WAY BACK WEDNESDAY #WBW ** Greatest Moments In Lakers & Sports History! ** ▪️1987 - After the Lakers had won the first two games of the series, the Celtics responded with a clutch victory in game three, the importance of which was not lost on Larry Bird. This (Game 3) was the most important game of the series for us, said Bird. If we lost, it mightve been tough to get up for Game 4. Now its going to be easy. The Celtics came out hot to start. Boston took a 16-point halftime lead, but the Lakers chipped away at it until they were within eight points with three minutes left and down just 103-102 with 30 seconds to play. Kareem scored on an assist from Magic via the pick and roll to give the Lakers a one point lead. Bird came down and hit a difficult three-pointer from the corner to give the Celtics a 106-104 lead with 12 seconds left. In the ensuing possession, Abdul-Jabbar gets fouled and makes one of two free throws, missing the second, which was ruled to have been tipped out of bounds by the Celtics. Thus, the stage for one of the greatest plays in NBA Finals history was set. Magic got the ball and took advantage of being guarded by the larger, slower Kevin McHale after switching on a screen. Magic dribbled, hesitated to get McHale off-balance, then drove into the key. Magic then lofted his famous hook shot, which just cleared the fingertips of both McHale and Parish, and swished through, giving the Lakers a 107-106 lead with only two seconds left. The Lakers went on to win the series, and the NBA championship, in six games. #LakersSire25 #WWLG4L
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:39:34 +0000
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