quinta-feira, 3 de fevereiro de 2011

1986 NBA Finals; things get REALLY testy!

Michael Jordan 1986 Playoffs: 49pts, Gm 1 vs. Celtics

1985 NBA Finals Game 6 Finish and Celebration (Old Version)

1984 NBA Finals Lakers at Celtics Game 7 Finish (Old Version)

The 50 Greatest players of All Time

50 Greatest players of All Time

One hundred and seven NBA championship rings. More than 400 hundred NBA All-Star Game selections. Nearly one million points scored.

So boasts the collective resume of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, selected by a blue-ribbon panel of media, former players and coaches, current and former general managers and team executives. NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the 50 Greatest Players at a press luncheon on Oct. 29, 1996, in New York City.

Joining Stern in the unveiling of the 50 Greatest Players, which tipped off the League's season-long NBA at 50 celebration, were four prominent members of the list -- Wilt Chamberlain, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, George Mikan and Bill Russell.

The announcement was made at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which occupies the site of the former Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed on June 6, 1946. 



Panelists were asked to select the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, without regard to position. Voters did not rank their selections and former players were not allowed to vote for themselves.

At the start of the 1996-97 season the 50 players had accumulated 107 NBA Championships, 49 Most Valuable Player Awards, 17 Rookie of the Year honors, 447 All-Star Game selections, 36 scoring titles, 923,791 total points and 410,327 total rebounds.
THE 50 GREATEST PLAYERS IN NBA HISTORY

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
 Nate Archibald
 Paul Arizin
Charles Barkley
Rick Barry
Elgin Baylor
 Dave Bing
Larry Bird
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
 Billy Cunningham
Dave DeBusschere
 Clyde Drexler
 Julius Erving
Patrick Ewing
Walt Frazier
 George Gervin
Hal Greer
 John Havlicek
 Elvin Hayes
Magic Johnson
 Sam Jones
 MichaelJordan
 Jerry Lucas
Karl Malone
 Moses Malone
 Pete Maravich
Kevin McHale
 George Mikan
 Earl Monroe
 Hakeem Olajuwon
 Shaquille O'Neal
 Robert Parish
Bob Pettit
Scottie Pippen
Willis Reed 
Oscar Robertson
 David Robinson
Bill Russell
Dolph Schayes
 Bill Sharman
John Stockton
Isiah Thomas
 Nate Thurmond
Wes Unseld
Bill Walton
Jerry West
Lenny Wilkens
James Worthy

Allen Iverson 45pts vs Crossover on John Stockton Jazz 00/01

Isiah Thomas scores 16 points in 94 seconds

In the opening round of the 1984 NBA Playoffs, Thomas and the Pistons faced off against Bernard King and the New York Knicks. In the pivotal fifth game, Thomas was having a subpar performance, while Bernard King was having an excellent game. However, Thomas scored 16 points in the last 94 seconds to force the game into overtime. King and the Knicks, however, held on to win in overtime.