From the book When the Game Was War. Copyright © 2023 by Rich Cohen. Published by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC. All Rights ...
The 1987 NBA Finals was projected to be another war with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics meeting once again. Unfortunately, key Celtics players were not at 100%. Larry Bird, Kevin McHale ...
Johnny Most's famous call from Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference finals ranks in Boston Celtics lore and symbolizes one of the last gasps of the Larry Bird-led dynasty of the 1980s. Just when it ...
TIEBREAKER BASIS FOR TWO-WAY TIES: TIEBREAKER BASIS FOR MULTI-WAY TIES: Ties for playoff positions (including division winners) will be broken utilizing the criteria set forth in subparagraph a. below ...
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NBA great Michael Jordan was mostly known for offense during his career. He also wanted props for defense, which is why he was upset after losing out to Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Cooper in ...
Players in the 1980s and 90s played with a level of extreme competitiveness and intensity. Nonetheless, they all had great respect for each other. This was quite evident in the relationship between ...
Before the NBA's G League or the D League before that, there was the minor league Continental Basketball Association and a team in Albany, N.Y., that for one season current Timberwolves coach Tom ...
To most people, Magic Johnson was the leader and orchestrator who guided the Los Angeles Lakers to their epic 1987 NBA championship win over the Boston Celtics. The man dazzled fans with his no-look ...
Stat: Jamal Murray is the 4th player in NBA history to average 20+ points and 10+ assists in a Finals series, joining: Magic Johnson (1987, 1988), Michael Jordan (1991), LeBron James (2017, 2018) ...
Two-time league MVP power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was on an absolute tear in helping his Milwaukee Bucks survive a scrappy Atlanta Hawks squad en route to reaching their first NBA Cup Finals.