Larry Bird Steals The Ball – 1987 East Finals Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons Game 5

Larry Bird Steals The Ball – 1987 East Finals Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons Game 5

Silverdome and this series is tied at two. Bird inside left hand layup behind the back to Bird. Darren Day gets it to Bird. It’s a Boston break. They’ve got the numbers. Bird go down there even against the smaller Larry Bird. Bird gets a three-pointer. Bird can’t hit throw the ball in the ocean shots in the third quarter. Bird fades away, hits one from up. They have two shot blockers, Rodman and Sal. Bird for three. There’s Bird off the screen from the corner. Big Bird with the ball against M. Take it to the hoop. You can bet he’s going to try to draw it down. It’s blocked and Seasting hit it off of a Detroit player. No, no, it is. Here’s a disparity in the call. They’re going to give the ball to Detroit. Burn steals it. Johnson layup. [Applause]

In the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics were about to lose the game in the waning seconds of Game 5, until Larry Bird stole the ball on an out of bounds play and got a quick assist to Dennis Johnson for a go-ahead layup with one second left. This is a legendary moment in Boston Celtics history.