[jerryz9983]

It would not surprise me if Bird made it that close on purpose just to make it more fun for himself.

[BrothersFrmAntherMom]

Likabowss

[ragingbull2001]

Bird is my favorite basketball player ever

[chumsyalibumsy09]

@waynetakata Im sorry, I dont know why I felt like being a douche yesterday, we can agree the Sonics were badass?

[chumsyalibumsy09]

@waynetakata Do you know basketball at all? Schrempf, Payton, Kemp? Yea real fan over here.

[dmanschaumbizzie]

with his jacket on....

[HecticEthnic]

@dmanschaumbizzie believe it or not, some people are more comfortable with the jacket (e.g. brent barry in the dunk contest)

[TheRacistApricot]

@dmanschaumbizzie LIKE A BOSS

[royalsteven]

This pre set up shooting is not the same as in the game itself. Much more chance of scoring because free shooting chance.

[vagel77]

legend.respect

[alex12958]

YEA SHORT SHORTS! i kinda miss em no homo intended

[CHITOWN1987]

not many comments about ellis lol...i actually came here to see ellis who i enjoyed watchin play later on in his career but i wished i could of seen him more in his prime...one season he averaged 27.5ppg on over 50%fg and 48%3p the man could flat out shoot...kinda forgotten as time passes

[slowdownandbanging]

larry sum serious

[gbinct]

Pause at 1:26. It's the prettiest follow through in the history of basketball.

[TheKingtyman]

stop bein races thats larry bird da best of da best dont play with him

[zreskhater]

White Man can shoot

[whitekid3]

fuckin bird... sticks out his finger like he knows already... fucker lol

[Outhere187]

ELLIS HAS A SOFFFTT TOUCCH

[mgamegatun]

I want to watch Bird vs Ray Allen...both celtic players and both the greatest 3-point shooters