Friday, 07/30/2010

Basketball Games: NBA, NCAA, High School

NBA

1985 Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks
Larry Bird puts up 60 points in New Orleans.

1985 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakesr vs. Boston Celtics
1985 NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers 4, Boston 2, Kareem, Lakers Conquer the Celtic Mystique
Game 1: Celtics 148-114
Game 2: Lakers 109-102
Game 3: Lakers 136-111
Game 4: Celtics 107-105
Game 5: Lakers 120-111
Hame 6: Lakers 111-100.

1986 Boston Celtics, 114 vs. Houston Rockets 93, Game 6
Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, Dennis Johnson, Bill Walton, Danny Ainge... can you say best Celtics team of all-time, if not best NBA team of all time. Also includes draft coverage of Len Bias on ESPN (3 copies of this game with different variations)

1987 Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons
This is the Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, the Celtics lose. The game is rare because it is a copy of a game broadcast with no commercials. The breaks show live crowd shots from Detroit. Very cool.

1987 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Finals All Games
1987 NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers 4, Boston 2, Magic Maneuvers Lakers Past Celtics
Game 1: Lakers 126-113
Game 2: Lakers 141-122
Game 3: Celtics 109-103
Game 4: Lakers 107-106
Game 5: Celtics 123-108
Game 6: Lakers 106-93.

1989 Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Finals All Games
Pistons Sweep Old Lakers
Game 1: L.A. Lakers 97 at Detroit 109
Game 2: L.A. Lakers 105 at Detroit 108
Game 3: Detroit 114 at L.A. Lakers 110
Game 4: Detroit 105 at L.A. Lakers 97
MVP: Joe Dumars

NCAA Mens

1979 ESPN Classic Version of Indiana St. vs. Michigan St. (DVD)
Magic Johnson prevails over Larry Bird in this All-Time watershed game for the world of basketball. Legends were born.

1983 NCAA Championship NC State vs. Houston.
ESPN Classic Broadcast. X-Ref Twins classic tape collection.

1987 NC State 68. North Carolina 67 (DVD)
This is the ACC Championship of 1987. Great game for Jim ValvanoÕs squad. The tape also includes footage of the Twins vs. Yankees Sping Training game from 1987

1995 NCAA Tourney Missouri vs. UCLA vhs
Watch Tyus Edney drive on Jason Sutherland (from my hometown, Watertown, South Dakota) to win the game for UCLA. Bummer game for Mizzou fans! (ebay 08-11-05)

1997 Minnesota Gophers vs. Kentucky Wildcats in the Final 4 (DVD)
The Gophers lose to Kentucky in the 1996 Final 4. Soon after, the Gophers are busted for cheating.

2001 Duke vs. Arizona NCAA Championship (DVD)
From the Metrodome, Duke wins.

NCAA Womens

2003 Minnesota Gophers vs. Tulane
Round 1 of the NCAA Tourney. Gophers win with Lindsay Whalen

2003 Minnesota Gophers vs. Stanford
Round 2 of the NCAA Tourney Gophers win

2004 Minnesota Gophers vs. Kansas State
Round 1 of the NCAA Tourney, Gophers win. Lindsay Whalen comes back and helps defeat future Lynx Nicole Ohlde. Tape also includes coverage of Prince Hall of Fame induction

2004 Minnesota Gophers vs. Duke
The Gophers head to the Final 4 for the first time ever in this huge upset

2004 Minnsota Gophers vs. UCONN
The Gophers lose in the Final 4 to the eventual Champions, Diana Tarusi

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