Sunday, May 06, 2007
Turning Back The Clock Again
More classic video from the folks at CBS and YouTube...
This is the opening of Game 5 of the 1976 NBA World Championship Series, between the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics were heavy favorites, but had lost two games in Phoenix, and were tied 2-2 with the upstart Suns. This game is regarded by many as the greatest game in the history of the league, with the Celtics winning in triple overtime. The Celtics then went out to Phoenix and closed out the Suns in Game 6.
Some things to notice:
1) Young Brent Musburger.
2) Rick Barry. Now better known as Jon and Brent's dad, he was a great player in his own right. On this night, however, he appears on CBS with a toupee, and with this baby blue leisure suit, unbuttoned, with a huge cross hanging around his neck. Classic.
3) CBS had an ex-ref doing commentary, in Mendy Rudolph. Imagine if ABC/ESPN hired say, Joey Crawford, to do commentary.
4) The red checked jackets Mendy Rudolph and Sonny Hill are wearing on camera. Nice.
Not on this clip: the sixth man for the Celtics, none other than Don Nelson.
Good stuff.
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Nellie is in these highlights, after all. He was #19 for the Celtics. Three of those Celtics went on to be NBA head coaches: Nellie, Paul Silas, and Dave Cowens.
Boy, those shorts were greatness. How I miss those days. lol
Some team ought to wear short shorts as part of a throwback night. It wouldn't be real cool with the hip-hop crowd, but it would be entertaining.
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