SenorSpur
10-16-2007, 02:53 PM
For all Spurs fans, especially those of you younger generation Spurs fans, NBATV is broadcasting Game 7 of the 1979 Eastern Conference Finals between Spurs and Bullets tonight @ 12:00AM CST.
A bit of history for those that were not around for that series. The Central Division champion Spurs and Bullets had met the previous year in the 1978 ECSF series (that's right, the Spurs were in the Eastern Conference back then). The Bullets easily defeated the Spurs 4-2 and went on to win the 1978 NBA Championship over the Seattle Supersonics.
Fast forward one year later. The Spurs won the Central Divison once again and had just dispatched the Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) to capture the very first-ever victory in a seven-game series as a franchise. Next up were the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets in the ECF series. The Bullets were a very physical team that featured the likes of future Hall-of-famers, PF Elvin Hayes (Big E) and Wes Unseld, one of the most underrated and undersized centers of all time. Also featured for the Bullets was perenninal defensive stalwart, Bobby Dandridge, who was assigned the task of slowing down the Iceman.
The Spurs roared out to a 3-1 series lead. The Bullets then stormed back and tied the series. This controversial Game 7 was winner-take-all for the right to advance to the NBA Finals versus the Seattle Supersonics. This Game 7 featured a slew of some very, very questionable officiating and other events that went against the Spurs during the late stages of this deciding game. All of which led many of us, who watched that game, to proclaim the game was fixed. Sounds almost Cubaneque, doesn't it?
Even still, this was one of the most thrilling playoff games in NBA history. For those were weren't around back then, this will be your chance to witness vintage Spurs in action, such as the Iceman (Gervin), Mr. K (Larry Kenon) and the Whopper (Billy Paultz), among others. Witnessing the brilliance of the Iceman is reason enough to watch.
A bit of history for those that were not around for that series. The Central Division champion Spurs and Bullets had met the previous year in the 1978 ECSF series (that's right, the Spurs were in the Eastern Conference back then). The Bullets easily defeated the Spurs 4-2 and went on to win the 1978 NBA Championship over the Seattle Supersonics.
Fast forward one year later. The Spurs won the Central Divison once again and had just dispatched the Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) to capture the very first-ever victory in a seven-game series as a franchise. Next up were the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets in the ECF series. The Bullets were a very physical team that featured the likes of future Hall-of-famers, PF Elvin Hayes (Big E) and Wes Unseld, one of the most underrated and undersized centers of all time. Also featured for the Bullets was perenninal defensive stalwart, Bobby Dandridge, who was assigned the task of slowing down the Iceman.
The Spurs roared out to a 3-1 series lead. The Bullets then stormed back and tied the series. This controversial Game 7 was winner-take-all for the right to advance to the NBA Finals versus the Seattle Supersonics. This Game 7 featured a slew of some very, very questionable officiating and other events that went against the Spurs during the late stages of this deciding game. All of which led many of us, who watched that game, to proclaim the game was fixed. Sounds almost Cubaneque, doesn't it?
Even still, this was one of the most thrilling playoff games in NBA history. For those were weren't around back then, this will be your chance to witness vintage Spurs in action, such as the Iceman (Gervin), Mr. K (Larry Kenon) and the Whopper (Billy Paultz), among others. Witnessing the brilliance of the Iceman is reason enough to watch.