Larry Bird Clutch Shots/Moments

defensively let's see if they wind it all the way down you can't double yet now you can cook late jumper good three point seven seconds live Larry Bird gives the Boston Celtics a two-point lead the Celtics came down and executed beautifully they ran off 13 seconds and bird nails the turnaround everybody in this building had to know what's going on Michael came over to help out and all those people can shoot the ball it comes out to Drexler a half court bride looking to just work himself takes the fall away with three seconds left Wow hi a direct slur and he was wearing Dennis Johnson the entire time but you know what a lot of player he's turning into three seconds is a law at a time Drexler gets the ball he's got that isolation there in that four corner type of offense works DJ top of the key spins back on him and takes a foul line jump shot that just rattles in all right here we go bird and a bird knocked out of bounds the second goes off the clock as Percy got a hand on for sport and Jimmie Rodgers up off the Boston bench directing traffic they're trying to get a photographer away doesn't want to move DJ again to make the inbounds pass that double-teaming bird larry fake fall away [Applause] unbelievable Larry Bird remains the greatest small forward ever period store his bird Manning up tight on him in your face he gives Bannister five mrs. to makes a big one here with 2:45 to go but his his Bert's backbreaker fakes using the parish pick and as the defense collapses he steps back watch him now well we didn't see it watch him give Bannister the sign for the high five and bastok SELEX once someone else's product I get it now Hornets check has it daddy Johnson baseline will fall away Suns lead by two 104 to 102 25 seconds to play in the game there's a three-second difference between the shot clock and the game clock birth baseline lays it up the basket Wow with 17 seconds to go he ties it at 104 bird with 48 points in the game look at this another credible performance again when he makes up his mind he needs to feel strong enough to absorb they consider the contact on the weak side and yet still watch this knocks about [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] the only time out I'm going through a play about that time Larry's death sentence as a coach up once you just give me a ball and tell everybody to get out of the way it's Larry he wants the ball he wants the ball after the time up we walked back on the court and then Xavier was guarded so he tells his abs I'm getting involved I said I know I'm gonna be waiting and he said get it right here I'm a shooter right in your face [Applause] Larry Bird just he came out we've had about that exact spot he shot a shot right in my face and you know he was like I didn't need to leave two seconds on the clock he wanted to shoot him with zero seconds on the clock I hope that today looks a lot like [Music] those two birdies [Applause] [Music] he had unshakable confidence if he can get his shot off he fell it here we were gonna win the ballgame [Music] Birds the man they want to have him gets in the earth for three [Applause] why wonderful arrogance of a man who needs to to tie or three to win and says let's roll the dice I remember we were playing Washington in Washington one night and Larry just hit what would have been the game we shot Casey called timeout Larry came back to the bench you know he was a little upset he looks at the benches says hey guys when I come back after timeout him whether go right through the same spot I might stick it in he told Washington I'm gonna get the ball two seconds left [Applause] how many people you know but talk to the other team like I said I'm gonna stick it on the page three points to ten seconds [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh man Larry was so confident so extremely confident here we go 15 seconds left in regulation Williams the bird again face fires another three-pointer [Applause] Clara said you guys want to win the game the message sure yeah absolutely because give me the ball and get out of the way [Music] [Applause] there's nobody better with a game maybe nobody better ever remember in particular one where I had to make a pass in from Phoenix and the entire is the sun's crowd was for a while looking looking loops at the parade or honor [Applause] their sons Larry let it go he personally turns to the bench and he's lived my over life we should have had more than one guy like me you could have heard a mouse peel cotton in their building it got that quarry bird and look at the concentration [Music] [Applause] looks like he's found the mark bill [Music] is smoking [Music] nine straight before you miss me Larry Bird not his way to victory here in the long-distance shootout [Music] oh wait a second off the class can be pretty Clary that's right and if anybody needs $10,000 I'm sure it's Larry Bird Larry Bird our winner here in the three-point long distance shootout [Music]

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Length: 9min 12sec (552 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 11 2020