The Predictive Power of Regular Season Matchups
Season Regular Season Result NBA Champion2008-09 Lakers Sweep Lakers defeat Magic2007-08 Celtics Sweep Celtics defeat Lakers2003-04 Lakers Sweep Pistons defeat Lakers2001-02 Celtics Sweep Lakers...
View ArticleIt's all in the Packaging
May 1984 It'll be packaged and sold like diet cola, all-beef patties and home computers.The choice is yours. Bird or Magic? You are either a Bird Man or a Magic Man. Attach yourself to an image and...
View ArticleLet the Greastest Spectacle on Earth Begin
Celtics vs. Lakers!One o'clock!NBA finals!No need for holding back. The winner receives the NBA championship trophy, the riches of mankind, pleasant words from Brent Musburger and the right to claim...
View ArticleCeltics Come Out Flat
May 27, 1984While the Celtics were sleep-walking through the first half and into the third period, the Lakers ran with ease, played aggressive defense and allowed the Celtics, who were shooting poorly,...
View ArticleKareem Overcomes Migraine
May 27, 1984When he awoke yesterday, the pain was starting.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knew the feeling all too well because, over the years, recurring migraine headaches probably have done more than opposing...
View ArticleLakers Double and Triple Team Celtic Bigs
May 27, 1984"When we shoot the ball as well as we did," Abdul-Jabbar said, "we're a very hard team to beat, because we have so many versatile players. But the Celtics showed their character by making...
View ArticleCooper Clips Birds' Wings
May 27, 1984Larry Bird will be the first to tell you it's tough to fly when you have your wings clipped.Boston's All-Star forward was upset about not being able to get his game off the ground during...
View ArticleRiles Counters with Worthy at Two-Guard
May 27, 1984In an effort to counter the Celtics' huge front line, the Lakers' Pat Riley countered with a backcourt of Magic Johnson and the 6-9 James Worthy against the Celtics' starting backcourt of...
View ArticleWhat Adjustments will KC Jones Make for Game 2?
May 27, 1984KC Jones will have to take certain necessary adjustments for Game 2. Most importantly, he will have to reassess whether to again play Henderson on Johnson or whether to use 6-4 Dennis...
View Article"We Must Stop Them from Running"
May 27, 1984"We must stop them from running," Robert Parish said. "If we do a better job of rebounding, they don't get the ball, and without it they can't score. You saw what happened in the second...
View ArticleCeltics Waste McHale's 25-Point Effort Off the Bench
May 27, 1984Bird had 24 points, one less than Kevin McHale, the Celtics' top scorer, but they came on 7-for-17 shooting. Bird had only two field goals in the first half; the Lakers shot 72 percent in...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village: Henderson, Wedman, and Parish
May 31, 1984 Game 2 was scheduled for Thursday night, May 31. For the next four days, the Celtics told reporters to ask coach K.C. Jones about matchups. Jones then said he was pretty sure he would...
View ArticleDid Magic Choke?
May 31, 1984Magic Johnson went out into the oppressively rainy night insisting he had not made a mistake, and perhaps he hadn't. He had been caught in a situation that cried, not for prestidigitation,...
View ArticleBefore Employee #8, there was Scotty Wedman
May 31, 1984Scott Wedman, who has been languishing on the Celtic bench, hit a 13-foot jumper with 14 seconds remaining in overtime tonight that enabled Boston to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, 124-121,...
View ArticleHenderson Did More than Steal a Pass
May 31, 1984Gerald Henderson is not a licensed physician.But Boston's spunky lead guard conducted emergency open heart surgery here last night during a 124-121 overtime victory over the Lakers.Just...
View ArticleThe Ebbs and Flows of an NBA Season
1/3/101984 was an interesting year (aside from George Orwell). The Boston Celtics couldn't beat any body that mattered, at least until it counted. The green started the 1983-84 season 9-5, while this...
View ArticleAntoine is Center of Attention
2/1/97M.L. Carr knew he'd be filling his center position "by committee" going into the season. The problem is that his committee --Dino Radja, Pervis Ellison, Frank Brickowski and Alton Lister -- is...
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