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Plain and simple, Bird one of the best
But Bird came out of nowhere to steal Isiah Thomas' inbounds pass (Bird stole the ball! Bird stole the ball!) and then unhesitatingly fed a cutting Dennis Johnson for the winning basket.
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"I thought I might have spun it too hard off the board, but it went in"- Dennis Johnson details his recollection following the Larry Bird steal against Pistons in 1987 ECF
Larry Bird's steal off Isiah Thomas' inbounds pass in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals is one of the most clutch defensive plays ever. But it wouldn't have mattered without Dennis Johnson.