3 Hours of MAGIC and BIRD Greatness

A massive compilation of my Magic Johnson and Larry Bird videos, featuring BRAND NEW content.

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[jonnyarnett]

**TIMESTAMPS BELOW** A massive compilation video of my Magic and Bird content, including brand NEW content. Will there EVER be another rivalry as great as this one?

What Made Magic and Bird so Special 0:16 (BRAND NEW)

The GOAT Case for Larry Bird 4:19

The GOAT Case for Magic Johnson 12:27

When A Series Determined Their Legacies 21:00

Did Bird Actually Dominate a Game with ONLY his LEFT? 26:09

Bird’s Angry Hot Dog Game 33:49

Magic Johnson Vs Steph Curry 40:37

A Magical Farewell 50:07

Are the 1987 Lakers the GOAT Team 59:11

The End of the Showtime Era 1:07:13

Magic’s Underrated Scoring 1:15:38

How Strong was Magic’s Era 1:17:09

When Larry Bird Taught Dr. J a Lesson… 1:26:11

When Larry Bird RUINED Sidney Moncrief 1:35:20

Why Larry Bird is Underrated 1:39:46

How Nikola Jokic VALIDATES Larry Bird 1:46:30

Who is Better: Magic or Bird? 1:54:34

The Case for the 1986 Celtics as the GOAT Team 2:04:49

What if Larry Bird Played the 4th?… 2:11:28

The Ultimate Bird Fan… 2:12:22

Larry Bird’s FIRST Game 2:13:18

Larry Bird’s LAST Game 2:13:55

The Greatest Game 7s Bird was In… 2:14:51

The Ultimate Celtics 2:18:11

The Greatest All-Around Player: Larry Bird 2:29:49

Top 10 Player Vs Player Rivalries 2:38:10

The Ultimate Lakers 2:48:14

[Talmaez]

I wish I could like this video twice. You the man.

[alex]

This is such an awesome video idea 😊. I am not old enough to have watched them live. But, I have seen clips of them and read about them. I've come to admire them, and I really wish I got to see them play. The first video in your compilation is wonderful and did a great job in concisely discussing their rivalry, skill, differences, and greatness. What I also admire about them is their friendship. They could've had an antagonistic rivalry, particularly how they faced each other in the finals several times, but they have a close friendship.
Their rivalry was awesome and the 80s is definitely one of the NBA's best decades.
I am excited to watch more of the videos in this compilation :)
Have a great day and week, Jonny 😊

[owensmith]

They made the league a money maker and the NBA, the media, and the fans, should never forget it!

[emayan]

You taught me things I never knew, I learned a lot from this. Woooow

[catherinelynnfraser]

This rivalry is embedded in the DNA of the NBA.

[jpd]

Love your videos. The Magic and Larry stuff is always my fav. Thanks for your awesome work.

[CHARLESJOHNSON-gvzy]

THE BEST ERA OF NBA 🏀 IS DEFINITELY THE 80S .. LED BY MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE PLAYER MAGIC JOHNSON .. AND LARRY LEGEND .. 2 OF THE 🐐 OF THE LEAGUE ..

[celticsbanners]

Miss these days. Basketball has never been better then it was then

[IDoubleJ]

These 2 really defined the 80s in basketball

[mrhospeed]

For those that do not know Bird as a passer in his era vs all other forwards ( PF and SF) Bird was #1 in assists per game for 8 seasons!! Bird was #2 in assists per game for 3 seasons and was once 4th. Bird only played 12 seasons and actually dominated his position more so than Magic did = Magic led the league in assists per game 4 times and was #2 in assists per game 6 times and was 4th once and 7th once. Now I still give Magic the edge in passing but Bird was and still is the best passing Forward I have ever seen. Bird was not ball dominant like Lebron and in the Bird and Magic era = if there was 1 dribble = there was no assist! In today's NBA the assist is given out much more easily!!

[amoonpoint]

What you described about Bird playing through a major back injury for much of his career, is why thiae of us who watched the NBA back then cannot understand what has happened in today's NBA, with thrse supposedly better athletes. Everytime I turnaround star players are sitting out of games for one reason or another. The passion for the game, the competitive spirit and the pride in putting in the work to be a champion is all gone. I don't think it will ever come back because you can't teach that the gift of sacrifice is in itself a reward.

[Rosalina-Lee]

just gotta get in the comments to say keeep going! you are so good at explaining critical IQ

[xXxTHEPRODIGALSUNxXx]

Im from Compton California The Legend Larry Bird is The reason why I'm a Celtics fan today been a Celtics fan since 1983 i was probably the only Celtics fan in my neighborhood amongst my friends thanks Larry Bird

[VitorBredow]

Hearing about Bird's back issues is really heartbreaking, but it is even rougher knowing that they came because he was doing something great, outside the four borders of the court.

If Magic could play after 1991 until 1998 or something (longevity of Stockton), he would have the most assists of all time. As he was arguably in his prime in the mid-to-late 80s and 1991, he would IMO get around this assists each season, let's say:

1991-92: 971 assists
1992-93: 935 assists
1993-94: 856 assists
1994-95: 893 assists
1995-96: 744 assists
1996-97: 715 assists
1997-98: 560 assists
(YES I TYPED RANDOMLY)

15.815 passes leading to baskets, just 9 more than John.

TOTAL HYPOTHETICAL BTW

[jaybrown]

YouTube love showing you these videos late at night

[drparadox]

You CAN'T talk about one without the other.

[thetruthstand]

Hey Johnny, have you considered doing a what if video about the 1996 return of magic Johnson? My question would be, what if magic Johnson had continued to play? Or maybe you can do one about his attempted return in 93. Just a thought.

[randm]

I'm not disagreeing that Larry is an all-time 3 point shooter, but a fun fact that seems impossible is Larry never made 100 3s in a season. His career high made triples was 98. I think a lot of folks believe that he was far more prolific of a three-point shooter than he actually was.

[JonathanKeys-fm]

I don't know that magic is unequivocally a better passer than bird. Magic was a point guard and brought the ball up most of the time. But I think that they both had the ability to make unbelievable passes that other players just couldn't make. Ball fake reverse no look passes, bounce passes, One Touch passes. They were two of the best of all time at manipulating defenses with their passing ability. Magic was probably a little better of a pastor, but his position also created more opportunities and called for him to pass the ball more. But watching the two of them play I feel like they were both on another level when it came to their passing. And no one else compares