The Best Larry Bird vs Luka Doncic Story Ever Told

before we begin let's get one thing out of the way Larry Bird said that there would be another Larry Bird one day and Larry they were never ever ever be another Larry Bird Magic Johnson said that in 1993 and 25 years later Luca doncic was drafted to the NBA and their similarities were undeniable Luke has got a pass with the basket all the way to the hole wait a minute Luca I've never compared a player to him until now I'm talking about pace Court vision and versatility oh my goodness what a fine by Luca that play right there that's what gave me the Larry Legend flashbacks I was like I've seen that before I mean I'm not saying it because of their skin I'm saying it because of their Pace Larry Bird in the modern game if he was facing the floor of the primary ball handler he would look like Luca and although Luca has a long way to go before he's even considered in the same breath as Larry Bird I'm about to show you why Luka doncic is uniquely worthy of this comparison because later in the video Luca had a game so impossibly great that not even Michael Jordan Wilt Chamberlain or even Larry Bird himself can say they bad but anyone who's ever watched both Larry and Luca play can all see one glaring similarity he does have one thing that bird has it stands out so big it's that killer dog incest and he got it I don't care who you line up across him he doesn't care he is going to be an assassin you know exactly what he's going to try to do and he's going to get it done that's the type of player Larry Bird was and that's the type of player we're identifying and seeing in Luca in today's news the floor Lucas three is a win again I would be afraid to play against the Luca I'm telling you personally that's how good he is he's this much below Larry Bird or maybe that much but Larry Bird would put fear in me and everyone else just like Luca does and I I watched him going man this dude every move Kevin McHale's ever had plus and he could put the ball in the basket and not only can Lucas score Like Larry but he does it while talking trash Like Larry too so Larry got in the game one time and for some reason Chuck Daly puts me in and Larry looks around and goes you Army I said yeah I got size on you right now I've been watching every movie he goes y'all not double teaming and looking around he goes yo I go nah it's just me fella he goes Mouse in the house mouse in the house and they change the play and he catches the ball he does this and he shoots it he says you better ask for a double team bro that was just one of many Larry Bird trash talking stories and Luka doncic already has an iconic trash talking story of his own after game five of the Western Conference semi-finals Lucas Dallas Mavericks were down three to two in the best of seven series to the number one seeded Phoenix Suns during the game Phoenix's best player Devin Booker trolled Luca by laying on the floor and exaggerating like he was really hurt and then said a phrase that will forever live in infamy the Luca special after that game Luca walks back to the locker room and in front of all of the cameras and media yells everybody acting tough when they up the sheer confidence to say something like that even after a loss in a 3-2 deficit against the number one seated team in the NBA is a mentality that even Michael Jordan himself would respect that's the time of a good man if you can talk when it's even score or talk when you're behind School in your head it's easy to talk and see if all that trash talking starts when it's zero zero after Luca dantridge said what he said he proceeded to win game six and game seven to send the Phoenix Suns home in one of the worst blowouts in NBA history now every time Luca puts on a show against any given team it will forever be called the Luca special we're going to be seeing this photo for a long time this shot will hang on permanent display in the museum of ass kickings I call him Luke a legend Like Larry Legend D is very comparable to Larry Bird both could handle the ball both could run and initiate the offense both were tremendous passers both can shoot with distance neither one is what we would call today athletic they don't jump that high they aren't that fast but because of their basketball IQ because of their craftiness because of their strength they can override their lack of athleticism now let's point out the elephant in the room the real reason for the Luca damage Larry Bird comparison the one I've been trying to avoid all video the most obvious and undeniable thing that ties Luca and Larry together is the step back jump shot how you may ask well the shot that Luca doncic perfected Larry Bird invented yes Larry Bird was the first player ever to do a step back jump shot it was so deadly just look what it did to this Defender bird could get to any spot that he wanted to and hit you with that Step Back Fade Away Larry had the greatest step back I ever saw you know because he would give you to you on your left and then he would step back and let it go see people don't realize how big Larry yeah he was 6-10 yes shooting that it was nothing you can do tell us about it tell us about Lambert seems like you have some experience on this topic wonder why they're all laughing because look what Larry's step back jump shot did to The Human Highlight film Dominique Wilkins trying to have a big night Dominique fell down that left bird wide open it so he buries it ouch but it doesn't stop there Dominique Wilkins was on the wrong side of Larry Bird's highest scoring game ever again well Kevin McHale scored 57 one night so bird said I'm gonna break your record against Atlanta I'm like won't get 55 not here you know well some free chips he got so hot in that game I've never seen a guy get that hot before you talk about that patented step back he was doing that step back he was going anywhere on the floor that he wanted 205 remaining in the third bird for the bomb got it again a three-pointer you're seeing the greatest in the game Larry Bird and there are people like Bob Cousy Casey Jones redhauer back who think he's the best ever College starts in off the glass you know that was the one game that I think he tortured them he saw Dominique is up and coming player and storage he was calling shots off the glass who's next where you want this one from uh and he just made one after another when he got to about the 55th point you knew it was something special his last shot he's good in the trainer's lap coming down the court which meant it was going to be a three and it's going to be awful decent then he said who wants it and I think Ricky Brown I'm not for sure who it was ran ran a high rainbow it goes in Ricky bumps into him and accidentally knocks him on our trainer's lap so it was exactly what he said it was it was an accident but it was almost fake and they show a shot of our bench with living it was pretty awesome Larry Bird had a career high 60 points that game with three seconds Byrd will try another jumper and hit it at the buzzer bird has 60 points it is the greatest shooting exhibition I've ever seen in my life Toluca dances best they have been playing basketball in the NBA for more than 75 years and tonight when Luka doncic gave us has never been seen before in the league with 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter Luka doncic and the Dallas Mavericks were losing by nine points deficit that no team in the last 20 seasons has ever come back from with such little time on the clock bro no we were getting we were getting lit up we were getting smoked but the Mavericks came down hit a quick three-pointer and Luca immediately forces a jump ball on the inbound pass and then this happened 20 seconds to go Hardaway three-pointer short dancers on the Fallen [Applause] news going for like 40 then 50. yeah I'm saying it's like a frantic Dash to like tie the game looking that's Coastal five seconds then when he gets it Dinwiddie fires up the three we had like like nine points in like two seconds and after the other team hit two more free throws Luka doncic ends up on the free throw line with only four seconds left on the clock he makes the first but they're still down by two points so now Luca needs a miracle his only chance to win the game would be to intentionally miss a free throw beat five people to the ball grab his own rebound and somehow hit a shot in four seconds now the Knicks needed defensive rebound the flexible loose it puts it in he puts it in to tie the game unbelievable and we're going overtime [Applause] and that's exactly what he did think about how deflating that is right for sure like to even get to overtime you you had a big lead we actually tied a game we get to overtime Luca gotta have 50 at the time right I don't know how much he scored in overtime but he's got to have 50 52 something like that going crazy he starts calling out what he's gonna do no because it takes it takes like you got to be really nice to do that like like that's some Larry Birds oh yeah like I'm sitting right here and he's like Spence watch what I do to him I'm gonna go down I'm gonna post up one leg thing Dodge it's fake stocks it strides Falling Away puts it up puts it in Luke he's got 58. Hey listen man LD Guy game bro Luka doncic dropped 60 points as the Mavericks hold on to win that game this once in a lifetime comeback combined with this game-tying shot to lead a team to Victory with not only 60 points and 10 assists but also 21 rebounds the only 60 2010 game ever recorded will go down as one of the greatest individual performances of all time so when we compare Luka doncic to Larry Bird don't take it as disrespect to Larry Bird take it as the ultimate compliment because not only was this possibly the greatest individual game ever but Luka doncic is on Pace to be one of the greatest players ever it's just a matter of time we're gonna talk about Luca he will be in the conversation for best player in the world so I call him a new age version of Larry Bird even former Boston Celtic Cedric Maxwell who played six seasons and won two championships alongside Larry Bird had this to say about Luka doncic you can quote me this is Larry Bird reincarnated you gotta take the compliment that is coming from that comparison all the greats if you are compared to another great guess what they're saying congratulations we think you're great it's actually the rights of Passage fortunately and one of the best things about Luca is you never hear him brag about being great it's always other people he lets his game do all the talking [Music] [Applause] Lucas Luca magic so when Luca was asked if he thinks he's Larry Bird reincarnated he said you can't compare me to Larry Bird you know with all the things he's done I just want to keep hooping and having fun out there playing basketball but is he right or is he just being humble there are so many similarities to the game but to compare him you start to look at Legacy versus like who he is right now now Luca's got a long way to go before he could be in a conversation with Larry Bird but are there skill similarities yes now if you agree that it's too early to compare the two that's understandable but Mark Jackson who played 15 years in the NBA and is the sixth all-time leader in assists has already seen enough from Luka dodgeage one of Larry Bird's best friends in life is Rick callow right the former coach of the Dallas Mavericks who made the statement comparing Luca to birds size strength toughness competitive Spirit not afraid of the bright lights I don't want to point at anybody on the top 50 lists but he's better than some of those guys right and I watched some of those guys right when they matched up against the Clippers in the playoffs I'm sitting there saying why Paul George Pat Beverly yeah they got guys Morris they got guys is not only going to defend them but they're going to try to beat him up right and I want to see how he's going to respond because I'm not sure he's ever faced this type of pressure defensively and he's about to face right he put on a clinic almost like they were little kids trying to defend right that record was identical to their home record lead drive by Luca a foul on Patrick Beverly where he he imposed his will on them and took everything that they had to offer and and was the best player back to donchic dances pulls up three-pointer Bang Bang it's good wins the game at the Buzzard Luka donch is the real deal to make every pass to feel like you could make every shot to do so without being Fleet afoot to do so with kind of a Cockiness arrogance but confidence that is infallible to raise your team to Greater Heights than previously discovered that was Larry Bird that's Luka doncic two seconds left in the fires he has Emma Celtics win gotta get it in here's Luca gets it away but if you just kind of release yourself from the have to be exact comparisons of the world and you're just honest and real with yourself you'll go Luke is the closest thing we've had to birds since bird and when we had bird the sport was at its absolute Peak I think that's there for the league but I think one reason it's there is that guy reminds a lot of people myself included of Larry freaking Legend [Music] are you kidding me it's like he's in his back guard he's not from this planet

Channel: Prime Larry Bird

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Keywords: NBA, NBA History, Larry Bird, NBA Legends, GOAT

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Length: 17min 5sec (1025 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 26 2023