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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 18:11:22 GMT -5
Game 7 of the 1984 finals now showing on ESPN Classic.
The score was 30-30 after one qtr. The atmosphere was classic Boston Garden this night. Bird, Parish, and Maxwell is the starting frontcourt.
Maxwell was hustling all night getting rebounds. Ainge had a strong 1st qtr stealing a Magic pass and taking it all the way for a layup.
The temperature is 91 degrees inside Boston Garden.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 18:14:42 GMT -5
Worthy opened the scoring in the 2nd. Bird was fouled and hit both shots to tie at 32. 3 sec on the Lakers. Ainge to Bird for two. Wilkes misses, Bird rebs, Quinn Buckner scores, Here comes Rambis into the game. Ainge to Bird to Ainge layup good, as Boston takes a 6 point lead, Time out Lakers.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 18:27:08 GMT -5
Crowd chanting BEAT LA BEAT LA.
Cooper hits from outside. Ainge responds. Kareem inside no good, loose ball foul on Rambis.
Boston maintains a 6 point lead.
We moved suddenly ahead to the third, Boston leads 71-68.
Action is frenetic, with the ball changing hands three times in 2 sec, foul on Worthy. DJ hits two FT's. Worthy hits. Parish misses. Magic to Rambis is good. Bird forces a tough banker for 2. Kareem NG, foul on Mchale. Kareem misses twice, Dj brings it up, Gives it Parish, good and a foul. Parish makes his FT, Jabber with a sky hook, Parish misses, McHale puts it back, Worthy to Magic underneath, fouled by DJ, Magic hits two FT, DJ brings it back up, and HITS, 82-76, bOS, wORTHY travels, Hieinsohn says he was in there for 5 sec. DJ misses badly, Wlikes hits at the other end, Henderson misses gets his rebound. Timeout Lakers.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 18:35:09 GMT -5
I am proud to bring you this special edition of Quiniela Box remembers.
Red Auerbach is stepping down as GM and will only be president of the teamafter this game.
McHale hitsm Cooper misses, Reb Parish, Ainge, BANG!!! Bos br 8, Kareem NG over Parish, Ainge to Chief, NG, Reb Chief, Fouled. Chief at the line, misses 1st, makes 2nd. Bos by 9, Worthy wild shot misses, Maxwell misses, Parish another Off Reb, and is fouled, the Crowd is going nuts. Parish hits two, Boston is up 11. Kareem misses skyhook, Mchale is blocked but fouled, Q is ripping apart the bar with his screaming. McHale hits 1st, hits 2 Bos leads 91-78 after 3........ YEEEEHAAAAWWWWW!!!!!
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 18:52:14 GMT -5
Wow what a block by Bird, Bird knocks the ball out of bounds, Worthy Hits and cuts the lead to nine, Celtics dominate the glass with Maxwell and Bird, 91-82,Bos 9:54 left.
Kareem is in, Maxwell hits 2 Ft, Magic to Scott, Bird with the steal, DJ hits a jumper, Magic right back, DJ a tough jumper, Magic misses, Parish reb, Ainge BANG, Now Ainge commits a foul, Illegal D on Boston. Another Illegal D and a T on Boston. Magic makes the T. Scott blocked by Bird, DJ at the other end is fouled (No Layup Allowed). DJ hits 2 FT, (Bos 33-39 FTA). Rambius into the lane, NG, DJ takes it back. Bird TO, Magic to Kareem is good, DJ airball, 24 sec violation, Bos 99, LA 84, 6:47 left.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 18:54:07 GMT -5
Where were you that night.
I was at the Grove Tavern in Everett, Washington waiting to collect my bets on Boston.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 19:01:23 GMT -5
Boston has outscored LA by17 at the line.
Boston has controlled the glass.
Magic hounded by DJ. Worth misses, Rambis gets it, Now loses to DJ. Bird misses, Henderson fouled Rambus on the board. Kareem cuts it 10. Celtics just running clock. McHale re-enters game, TO Boston. 5:13 left, Bos has just two TO's left, Lakers 4. Parish lost the Ball, Magic is fouled by DJ (5 fouls). Magic misses, Bird cursing on bench, Maxwell big jumper. Magic on Parish stoned, Boston has it Parish shot blocked, another 24 sec viol. Cooper a three is down to 8 with under 4 min to go. Boston 101, LA 93. I was sweating heavily at this point.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Oct 30, 2006 19:28:41 GMT -5
Bird is coming back in. DJ dribbles, Bird is clamped and another 24 sec violation. Kareem misses Dj has it, Mchale misses, Parish off reb and is fouled, Parish misses 1st time out LA. 09 LEFT. pARISH HITS 2ND. Kareem hits a sky hook, Dj makes 2 FT. Bos +9. Kareem clampled but Worthy takes feed and stuffs it. Magic fouled Maxwell . Maxwell hits 1 of 2 (14 -17 overall). 2 min left, Kareem a basket and foul, pArish short, DJ stole it, BLOCKED, Worthy back and it and its down to THREE! Bird cirCles into lane, no good, Magic has it stolen, DJ drive, BLOCKED, Magic back, taken away by BIRD, down to DJ, FOULED BY COOPER. DJ hits 2 (13-13 FT), Boston is up by 5 with :45 left.
Worthy inbounds to Wilkes who shoots, NG, Kareem follows, NG, Bird to DJ, Dribbles around, hands to Bird and is Fouled. Fans waiting to spill on court. Bird hits two and Boston is up 109-102, :26 left to NUMBAH 15, I go to the cah to get the cigah.
Byron Scott 3 pt blocked, Bird has it and is fouled. DJ and Mchale hug, Bird hits 2 and Boston leads by nine, Cooper takes a three No GOOD. ITS ALL OVER, THE CELTICS HAVE WON THERE 15TH. AUERBACH IS CUDDLING THE TROPHY AND WITH A CIGAH, CHANTS, "WHAT LAKER DYNASTY, THE DYNASTY IS HERE IN BOSTON. LARRY WON IT FOR TERRE HAUTE.
Quiniela Box remembers.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 30, 2006 20:13:05 GMT -5
Man, what a thrill it was to be a Celtics fan back then. Always expeting greatness out of that group.
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Oct 31, 2006 1:49:43 GMT -5
;Dq, you surpassed yourself again
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Post by Celtic17 on Oct 31, 2006 21:39:46 GMT -5
The temperature is 91 degrees inside Boston Garden. ;D I bet Red had the temp set at 65 or 105 degrees in the LA lockerroom... Just a guess. lol
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