Red Auerbach called this “the greatest play I’ve ever seen.”

ESPN would dedicate an entire channel to showing that play 24/7 if Lebron had done that in the past 10 years

Back in the old days we called this "following your shot". Not something you see these days with all 5 guys on offense standing around the 3 point line

LaRrY BirD iS uNaTHleTiC

Or when Larry Legend shot it over the backboard while falling out of bounds

Yup. And anyone under 40 will tell you he wasn’t athletic and couldn’t keep up in todays game. Larry was great (and I despised him).

Yeah. It was. I watched it as it unfolded on TV and am still in amazement. Bottom line.…it’s fundamental basketball…follow your shot..…and Bird was best at doing the grunt work.

Larry Freakin" LEGEND!!! And I say this as a Laker fan (don't hate ... appreciate!)

There’s never been another play even almost like it. Complete awareness and hustle, non-stop.

84 finals? I bet it was 115 degrees in that place

He knew as soon as he shot it that it was going to be off and he knew the angle!!!