I remember watching these games live and this is fun to watch again. These games were great. I’m sure it’s a generational thing, but I just can’t get used to the new games.
Born in 93. I think that true fans of anything should learn the history and make judgement with an open and more informed mind. I'm watching old footage to see if old players were less "skilled" and from my eyes, if you have the fundamentals and always hustled and pay attention, you were one of the best on the court.
What an epic performance from both Magic and Bird. It seemed as though Boston had this one, but LA turned it around quick with their relentless attack. The legendary games between those two teams were what made the 80s the greatest decade in NBA history.
Every Game 4 the Lakers and Celtics played from '69 to 2008 was a classic. '69...famous Sam Jones buzzer beater to keep Boston from going down 3-1 '84...the OT game where Magic choked in the clutch and Bird hit the dagger on him to level the series and Boston never lost control '85...Dennis Johnson's buzzer beater to tie the series at 2 '87...Magic hits the shot that defines the decade as seen here, Lakers come back from 16 down to basically end the series '08...Celtics erase a 24 point deficit at Staples Center to go up 3-1 and basically secure the title
Wow, wow, wow, this one stirs up memories of me and my dad (we lost him nearly two years ago) watching this epic game in real-time! One year out of high school, I'd been raised on the NBA and NCAA. Dad (born and raised in New England) was for the Celtics, and this Arizona-raised boy was all for the Lakers (it was Ewing's Knicks and the Phoenix Suns that put Dad & me on the same page). This series was a great one, and I will always remember Magic's "junior" sky hook -- but I'd forgotten the rollercoaster second half and wild finish! I'd also forgotten Greg Kite's cheap shot. He's lucky he didn't end Worthy's career. When JW came up swinging, I didn't blame him a bit. Which reminds me of the 1997 EC Semi-finals between the Knicks and Heat. IMO, Patrick Ewing and his teammates reacted naturally enough to the sight of P.J. Brown flinging little Charlie Ward off the court. I thought Ewing and the rest showed restraint, all things considered! But thanks to a brand new rule, five Knicks -- Ewing, Starks, LJ, Allan Houston, and Charlie Ward) were suspended over Games 6 and 7 (two players in one game, three in the next?), and Dad and I were denied the pleasure of what we predicted would be the ultimate Knicks-Bulls match-up. OUR TURN. The regular-season match-ups between the Knicks and Bulls gave us hope, and we really thought '97 was going to be The Year the Knicks Took Down the Bulls and Won It ALL... Instead, the new rule gave the series win to the lesser team, the Heat, who would advance to the ECF and get their butts handed to them by the Bulls, 4-1.
I remember it too i was a junior in high school i was a big Lakers fan ,that's when basketball was awesome to watch i also loved magic and bird and Kareem ,i cry at times when i see those highlights i don't care basketball sucks today its been that way since 1997
Did Bill Walton play in this game? If he did, that would make 8 HOFers who played in this game: Magic, Worthy, Kareem, DJ, Bird, McHale, Parish…who am I forgetting?
@ got it. Didn’t realize he played that long. He kinda gets overlooked cause his prime was with a fledgling franchise. He’s one of those guys who could’ve played in today’s league.
21:00 - Wow, that really was a big factor that doesn't get talked about. Kareem got away with goaltending there. If that basket would've not been taken away, the Celtics win by one and the series is tied at 2-2. That's a call that needs to be talked about more. Still, one of the greatest games ever.
Holy shit what a game, celts up by 17 2nd half, Lakers claw back, Bird hits a clutch 3 with 9 secs to go up 2, then the moment you've seen a hundred times. I wasn't even sure thus was the game when I started watching, but when I saw Magic with the ball on the right wing, the stutter step drive to the top of the FT line well that's GG
I remember watching this game like it was yesterday. The Junior Skyhook gets tons of very well deserved love, but the biggest play of that games was Michael Cooper’s three pointer that cut the Celtic lead to three with a minute and a half left. I came off the couch pumping my fist when that shot went down, I knew the Lakers were gonna come back and take it.
In an ideal world or reality, Len Bias is playing for Celtics, lessening the burden of the Celtics' starting 5. Or much more, prolonging the career of Larry Bird.
Yeah but tbh it looked like it might have been off of Mychal Thompson and Thompson might have shoved him in the back, I looked at the replay sooo many times, it's very very questionable.
Exact opposite. The game today is so much better viewing. The paint isn't crowded, not all the endless fouling, the outside shooting is much more skilled. And btw I am old and watched this when it was live
God, how I hated the Boston Garden back then. Went to a few games there and man, they put the "hostile" in hostile atmosphere. I actually miss that hellhole. 😂😂😂😂
THIS CLASSIC NBA FINALS RIVALRY CLASH BETWEEN CHALLENGERS 1985 NBA WORLD CHAMPIONS LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS DEFENDING 1986 NBA WORLD CHAMPIONS BOSTON CELTICS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST NBA FINALS GAMES OF ALL TIME LAKERS HISTORY. BACK IN THE NBA GLORY DAYS OF THE 1980'S A NBA THAT GOT REVIVED & SOARED TO HEIGHTS NEVER SEEN BEFORE & A LEAGUE THAT WAS SAVED BY MAGIC & BIRD & THE HISTORIC RIVALRY RENEWED IN 1980'S...LAKERS MAGIC JOHNSON AKA THE GOAT OF POINT GUARDS SAID HIS BABY HOOK THAT BEAT BOSTON IN THIS GAME. IS MAGIC'S GREATEST SHOT IN HIS NBA CAREER. AS A KID I LOVED NBA ON CBS INTRO TO GET YOU READY FOR THE BIG GAME. AS A DIE HARD LAKERS FAN I TIP MY HAT TO THE 2024 NBA WORLD CHAMPIONS BOSTON CELTICS 😊
Celtics had no bench, Walton was hurting, Wedman was hurting, Bird's back was hurting him and McHale was playing with a broken foot and Parish had sprained both his ankles during the ECF , not taking anything away from LA they were great but the Celtics were hurting and the loss of Len Bias hurt the Celtic's also
@@jaxsonsdad79These are not excuses , these are facts, Lakers were healthy, Celtics were banged up and this was the 4th year in a row the Celtics made it to the finals and to get there it was a grind, they just went 7 games against a very physical Detroit Pistons team while the Lakers cruised there being from the West Coast which was a lot less physical than the East and Kevin McHale was told by the medical staff and Bird also to shut it down back in March because of a fracture in his foot which he ended up breaking in the Pistons series,, but McHale obviously didn't, if that was a cream puff Laker, they would have gone on the pup list,,
Yea I thought a couple of calls especially the fouls on Kareem where soft and that 5 foul on Parrish hurt Boston's defense. But that rebound it looked like it should have been Bostons ball.
If Len Bias doesn't tragically die the Celtics would have won this series, they were one player short against this Lakers team, that player would have been Bias ...
I got another mr basketball IQ jj reddick said larry bird wasn't a good shooter i think the lakers are in trouble lebron gonna have to double his juice intake
I'll go to my grave thinking the 84 finals boston versus LA was rigged All through the 80s, when LA played Boston LA was the better team they gave 84 Away if you can watch those games over magic was on the take .That series was full of unforced errors by the Lakers
Lakers crushed the dirty celtic players taught by red aurbach. No more layups by the lakers aurbach would say to his team, kick um , trip um, slug um, elbow um etc. 80s belong to showtime Lakers. McHale, ainges and kite were ace holes.
Larry bird fans ❤️ excuse,, broken back & bad feet, dirk nowitzki would've score 50s points 🍔 burger playing against Larry bird,, lebron james would've had a 50s points scoring points parade playing against Larry broken back & bad feet bird,
This is when the NBA was the NBA.
I remember watching these games live and this is fun to watch again. These games were great. I’m sure it’s a generational thing, but I just can’t get used to the new games.
Facts
Well said
Born in 93. I think that true fans of anything should learn the history and make judgement with an open and more informed mind. I'm watching old footage to see if old players were less "skilled" and from my eyes, if you have the fundamentals and always hustled and pay attention, you were one of the best on the court.
@@MCMLXVII1967I was born in 89 and I agree with you
@CertifiedHuSTLer Not the 87 Finals…The last tape-delayed Finals was in like 1981
This is great basketball right here
Textbook nba basketball 🏀 1980s style
FACTS!
One of the greatest games and finishes in NBA finals history.
I think the greatest NBA Finals game ever played. Better than 76 game 5. Better than 93 game 3. Better than 98 game 6 even
What an epic performance from both Magic and Bird. It seemed as though Boston had this one, but LA turned it around quick with their relentless attack. The legendary games between those two teams were what made the 80s the greatest decade in NBA history.
Thanks for telling us all how the game ends ..we had no idea
@@NewGibraltarPicturesNo need to be a wise ass.
Every Game 4 the Lakers and Celtics played from '69 to 2008 was a classic.
'69...famous Sam Jones buzzer beater to keep Boston from going down 3-1
'84...the OT game where Magic choked in the clutch and Bird hit the dagger on him to level the series and Boston never lost control
'85...Dennis Johnson's buzzer beater to tie the series at 2
'87...Magic hits the shot that defines the decade as seen here, Lakers come back from 16 down to basically end the series
'08...Celtics erase a 24 point deficit at Staples Center to go up 3-1 and basically secure the title
2010 G4 admittedly wasn't an all timer, compared to those but it was a relatively decent game all things considered
The Golden Age of basketball, i just this music and one the great announcers in Brent Musberger...
The Junior Junior Skyhook: Pure Magic
CBS had a great opening and music for their NBA games. Brent Mussberger was awesome in the intro.
RIP Bill Walton
Kareem hook was a thing of beauty
My favorite NBA soundtrack
❤️ Tommy heinsohn
Man worthy was a quick dude that move he did when he dunked on McHale was🔥🔥 23:27
NBA was so enjoyable to watch back in these days. Now it puts me to sleep.😴
“Garden of Even.” Musburger. Legend, that guy is
Or as the late, great Jim Healy used to call him, Burnt Hamburger. IYKYK
I always thought he said eden not even.
@@Mrd9960 No, he said even. It was a play on words. The Celtics were trying to even the series.
He’s my all-time favorite. He had so many great calls over the years and across multiple sports. Very few can be compared to him in that way.
Wow, wow, wow, this one stirs up memories of me and my dad (we lost him nearly two years ago) watching this epic game in real-time! One year out of high school, I'd been raised on the NBA and NCAA. Dad (born and raised in New England) was for the Celtics, and this Arizona-raised boy was all for the Lakers (it was Ewing's Knicks and the Phoenix Suns that put Dad & me on the same page).
This series was a great one, and I will always remember Magic's "junior" sky hook -- but I'd forgotten the rollercoaster second half and wild finish!
I'd also forgotten Greg Kite's cheap shot. He's lucky he didn't end Worthy's career. When JW came up swinging, I didn't blame him a bit.
Which reminds me of the 1997 EC Semi-finals between the Knicks and Heat. IMO, Patrick Ewing and his teammates reacted naturally enough to the sight of P.J. Brown flinging little Charlie Ward off the court. I thought Ewing and the rest showed restraint, all things considered! But thanks to a brand new rule, five Knicks -- Ewing, Starks, LJ, Allan Houston, and Charlie Ward) were suspended over Games 6 and 7 (two players in one game, three in the next?), and Dad and I were denied the pleasure of what we predicted would be the ultimate Knicks-Bulls match-up. OUR TURN. The regular-season match-ups between the Knicks and Bulls gave us hope, and we really thought '97 was going to be The Year the Knicks Took Down the Bulls and Won It ALL... Instead, the new rule gave the series win to the lesser team, the Heat, who would advance to the ECF and get their butts handed to them by the Bulls, 4-1.
I remember it too i was a junior in high school i was a big Lakers fan ,that's when basketball was awesome to watch i also loved magic and bird and Kareem ,i cry at times when i see those highlights i don't care basketball sucks today its been that way since 1997
Who hit the game with the running sky hook, Magic 😂 This game is legendary. I watched this game when I was a teen.
Sunday's at the Forum in the 80's . One big party.
❤️ oldies nba basketball
Truly one of the greatest, most clutch shots in NBA history. Golden.
14,890 going ahhhh when Bird missed?
Beautiful!
More like the whole world lmao
Good ole days for sure!!!!
EIGHT Hall of Famers played in this game!!!
Did Bill Walton play in this game? If he did, that would make 8 HOFers who played in this game:
Magic, Worthy, Kareem, DJ, Bird, McHale, Parish…who am I forgetting?
You're right. Bob McAdoo wasn't on the roster.
Ah, okay. Yeah, I think he retired after 1984, right?
McAdoo's last year in the NBA was 1985-1986 with the Sixers. He had left the Lakers after the 1985 season.
@ got it. Didn’t realize he played that long. He kinda gets overlooked cause his prime was with a fledgling franchise. He’s one of those guys who could’ve played in today’s league.
Last Celtics/Lakers Finals series until 2008.
21:00 - Wow, that really was a big factor that doesn't get talked about. Kareem got away with goaltending there. If that basket would've not been taken away, the Celtics win by one and the series is tied at 2-2. That's a call that needs to be talked about more. Still, one of the greatest games ever.
They don't make em like this today
Magic Johnson’s pass at 4:22 wow.
Perfectly threading the needle!
Greatest final of all time
Holy shit what a game, celts up by 17 2nd half, Lakers claw back, Bird hits a clutch 3 with 9 secs to go up 2, then the moment you've seen a hundred times. I wasn't even sure thus was the game when I started watching, but when I saw Magic with the ball on the right wing, the stutter step drive to the top of the FT line well that's GG
I remember watching these on TV and talking about them with my friend Charlie Bailey and Mike Lee
I remember watching this game like it was yesterday. The Junior Skyhook gets tons of very well deserved love, but the biggest play of that games was Michael Cooper’s three pointer that cut the Celtic lead to three with a minute and a half left. I came off the couch pumping my fist when that shot went down, I knew the Lakers were gonna come back and take it.
@ 28:26 notice how Boston's fans are clapping for Magic Johnson's hustle play after he hurt his knee. Real fans know real basketball 👍🏾
I Use to do J.Worthy move back then , now nearing my senior year hope I can imitate that again😅
Notice a young dejected BILL SIMMONS by the tunnel as the players exit the stadium
This finals you could see the the evolution of the game starting. Look at Byron Scott, magic and bird only got five years left
In an ideal world or reality, Len Bias is playing for Celtics, lessening the burden of the Celtics' starting 5.
Or much more, prolonging the career of Larry Bird.
Awesome series. JW kicked ass
If McHale corrals that rebound of Kareem's FT is one of the true great "what ifs" in Finals history.
Yeah but tbh it looked like it might have been off of Mychal Thompson and Thompson might have shoved him in the back, I looked at the replay sooo many times, it's very very questionable.
This is basketball. The trash that we are forced to watch is a shame. Everybody goes to the basket. The crowds were so hyped!
Exact opposite. The game today is so much better viewing. The paint isn't crowded, not all the endless fouling, the outside shooting is much more skilled. And btw I am old and watched this when it was live
@@qqw743 ALL these guys do is shoot threes! Come on!
Can’t believe someone would say that these players didn’t have skill
God, how I hated the Boston Garden back then. Went to a few games there and man, they put the "hostile" in hostile atmosphere. I actually miss that hellhole. 😂😂😂😂
THIS CLASSIC NBA FINALS RIVALRY CLASH BETWEEN CHALLENGERS 1985 NBA WORLD CHAMPIONS LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS DEFENDING 1986 NBA WORLD CHAMPIONS BOSTON CELTICS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST NBA FINALS GAMES OF ALL TIME LAKERS HISTORY. BACK IN THE NBA GLORY DAYS OF THE 1980'S A NBA THAT GOT REVIVED & SOARED TO HEIGHTS NEVER SEEN BEFORE & A LEAGUE THAT WAS SAVED BY MAGIC & BIRD & THE HISTORIC RIVALRY RENEWED IN 1980'S...LAKERS MAGIC JOHNSON AKA THE GOAT OF POINT GUARDS SAID HIS BABY HOOK THAT BEAT BOSTON IN THIS GAME. IS MAGIC'S GREATEST SHOT IN HIS NBA CAREER. AS A KID I LOVED NBA ON CBS INTRO TO GET YOU READY FOR THE BIG GAME. AS A DIE HARD LAKERS FAN I TIP MY HAT TO THE 2024 NBA WORLD CHAMPIONS BOSTON CELTICS 😊
I'm here after watching 1st couple of episodes of Winning Time DVD.
Magic with hook shot to win game 4,made Lakers new champions that night.Celtics knew they was ex champions soon.Lakrs won chip in 6 games
That last shot by Bird would have been the most epic shot ever!
He rushed it, he should have up faked, he would have been all alone, because Worthy jumped past him.
Celtics had no bench, Walton was hurting, Wedman was hurting, Bird's back was hurting him and McHale was playing with a broken foot and Parish had sprained both his ankles during the ECF , not taking anything away from LA they were great but the Celtics were hurting and the loss of Len Bias hurt the Celtic's also
The Lakers played all of seven guys. Those are excuses.
@@jaxsonsdad79These are not excuses , these are facts, Lakers were healthy, Celtics were banged up and this was the 4th year in a row the Celtics made it to the finals and to get there it was a grind, they just went 7 games against a very physical Detroit Pistons team while the Lakers cruised there being from the West Coast which was a lot less physical than the East and Kevin McHale was told by the medical staff and Bird also to shut it down back in March because of a fracture in his foot which he ended up breaking in the Pistons series,, but McHale obviously didn't, if that was a cream puff Laker, they would have gone on the pup list,,
NEXT MAN UP!!! LA BEAT BOSTON 1985/ 1987/ 2010!!!
Red screaming in the background during Magic's post-game interview.
Wow, that ball out of bounds goes to the Celtics we would have had a different series
This was the best version of Magic here.
I could hear Red Auerbach yelling at the referee saying "That was the worst officiated game I've ever saw!"
Can You Upload More 1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Games MDBball
Classic Lakers v Celtics
Man, Bird JUST missed that last prayer three point shot.
Thug Basketball, love it.
Ainge, demonstrating to everyone the future NBA with traveling, carrying the ball.
THIS IS BASKETBALL
Does anybody noticed that every time Kevin McHale gets fouled on the shot He grabs a towel every single time.
Young Bill Simmons at 35:36.
Im not done boston unbeatable at home 86 87 seasons 40-1 and 39-2 man i could go on and on but im starting to bore myself
I always felt Bird rushed that last shot, he had time to aet his feet and up fake, 2 seconds is enough time to do that.
If Bias lived, i believe this would be different.
Imagine if you could actually move like this with Kareem in NBA2K at 14:29
❤️ bill Walton my hero
Did anyone else see the carry by Ainge at the 30:10 mark? SMH
Real Ballaz
If replay was a thing, rhe celtics likely win this game and go on to win teu finals. 2-2 instead of 3-1 after this game is series altering.
We got screwed in 4q ....Lakers were better team that year and didn't need refs help
Yea I thought a couple of calls especially the fouls on Kareem where soft and that 5 foul on Parrish hurt Boston's defense. But that rebound it looked like it should have been Bostons ball.
If Len Bias doesn't tragically die the Celtics would have won this series, they were one player short against this Lakers team, that player would have been Bias ...
21:02 You can see the ref on the baseline call it defensive goaltending straightaway. Stern's Lakers took the Celtics' ring though.
Celtics needed Len Bias
I got another mr basketball IQ jj reddick said larry bird wasn't a good shooter i think the lakers are in trouble lebron gonna have to double his juice intake
Larry birds ❤
I'll go to my grave thinking the 84 finals boston versus LA was rigged All through the 80s, when LA played Boston LA was the better team they gave 84 Away if you can watch those games over magic was on the take .That series was full of unforced errors by the Lakers
Lakers crushed the dirty celtic players taught by red aurbach. No more layups by the lakers aurbach would say to his team, kick um , trip um, slug um, elbow um etc. 80s belong to showtime Lakers. McHale, ainges and kite were ace holes.
I just cant believe GSW knocked out the Jazz in round 1 that year, goddammit Karl Malone
I don’t know what’s wrong with LA Clippers, the Jazz and the Suns that they never win
After being ahead by 2-0, they lost 3 straight to GSW.
That shit was intense, unlike the NBA finals now!!!!!this modern stuff is a joke!!!!!
NBC really struck gold with their theme cuz wtf is this for a sorts theme lol
This theme was awesome stop it
That game was rigged and sports is rigged. Good Night Sheep
Your brain is rigged!😂😂😂
If only bird was healthy
He was perfectly healthy
@@TheSands83 he hasn’t been healthy since the summer of “84 when he had a serious injury , if he was healthy Boston in 6
@@andresdelportillo9917 dude Larry has even said himself he was healthy in 87 finals
Larry bird fans ❤️ excuse,, broken back & bad feet, dirk nowitzki would've score 50s points 🍔 burger playing against Larry bird,, lebron james would've had a 50s points scoring points parade playing against Larry broken back & bad feet bird,
@@Loydstardeli2017 bron can’t even score 50 on Jokic
master genius