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A Flashback to the Last Time the Celtics and Lakers Played in the FInals
A Flashback to the Last Time the Celtics and Lakers Played in the FInals
Today, I re-watched (for about the 100th time) game 4 of the 1987 Finals and tried to compare and contrast that game with how the NBA is today. Here are some random, useless, bullet-points: The Lakers started a 40 Year old Kareem at Center. Could you imagine Shaq or Duncan playing until 40? I think it would be a pretty pitiful site. The biggest difference in the games from the 80s and the ...
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