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.

If you thought that finding a clip for Adrian Dantley was daunting, try looking for Caldwell Jones! So, in lieu of a clip featuring him, I chose a famous clip for a Jones team! It comes from game 4 of the 1980 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers trailed 2-1 entering this game, and during the 4th quarter of this game, Julius Erving made his famous swooping layup to electrify the Philadelphia crowd. The Sixers won the game 105-102, but the Lakers took the next two games and the title. But this move would live for enternity in replays, and is one of the greatest shots in NBA history. A quick note: this clip comes from a French-language station, and thus the original commentary (by Brent Musburger, Bill Russell and Rod Hundley) is muffled out by French commentary. Enjoy nonetheless!

This is the CBS intro to game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers. This was the coming-out party for Earvin "Magic" Johnson; filling in for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic played all five positions, scored 42 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and had 7 assists as the Lakers (predicted by few, if any, to win this game) dominated the Sixers for a 123-107 victory to wrap up their first title since 1972. This intro was funky in that it featured that sci-fi esque intro and the team logos in the ball (look closely for those San Diego Clipper and Kansas City King logos).