So I watched a 1976 replay of a Celtics-Pheonix championship game last night.
It was pretty fascinating. The old Boston Garden was rocking. A 3 OT nail-biter. Pre-Larry Bird/McHale/Parrish. Jojo White was on fire and totally exhausted at the end. Dave Cowens was a monster on the boards and in the paint. No 3 point line. The late John Havlicheck playing his stellar game, near the end of his career. Tommy Heisohn was coaching the Cetics back then. Paul Westphal and Dick van Arsdaie playing an incredible game for the Suns. They somehow made it to the Championship round with the worst record. Talk about peaking at the right time!
I had forgotten that Charlie Scott played for the Celtics. Could he move the ball up-court! His vertical jumping was really impressive. Paul Silas was such a fantastic offensive rebounder.
I was a year out of college and my dad passed away later that fall, so it was really a great remembrance of times passed.
Final note, the short shorts both teams were wearing....lol.
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