With Hakeem Olajuwon as the profilee today, the Zone showcases a clip from his first title team. This is NBC's intro to game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks. Houston won this game 90-84 to take their first-ever NBA title, with Olajuwon winning Finals MVP. With Darryl Dawkins as today's profilee, it makes sense to show at least one of his rim-breaking dunks. You'll see one during this clip, which is the CBS intro to game one of the 1980 NBA Finals between Dawkins' Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Dawkins looks glorious here, the Lakers won this game 109-102 and eventually took the series in six games. In honor of the 1980 NBA Finals, here are the final moments of game six between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers. L.A. won the game 123-107 for their first NBA title of the Magic-Kareem era, with Magic securing Finals MVP with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists. It was the start of a new era in the NBA. |
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