March 3, 1985 Pistons@Celtics (Kevin McHale 56 points 16 rebounds!!!!!!)
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- Kevin McHale in his prime, unbelievable performance in the paint.....
Watching Larry Bird passing the ball again and again to McHale in the last minutes to break his own scoring record, you can understand what kind of player was Bird.
Wonderfull Celtics team, I like it.
9 days later, Bird went for 60!
Bird and Magic played the game the way the game slhould be played.The biggest difference between them and the new wave of basketball superstars are the fundamentals. The ball always travel faster than the athlete.
Looking back, now in my mid 40's, I wished I had appreciated the talent that was this team, much earlier than i did. Amazing Celtics teams in the 80's.
Feel the same way. I thought that I did appreciate them in the mid 80s but looking back.....wow what a group of players.
Parrish at 7 foot, McHale basically 7 foot. 90 inch wingspan. And then Bird at 6'9 made a formable front line.
Amazing Boston team, probably one of the best!
Back in the golden-era of basketball, this is just beautiful.
compare that to Kobe ignoring open guys to just keep cranking up shots
I miss when fundamentals mattered in basketball. Both these teams could shoot and pass. Notice how many mid range shots were falling. Now a days everyone stands behind the 3 or arc and launch shots that rarely go in. Every basketball team from youth to pros should watch this game.
Mchale is so unguardable in the post. He is so quick with his moves once he catches the ball. Don't know why other big men do not ask him for lessons.
Especially big men on the Celtics, they could learn a few tricks from McHale.
These guys were ballers. Both teams were shooting lights out. I have said it before...Isaiah was a frickn baller. Man could he play.
This happened 30 years ago today (3/4/1985). Mike Gorman and Tom Heinsohn still sound the same 30 years later. I'm a long time Celtics fan but my god, I really forgot how good Isiah Thomas was.
As a Pistons fan back in the late 80s whenever we played Boston McHale was always my biggest concern. The guy couldn't be stopped in the paint.
A little side observation when watching McHale score 56 - Bird and Isiah were GOOD.
pthompson2005 peoples time is always the best time to them. I av been watching bb. From early 80s. An the only diff I see is style first you had more half court play compare to most 3ppointers now but these guys or more stronger an skill full.
No kidding. Kevin's numbers were thru the roof this game, but Larry and Isiah showed everyone who they were.
Might have been Mchale's highlight but Isiah was kill'em too!! I miss the old NBA.
I was only eight years old in 1985 so I gotta watch it now. I got respect for the CLASSICS
The two best forwards ever.
On one team, sure.
Kevin McHale is the greatest power forward ever along with Tim Duncan. Fundamental on both ends
Love how Bird was feeding McHale who was breaking Bird's scoring record!! A week later Bird would score 60!!
Bird was humiliating Benson. The one who hazed him in IU.
Bird was mainly only concerned with winning , but also needed to constantly challenge himself so that he didn’t get bored. Even though he knew McHale was breaking his current record, he just used it as a challenge to break it again. I believe if he was only interested in his stats, he could have dwarfed his record of 60. He was that good.
Note how McHale handles this achievement. No show boating no in your face no fist pumps or taunts to the other team. There's some life lessons in here boys and girls. This style of play and hard work was a role model for me growing up. Head down - hard work and in the end it pays off.
Mrhighlife1000 whats wrong with his comment? And whats wrong withyou mentally responding like yiu do?
In a interview with Dominique, he described the difference between a good athlete and a good player. He said a good athlete will have some impressive highlights. But a good player will beat you every night.
Actually he subbed out because he didn't want to continue scoring after he had already beaten Larry Bird's record. Bird would then beat the record in less than 2 weeks vs the Hawks (at New Orleans) by going for 60. But that game was made greater by the fact that McHale didn't just run up as many points as possible so that Bird was setting a new record.
To me, that was one of the most classy scoring records ever set, because he didn't stat pad.
@@clivewarren3403 Around this time Larry said that McHale could be the best player in the NBA if he would only work harder....but that was not his nature. He played well; he was a great player. But he saw basketball as only one part of his life while the Birds, Johnsons, and Jordans acted as though it was everything. At the end of the day, I can't help think that Kevin was the happier man.
Minnesota class act.
Basketball in its purest form!!!
Looked like they were feeding McHale at the end. Bird even passed up an easy lay-up at 9:12 to let McHale score. And who's record did McHale break? Bird's. Larry got even, though, he broke McHale's record nine days later!
newerafrican i thaugt the same thing, thats real teamspirit!
@9:02 there are some nice gems here including a full court on the money inbound pass from Bird to McHale in the paint for 2. And yeah games like this also highlight what a shooter and ball handler Isiah was.
Loved McHales game & “One of my favorite players” of all time..along with Olajuwon, Barkley, Rodman, Moses, B.King, Dantley, McAdoo, Worthy & L.James. 👌🏾
It's cool watching a Celtics game from 85 with the exact same announcers now
i love how larry kept givin him the ball to break his on record......wonder would that happen in todays gm? not hardly
frostnip because bird is going to break mchales record a few days after
I love how at about 9:24 Larry is like Give me the damn ball" to the ref, the he John Elways the hail Mary down to McHale.
Now this is when the NBA was the NBA.
I vaguely remember seeing this game on TV. I never saw so many people get hot in one game, that I remember. With those arms, McHale had the standing reach of most 7 footers, if not more, and he utilized it very well.
Bird grandissimo e unico
Love this style of basketball. Great post play! Great midrange play! Great long range play! Great ball handling! Great passing! Great shooting! Great defense! Every aspect of the game on full display. The way it should be... but not today -- bummer.
One of my favorite players, Steve Nash orchestrating the pick and roll to perfection. What a pleasure to watch. Something we don't see today --another bummer.
Big man post/back to the basket play has been obsoleted in todays game and that's ashame. Instead, we have small ball with everyone and their brother pulling up from 40. I'm tired of watching this brand of basketball.
The solution is simple in order to bring back soup to nuts basketball... The way basketball ought to be played and displayed, engendering more satisfaction for the viewing public... Take away the 3 point line -- the game will change for the better in quickness.
Don't get me wrong, I love the 3 ball. I also love steak...but not everyday. Steak would get old in a hurry if it was on the menu every day. Much like the 3 ball -- I'm sick of it. Too much! How about some tacos? Spaghetti? Chicken alfredo? Barbecue chicken? Barbecue ribs? Fried chicken? Beef on bun with a side of fries and barbecue beans? Hot bowl of chili on a cold night? How about some post play? Some midrange play? Some long range play? Some pick and roll play? Some give and go play? How about having all of that in one sitting? So much more enjoyable. It used to be that way. Let's bring it back!
I'm the biggest 80s Celtics fan ever, but that dam rim was loose for like 10 years. I assume they'd tighten it at halftime? Probably had remote control drills to discreetly tighten those bolts. Haha. It's almost along the lines of DEFLATE GATE. Different sport, different era.. SAME CITY.
Between 1984-1989, Kevin McHale was unguardable. If Bird's not on that team, he averages 30 a night. The best post-script on this game is that Bird told him he should have gone for 60...which Bird did about a week later in New Orleans against Atlanta in one of the all-time performances in league history.
Bird is so unshelfish... amazing ... GOAT
If I had a time machine, I wouldn't bother with timing the stock market; I'd head to The Boston Garden in the '80s! :^) Ke - vin, Ke - vin, Ke - vin. What a beautiful team.
McHale kept pressing L2 throughout his career.
Pistons and Celtics always had memorable games back then.
No player dominated the Pistons in the franchise like McHale and there isnt a close second. They should really retire his number.
I'd give my left grape to see that wonderful Celtics team play again.
Benson and Laimbeer both took that foot up the rear end that night. No answer for McHale.
Why are you watching this?
Watching two great teams highlights, both teams RAN THE FLOOR. 267 total points that night, total run and gun, pick and roll, fast break, high passing game. In tonight's (3/11/22) Celtics Pistons game the combined points 213.
McHale went 12 of 13 from the line and 22 of 28 from the field, with 10 offensive rebounds and 16 total rebounds, toss in 4 assists and 3 blocked shots. Tonight Jaylen Brown put up 22 shots, made 8. of those 22 shots, 8 were 3 pointers, made one. Went 5 for 7 at the line, and also had 8 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal.
Yes, the game has changed. That is why we look for things like this and watch them...For Free.
Everyone can make a jump shoot and a good free throw shooter ...
Ask Shaq he might know
the big three most talented ever
my celtics
Fun that Bird hated Benson so much because he used to bully him during college and was drafted before him that he kept feeding McHale all game long. And as Bird wanted to remain the boss, he broke McHale's record just a few days after lol what a giant.
The Post Game Arquitect with that 8 foot wingspam!!!
57 seconds in... 10 minutes of video left.... no McHale buckets... I'm like... he's got a long way to go
people tend to 4get that the celts scored **138**. mchale was a legend, but the celts won against 129 by the pistons b/c they were a TEAM. when kobe scored 81 in '06 the other lakers combined for only 41 (122 total). indicative of the times. the nba nowadays is nothing but no-names filling the lineup for overpaid ball-hogs who bitch-bitch-bitch when they don't have the ball 95% of the time--kobe being one of them. bird had his selflessness rewarded when he got to score 60 nine days later.
DaCaptain924 well said bro, especially when he had that openjumper, but still decided to pass to Mchale
Look to me like the WHOLE FUCKING GAME.
Denis Johnson he was a small guard and he was the in the 80s and telling me it was hard to play
McHale still had plenty of time to get 60 or more when he took himself out and after the game Bird (half) jokingly he'd regret it. Nine days later Larry made good on his promise.
That was a very good and tough Detroit team. The Celtics were just too much with the “Big 3”. Isiah may have had the most overall talent on the floor but the Celtics were so balanced it was scary.
Ken benson got man handled out there
Was Bird being generous and a great team player by feeding McHale, or was he raising the scoring bar for himself? Or both? He would break McHale's Celtic scoring record 9 days later!!
Pre "bad boy" Pistons giving up 138 points...
Thought this was a video about McHales 56 🤷♂️
McHale and Bird were better than anybody at making quicker more athletic players look like stiffs.
Were Laimbeer's feet actually glued to the floor?
It's before he started being a real Bad Boy
The Pistons should try boxing out McHale once in a while. Jesus Christ!
props to Isiah Thomas
9:20 Bird the quarterback? Lol
Give Bird the gift of good health and a youth playing quarterback instead of basketball and he'd have easily been the best quarterback in NFL history.
Well, I don’t see how hard to hey played in the 80s. I don’t want to hear anyone saying how hard Detroit Pistons played
I still don't know how the Lakers beat this team in the 85 finals
impassable They seemed to be more aggressive than they were in 1984 when they lost, also Birds hand or finger was supposedly bothering him, but the 85 Celtics clearly didn't play the way they were capable of playing, in 84 they out muscled the Lakers and out rebounded them, they seemed to want it more in 84.
They beat the C’s because Bird injure his shooting hand in a bar brawl while there with Quinn Buckner. The old bar named Chelsea’s was about 50 yards from where I sit at the office in Boston. And don’t think I don’t think of what could have been had Bird not gotten into it with some patron. There was a good sports writeup about this and looking at it statistically Bird’s numbers went down immediately following the altercation. The bar patron literally cost Boston another title. No doubt in my mind.
jjs777fzr When exactly did this happen? Just wondering because they blew out the Lakers in game 1, so its hard to believe it would have been before game 1, was it before game 2 or after?
Kareem's skyhook and iron will won out, he just wouldn't be denied.
Isiah should have been on the Dream Team...John Stockton was not on his level. I miss real basketball.
There are 5 major statistics in the game Stockton is the alltime leader in 2 of those 5. As a point guard ,which he was he was better than Thomas.
I love McHale but that had to be the least glamorous 56 point game in history.
Thats a Giannis performance
Calling Laimbeer's shot a "jumper" is a stretch. What a tool.
Isaiah would have been good if he had developed a handle.
adrian dantley and mchale fun to watch each game a clinic
mchale 28-34 has jordan or diet jordans ever done something like that? kobe took liek 35 a gaem for whoel seasons
DJ such cancer
And Bird had a triple double. 30/15/10
Larry Bird's passing is beautiful. McHale was dominant.
Bird HATED Kent Benson. Said he treated him crappy when Bird had his short stay at Indiana. Benson never guarded Bird much so he was ALWAYS after McHale 2 DESTROY Benson.
I read that too. Bird was as happy that Benson was (at times) at the short end of the stick this game.
Looks like Isiah Thomas highlight film too
and Bird was 30/15/10 triple double that game
Held it for 9 days lol
bird 30 15 10 triple double
www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198503030BOS.html Isaiah cancer