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1981 ECF
« on: May 19, 2010, 03:26:42 PM »

Offline Ersatz

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Apropos of not much, I found this tremendously entertaining. Read the whole thing if you can: fights, thrown beers, McHale bluster, it's all there.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124450/index.htm?eref=sisf

Re: 1981 ECF
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2010, 02:09:25 AM »

Offline tenn_smoothie

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that was the series when Larry made his bones.

we had been dominated the previous year by the same 76ers in a 4 - 1 series loss.

in 81, it was looking the same ........ down 3 - 1 and trailing in all of the final 3 games in the last 5 minutes. simply one of the greatest Celtic playoff series of all time, topped off by Bird hitting the winning banker from 17' off the left wing.
The Four Celtic Generals:
Russell - Cowens - Bird - Garnett

The Four Celtic Lieutenants:
Cousy - Havlicek - McHale - Pierce

Re: 1981 ECF
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2010, 02:51:24 AM »

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