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  • 1980 NBA Finals Game 3

    1980 NBA Finals Game 3

    This was a tough game for Philadelphia and no mistake. Slow out of the gate, and it was not nearly as close as the box score makes it out to be.  The first game back on the home court after taking the advantage by splitting the set in LA…well, I don’t know if there’s any…

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  • 1980 NBA Finals Game 2

    1980 NBA Finals Game 2

    Described in a phrase, this game went from a blow-out to a nail-biter.  And again the shape of it can be seen immediately in the box score. That’s an 18 point lead (which had been as large as 21) going into the 4th quarter only to end up a three point win. I’m grinding my…

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  • 1980 NBA Finals Game 1

    1980 NBA Finals Game 1

    Were it not for an abysmal third quarter by the 76ers, the story of this game might have been other than it was. I mean; just look at it. If you had held your breath waiting for the first 76er field goal after half time, you would have probably been dead for two minutes before…

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