Nah they play like this now.... fast pace offense but more 3pts attempt

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Soccer is more boring than golf and the players are all fakers.

@M Soccer only lasts in poor countries or countries without big sports markets. Soccer will never be more popular in countries that already have a big sport market like US and Canada and Australia. It's the opposite, soccer will eventually get overtaken, probably, but only if there's money to be made.

@M go away idiot with your overrated soccer.

@Critique Everything Again please. In English this time.

I mean people are sick of rivalries these days y'know, like whenever Luka and Trae play together and NBA keep posting it, people be like "Stop pushing this for a rivalry"

True!!!!

I know, it was pretty awesome, but if elimination games were really close then the fans kind of got in the way of how the game ended, namely the 1988 nba finals. It is definitely better the way it is now in terms of fairness, but yeah it would be cool if the fans stormed the court like that still.

It was estimated there were about 19,000 plus fans in the old Boston Garden that night, only held like 14,000 and some change

@@Gregory-sm9pf makes sense because that crowd looked absolutely packed

@@infinitehologram6477 that's what the people who worked at the old Boston Garden estimated, alot of people were let in

@@infinitehologram6477they should still allow it, but only as soon as the final buzzer sounds.

I was 13 yrs old at that time, and I distinctly remember the whole country talking about this series (before it began). Everyone was talking about "Magic vs Bird", "Bird vs Magic", "Boston vs LA" etc. . .Seemed like the entire world was waiting for this.

Still hurts watching this.

@@aldojohnson1753 Hurting is what makes us work to get better. That's why socialism and communism don't work. No competition.

Agreed!!!

I loved Bird's composure on the court. 2 free throws with a mob ready to burst onto the floor. Rude fans ACTUALLY running out as he's making the first one. Bedlam! And he just calmly steps up to line, sets his feet and does what he always does, swish.

+ @@cindyknudson2715 thats cuz bird is the most gifted super star i ever seen in basketball even greater than jordan,,if bird was a ball hog he would average 40 ppg...bird is the only athlete i cryed while watchin him play....i always watched the bird celtic games by myself cuz i wanted to feel my emotions by myself it was me alone with them celtics....birds my brother that i never had.........i ffn love bird///////////////bird doesnt truely know what he done for us ........we bird fans love him to death............

You’re right about that!!!

I mean sure, after lebron

@@ivancalape2584 have you ever seen Bird cry to the refs like lebron or put on those ridiculous flopping acts to draw a foul, never saw Bird doing any of that bullshit, you can have LeBron

@@ivancalape2584Imagine believing LeBron is better than Bird lol....

​@@mspionage1743Bron is better than You😊

​@@sebastianDwadeand bird is so much better than you.

Did you see what he (Bird) did as the first fans were running toward him, as he was trying to get the hell out of there? Bird literally gave the 1st guy a forearm then ran him completely over, lmao. I'm sure the player were a little scared at that point they were going to get trampled by fans.

I've noticed that so many times watching the end of this game. He absolutely mowed those fans out of his way!

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C false. The United States will never fully embrace soccer. And your post is irrelevant because this is a basketball video.

@MAN UTD Reporting yer TROLL ASS yet again!

@M stfu

When the guy he is guarding can make 3's?

Most boring scorer to watch ever, skyhook was his only real shot, weak rebounder, an ok passer, was too much of a whiner, always crying to the refs

@@Gregory-sm9pf Basket hanger. The refs would say. Wow Kareem beat everyone downcourt.

@@MikeJones-rk1un He didn't run the court that was in anyway impressive, Kareem, yeah he scored alot, but he was not an exciting player to watch like Jordan, Bird, Magic, Moses Malone, Isaiah Thomas, Dr. J

@@Gregory-sm9pf You’re seriously comparing him to PGs, SGs, and SFs? He played center, which is easily the least exciting position, but he was the best to play the position ever, arguably.

Hahaha bird looked crazy

He'd already been there and done that before.

"Winning Time" (HBO) showed the Lakers, side of the mayhem. During the "rush", Kareem, was attacked, and Rambis assaulted a Celtic fan; which actually had a Lawsuit. Madness!!!

confirmed CELTICS ARE A TUMOR FOR BASKETBALL!!!

Zachary Mathew that’s a real basketball crowd

And nobody got injured when they all ran on the court

You sound like a bitter old man

Kyle Fontaine idk man nba today is boring. I never got into basketball till I started watching classic basketball. Much more entertaining.

@@maxfisher7449 Kyle confuses bitterness with sagacity.

@@kylefontaine4172 he’s just telling it like it is nba sucks now

I don't think it was superior as much as they just didn't call fouls every four seconds

agreed all they do now is shoot 3's, no defense post play passing faster more entertaining then those were athletes

​@@evansiegel9261it was superior Einstein You just don't know basketball calling fouls is nothing to do with the sets of plays and the mentality. Shooting three pointers today and making dunks is not superior

Far superior. Fundamentally especially.

​@@mspionage1743 Agreed, FAR superior on the 80s.

Was hoping to see the fan that climbed Kareem’s back.

Leaving Blank look at your responding to 5 year old comments. Emotional.

@@sbrooks904 he deleted it too lmaoooooo

I’m not sure why I laughed at this but I did - they were a lot crazier back then when the Celtics were the only “winners” in town. Now we’ve had so many parades in the last 20 years the fans are a little toned down

​@@ChristopherJoseph35as a Bostonian who has been watching Boston sports for 40 years, you're spot on

@@ChristopherJoseph35 makes alot of sense, Sox were always, "Wait til next year", bruins were never a Stanley cup caliber team and the Patriots, well if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything, LoL!

And my heart rate still goes up watching those old games!

I did!!! He was running for his life !!!

What? There is so much more skill in today's game than back then. 2:32. A shooting guard, Danny Ainge, at the 3 point line with a defender sagging off 8ft and he is not taking the shot? Both teams would get absolutely hammered by today's top teams. The defence by current standard is atrocious. Maybe you have the occasional hard foul. Big deal. But that defence would be shredded by a team like Houston or the GSW of the last couple of years. Half of the players on the court could not shoot a long ball, accuracy and range is just poor. And these were the top teams. Today's defence needs to cover soooo much more real estate. Anyone who claims that these were better basketball players than contemporary players are simply delusional.

@@omnivorous65someone who knows basketball finally thank god

@@nahmason3225 throwing up hail marys all game long how boring////jordan and bird would destroy todays players////////////////

The players had to leave the court running bigcouse it was dangerous for them

@@kobischpiek8520 Indeed you can easily have a concussion...

the fans!!!

Well Tbf they are now a Championship Stage so they can't put it in the if they were too much crowd

Ain't that the truth brother, two superior teams in any era of the NBA

Good times.

This is 1984 dude. Just 4 years after the 3 point shot was made. The first 3pt shot was only made in 80 or 81

​@@pau.c_himself1979-80 season by Chris Ford.

Me too

No defense in this game bruh..😂 Check your eyes. Those ymca skillset and dribble package 😂😂😂😂

James Tressler you mean 15 years later jordan copied the GOAT.

These plyrs are flat footed.

He also said he just ran faster and created his own wind. 😄

i cant wait to see celtics finally win a ring with tatum and brown///if tatums ankles hold up and brown finally can go left that is.................no more excuses now they got holiday and porzin............

“Climb on my back, boys.”

He was missing in 85 that's why Cs lost

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

The lakers were fucking loaded... what bird n Celtics sis beating that team is truly the greatest accomplishment in nba history imo

Alexander Melnikov yeah they pulled an incredible victory in both those games.. that’s like when people start making excuses for lebron it’s like look at bird his team wasn’t near as talented as lakers but they found a way to win..lebron had wade bosh.. then Allen bosh and wade.. then love n Kyrie m yeah with Durant gsw were more talented but the cavs n lebron had plenty of chances to win games n blew it n blew the series.. if lebron is he goat he’s gotta get that done.. in 2016 his team was just as talented if not more imo.. kyrie completely outplayed curry in that series the best player on the warriors.. when ur second best player outplayed their best player it doesn’t make u the goat for winning.. look at what bird n Celtics did it was all time great

Word.

Parish, Worthy and Dennis Johnson,

U r what we would call a pussy

Don’t give me those Manson Lamps

No such thing it's just opinion but I will say he is better than Jordan

😂

Legend for stupidity and trespassing? Tells you something about the freakish twisted brains of the Boston people congratulations you're with your people

Lakers were in great shape. Worthy, Cooper and Scott were so good.

@@timf5963 i agree i just wished my favorite player EARVIN showed up but like he said it just didn't happen

@@reginaldpeters5142 I'm a Celtics fan but the Lakers definitely had the edge in the 80s, not just in number of championships but the then-rare two-peat in 87 and 88.

@@timf5963 so true

@@timf5963 Celtic were hit hard by injuries in 1987, and the tragic death of Len Bias.

and not only old

Im assuming that mostly older folks sat upfront, and the younger audience, especially the children where farther

No, they just had the money to sit where you could see them.

Is it me or does every nba fan say stupid ass shit on social media?

man that bugged me throughout the 80s. he was just average for a commentator too, they couldve done so much better...

trha2222 My point was considering this rivalry, the announcers shouldn't have had any connection to the Lakers or the Celtics.

# He's better than Magic Johnson as a commentator. yeah, I love Magic but he's not good on TV. Coaches like Hubie Brown are always the best because they tell you about the plays.

Magic, Kareem and Worthy, all 3 hall of famers.

Bird, McHale and Perish.

Bird had McHale and Parish

Your comment is semi dumb because you just as easily could have said ,if you didn't have such a twisted brain that everybody that beat bird says a lot about them..... So your comment is neutral It's obvious and it's irrelevant it was better off not said ...Small comment with a lot of basketball dumbness sorry Charlie just had to let you know

yup. The Boston Garden had no air conditioning at the time. On game 5 the "Heat game", it was even worse

It was a oven.

Red Auerbach was a cheap bastard who wouldn't even pay for some A C.! LAKERS FOREVER!!

TJ Martin what? It’s just a flopfest crying 3 pt contest.. no defense is allowed guys travel all over the court.. I love nba basketball it’s always been my favorite thing to watch but it blows now