The final installment of Over and Back’s look at NBA playoff buzzer-beaters looks at each and every NBA Finals buzzer-beater in NBA history.
The third and final installment in our series on NBA Playoff Buzzer Beaters focuses on NBA Finals buzzer-beaters including:
In this episode, we’ll dive into the key players in each of these NBA Finals series, each team’s path to the finals, primary storylines, player and franchise histories, how the buzzer-beater developed, post-game quotes and analysis as well as how the buzzer-beater impacted the series and that year’s NBA champion.
Breakout topics include:
- Cliff Hagan‘s underrated career and how the Atlanta Hawks undeniably lost the Bill Russell trade but still won.
- The logo Jerry West‘s clutch reputations and Red Auerbach’s frequent clock complaints
- Julius Erving being the coolest dude in the damn universe.
- The unknown Larry Wright having the game and shot of his life plus referees needing to be escorted out of an arena
- Dennis Johnson‘s improbable run to the NBA, his brutal 1978 NBA Finals run and his redemption tour in 1979
- Last but not least, Michael Jordan vs. Bryon Russell and the underappreciated 1997 NBA Finals.
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