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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  OpinionJournal - Leisure & Arts
Johnson's legend was born in the 1980 NBA Finals.
As this year's NBA Finals capture the headlines, I find myself reflecting on some of the truly remarkable moments and performances of past Finals that I've witnessed--some first-hand, others as a fan.
Erving is a basketball Hall of Famer and currently one of NBA's ambassadors for the Finals.
www.opinionjournal.com /la/?id=110006817   (959 words)

  
 NBA.com: Rookie Makes the Lakers Believe in Magic
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During that time, the team had never reached the Finals, which meant the giant center was blamed for this shortcoming.
The NBA required that Philadelphia provide some facility to present the trophy, just in case Los Angeles happened to win.
www.nba.com /history/finals/19791980.html   (2185 words)

  
 Philadelphia 76ers Tickets - Philadelphia 76ers News
Although the Nationals would remain a playoff contender for the rest of the 1950's and into 1963, the Nationals would never again reach the NBA finals, and by 1963 the Nationals would be gone from Syracuse.
In Game Five of that series, as the 76ers went to victory and the NBA Finals, rabid Philadelphia fans chanted "Boston is dead!", a symbol that the Celts' eight-year run as the NBA titleholders had ended.
They went on to capture their historic second NBA championship as they won 65 games, and ran the table in the playoffs, first sweeping the New York Knicks, and then beating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.
www.nba-news-tickets.com /philadelphia_76ers_index.html   (3792 words)

  
 1981 NBA Finals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1981 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1980-81 NBA season.
For the 1980-81 season Houston Rockets (head coached by Del Harris), Moses Malone partically carried the Rockets to NBA finals.
Meanwhile, Calvin Murphy, the shortest player in the league, set two NBA records, sinking 78 consecutive free throws to break Rick Barry's mark of 60 set in 1976 and achieving a free-throw percentage of.958, breaking Rick Barry's record set with the Rockets in 1979.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1981_NBA_Finals   (342 words)

  
 NBA Finals 2001
Before there was Shaq and Kobe, the Lakers had another dominant center who had to adapt his game to the arrival of a flashy guard.
While the Celtics' rookie Larry Bird led a 32-game turnaround for his franchise and is linked in history with Johnson to the popularity boom of the NBA in the next decade, the league's veteran superstars headlined the 1980 Finals matchup -- Abdul-Jabbar vs. Philadelphia's Julius Erving.
The final score of 123-107 gave the Lakers the Game 6 win and their first championship since 1972.
www.nba.com /finals2001/memory_1980.html?nav=RelatedLinkList   (471 words)

  
 1979 NBA Finals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1979 NBA Finals were won by the Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1.
The series was a rematch of the 1978 NBA Finals which the Washington Bullets had won 4-3.
Dennis Johnson of the SuperSonics was the Most Valuable Player of the Finals while Gus Williams of the SuperSonics was the top scorer, averaging 28.6 points per game.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1979_NBA_Finals   (123 words)

  
 NBA Basketball Teams: Boston Celtics Information at Authentic Basketball
Althouth they conquered their last title in the 1985/86 season, the Celtics have won more NBA championships than any other team: 16 throphies, including 11 in 13 years in the NBA's longest dinasty.
NBA Championships: 16 - 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986
Logos, names and trademarks are property of the NBA or of their respective owners.
www.authenticbasketball.com /nba/boston_celtics.htm   (243 words)

  
 NBA.com NBA TV Goes One-on-One With Bill Russell
The NBA Legend touches on a number of basketball subjects.
I hope that everyone of you (NBA players) will have at least one time to play on a championship team, because you don’t have an idea how thrilling it is.
I remember Julius going to the basket and Kareem is there and he goes underneath (Julius Erving’s classic baseline scoop move against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the 1980 NBA Finals).
www.nba.com /nba_tv/russell_060601.html   (421 words)

  
 1980 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
You Are Here » Basketball-Reference.com > Leagues > 1980 NBA Season Summary
Season Summary - Expanded Standings and Leader Boards - Player Register - Debuts - Final Season - Game Results
Click on the Team for team roster, statistics, and leaders.
www.basketball-reference.com /leagues/NBA_1980.html   (322 words)

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