Luka Fan Can't Believe Larry Bird Dropped 60!!!

Larry Bird's Perfect Game: https://youtu.be/TsWhOnQ7YjI

The beauty of the rivalry between Bird and Dominique was that they couldn't guard each other. Nique had all that athleticism, and Bird had all the tricks. So both would have 40 point nights against each other on the regular.

Bird scored 34 points in the final 12 minutes. He was talking trash to the Hawks players, their bench, and even their coaches. Telling them exactly what he was going to do when he got the ball. LOL.

AND Larry Legend won 3 point contest 3 years in a row! Cool docs on Larry and Magic and Lakers. Great ballers all seemed more fun back then but that's just nostalgia. These times are fun too. We all love our heros.

Scott Wedman had been an all-star with the Kansas City Kings earlier in his career. With the Celtics he was a key bench player and helped them win two championships. I heard a fun stat - in the '84-'85 season with the Celtics he made 11 consecutive three-pointers which I think is still the Celtics record but get this - he did it over the course of something like ten games (not sure exactly how many games it was). Different game back then. His best game with the Celtics was Game 1 of the 1985 Finals against the Lakers where he went 11 for 11 (4 for 4 from three) scoring 26 points.

You overlooked the obvious...Larry Bird scored 60 points individually in this game; but, count the points scored because he passed the ball to his teammates. As stated many times, Larry's basketball IQ is simply off the charts...he was thinking plays ahead of everyone else on the court. No one could/can match Larry Bird's intelligence/ability/savvy as both an individual and a team player.

How lucky were we to witness the Golden Age of Basketball? So much talent. So much hustle. So much fun. Loved your reaction, man!

Even if you subtract the sheer skill of all these über-talented players, the competitive intensity of this game is off-the-charts entertaining!! Lucky '80s b.b. fans. :^{

The greatest part of this game was how Bird scored his 60!!! The Hawks were arguably the best defensive team in NBA at the time. They had 2 or 3 guys who could guard every position!!! Even Doc (who was a great defender in his day, along with all the other players who tried to guard Larry!). Honestly, I had a board game called "Pro Status Basketball" where based on a players stats, is how his card was made! Magic was a 0 (it went from +5 for worst defenders to -5 for the most elite!) and Dr. J was a -5!!! (This was based on 1986 stats!). Michael Jordan was a -3, but ironically, so was Larry! It was a "dice game" so it was all about chance! The cards I remember to this day was Barkley, Magic, and Bird! What was so crazy about Larry was he was #1 or #2 in just about every category, but his defense was a -3 as well. P.S. I also remember playing Tecmo basketball in the very early 1990's. There was Rex Chapman and a glitch for John Starks where his FT and 3pt % were switched!!!. The ONLY player who could compete with these 2 glitches was MJ and Larry...goes to show just how great both truly were!

Don't sleep on Ainge's athleticism. In high school he was 1st team All American in baseball, basketball and football. He was playing 3rd base for the Toronto Blue Jays before the Celts signed him

What a great game. Domimique for sure didn't back down.

I always thought this game was in Boston by the crowd's reaction...Atlanta fans showing great sportsmanship...cheering on LB!!

Dominique was VERY athletic. There was one video where Dominique was considered Jordan’s main competitor. He won the dunk contest one year, and should have one it another year….

Larry stole the points show (wow), but damn, Dominique's points are ballet.

That's one of those things that's easily forgotten about that game. Dominique had a hot hand that night too.

Larry was a Force of Nature on the court. His passing was Impeccable. His shooting, even more so. He could defend as well (just not so much in this game), but what truly set him apart was his ability to LIFT his team's play when he was on the floor. Other, better, more athletic people didn't do that, except Magic Johnson. They still don't. In fact, Michael Jordan had to learn to pass the ball AND have Larry leave the league before he won all those championships. (Having the League pulling for you and the officials ignoring how much he traveled helped, too). Jordan never won a Championship while Bird was playing. The East would always come down to Boston + Chicago, Detroit, the Knicks or Sixers and Boston almost always stepped up and won. The League has changed the Rules, but Bird would continue to destroy it if he was in his prime today. You just saw it with Dominique, look at his games vs Jordan when he scored 40+ against Boston. Almost every one of those games were good for Jordan pointwise, but the team ultimately lost. The other Franchise that scared everybody to play was the Lakers. Magic said that only Larry scared him to play against. Both teams fought for Every Point, Every Rebound, Every Loose Ball and Every Ball Going Out Of Bounds. ALL. YEAR. LONG. Honestly, does any team today play that way? Or is it as boring as watching the All Star Game?

While you were wondering out loud "Who did passes like that before Bird? Nash? Cause I know Bird didn't do it first.." The announcer was saying, about that same pass you saw and were asking about, the announcer was saying Bird invented that.

Hawks played excellent! Seemed like Dominique seemed like he had a hot hand and scored more than 36? Man this was a good game! Larry still my fav! Thanks for the video!

Scott wedman was an nba allstar acouple of times while playing for the kings in the 1970s.. then joined the celtics and backed up larry bird nicely. In the eighties.thats great depth

Historic game...enjoyed it, and the commentary. Thanks!