Ish Smith jumps over John Wall & then blocks his shot.
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Ish Smith jumps over John Wall & then blocks his shot.
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20 years ago today, the NBA lost some of it’s Magic.
NBA Lockout Classics: Dr. J vs. Magic & Kareem, 1982 NBA Finals, Game 6.
Yesterday we had a game that featured Jordan, Pippen, Kobe and Shaq. That’s such a surreal game, if you think about it. Four legends sharing the same court, battling for a lot more than just a ‘W’, especially between MJ and Kobe. Today we have Kareem, Magic, the man that no one can hate even with his terrible ESPN commentary, and Dr. J, one of the greatest players that people forget about.
Lakers came into this game leading the series 3-2 after stealing the first game of the Finals on the road. Dr. J put up 30 points while Magic went for 13-13-13.
Philly and Los Angeles would meet again the following year in the 1983 NBA Finals, where Philly would sweep Magic and the Lakers in the infamous “Fo-fo-fo” Sixers’ championship run.
This game predates Basketball-Reference’s boxscore database but here’s the Wiki page for the series.
Tomorrow we’ll have some classic Jordan vs. ‘Nique action.
via @Marco_Romo
Good news for Magic fans: Dwight Howard has 31 points with 8 rebounds & only 1 personal foul.
Bad news for Magic fans: The Atlanta Hawks are leading by 7 at the half & Stan Van Gundy is still the Orlando coach.
EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND SCHEDULE
No. 1 Chicago vs. No. 8 Indiana — Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 7 Philadelphia — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
No. 3 Boston vs. No. 6 New York — Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on TNT
No. 4 Orlando vs. No. 5 Atlanta — Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
IMO, the best player of all-time(Jordan) ‘D’-ing up the third best player of all-time(Magic). My personal Mt. Rushmore of NBA players would have to be Jordan, Bill Russell, Magic, & Larry Bird. I was lucky enough to have seen all but Russell play in person. This year’s Season Opener, between the Heat & Celtics, was pretty amazing considering their were seven 2011 All-Stars, plus Shaq, all on the floor at the same time. Phenomenal experience for a basketball fan. Who are the two best players you have ever seen play against one another in a game**? **Excluding the All Star game2 Of The Greatest, Going Head To Head
Iblocka Meets J-Zone.
Presented By O&A.
“So I sez to her right, I sez to her…”
Previously: Daniel Orton is too excited
via @whatthenoelle / @doktakra
President Obama recruits LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Bill Russell, and Magic Johnson to play in a game for wounded soldiers.
DWade just said that this could be the greatest trio of all time… only time will tell but until then lets look at other great trios:
- KG, Pierce, Allen: It’s a shame these three didn’t join forces earlier in their careers.
- West, Baylor, Chamberlain: These guys never technically won a title together but those three names are amoung the greatest of all time.
- Birb, McHale, Parish: Won 3 titles together. A total of 10 rings and 3 MVPs
- Jordan, Pippen, Grant: These three won 3 straight titles together until Jordan retired and Horace left. But it’s okay because that led us to the next great Bull’s trio.
- Magic, Kareem, Worthy: These guys won 3 titles together. Between them 14 championships and 9 MVPs.
- Jordan, Pippen, Rodman: While Rodman isn’t in the Hall of Fame, he deserves it. One of the greatest rebounders/defenders of all time. This Trio has 17 titles between them and the greatest single season record of all time.
- Russell, Havlicek, Jones: These guys won a staggering 8 championships together. A total of 29 titles between them. Sure it happened back in the day but all these guys did was win, win, win.
Where do James, Wade, and Bosh rank on this list? Currently, no where. They haven’t done anything together. Alone they have 1 ring and 2 MVPs. Not exactly amazing stats.
In my mind these guys have realized individually they will never catch MJ in stats or Legend. Their next best shot is to catch him in Championship count and this is the best way how. Look at Kobe, for example. The guys numbers don’t even touch MJ on an off night, yet he is one ring behind his Airness and already people are comparing Kobe to Jordan.
What this trio and, more specifically, LeBron accomplishes in June is going to be the best measure of their greatness.
(via hoopdreams & pickandroll)
You’re looking at probably the greatest visual joke in the history of basketball. (Other contenders: Chuck Hayes taking free throws; Andrew Bogut high-fiving himself; Ron Artest yanking Paul Pierce’s pants down).
THE WHITEST KIDS U KNOW*
*No offense to: Utah Jazz, Indiana Pacers, Brian Scalibrini, Luke Walton, or Matt Bonner
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