Short of catastrophic injuries, the Chicago Bulls are not losing a 24-point halftime lead, though Seattle promises to make it interesting. “Are they confident, or are they destroyed? Do they have enough left to get back in this game?” Hannah Storm asks Sonics coach Karl. She deadpans the questions and is unintentionally hilarious. “I think…
With about eight minutes left until haltime, the Bulls still lead by 16. NBC flashes a graphic: Seattle Sonics Finals: 41 assists, 43 turnovers. “Not enough ball movement,” says commentator Matty Guokas. Bill Walton also keeps noting how Seattle’s offense is basically “throw the ball up” while the Bulls “just keep moving and passing the…
In the pregame courtside chat, Hannah Storm basically says “Seattle wants to keep Shawn Kemp away from Dennis Rodman.” This is just before a boxing ring announcer walks out in a white jacket, asking the crowd “Are you ready… are you ready to rumbllllle…” Well, yes. They are. Mike Jordan guards Gary “The Glove” Payton early…
Well, I was feeling nostalgic and dug through my dusty VHS collection of NBA games. Since the tapes will eventually disintegrate, and there are no plans to convert all of them to DVD or digital… this write-up is the next best thing. The Seattle SuperSonics (64–18 during the regular season) hosted the Chicago Bulls…
Once the 2015-16 Warriors lost to Cleveland in the NBA Finals, diehard fans were forced to unfog their glasses. That Golden State team was NOT the best in history. They did not win the title. Even the qualifier “best regular season team” is not definitive, because of the difference in era gameplay. But most importantly, the…