Seven Best NBA Game 7s (Early Rounds)

May 3, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics small forward

(34) during the second quarter in game six of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports

Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are back with a brand new episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA podcast — the first in a series looking at the “Seven Best NBA Game 7s of All-Time” in each NBA playoff round. The guys kick it off with a look at the early rounds (first round and conference semifinals). Series recaps include:

• The 1981 Western Conference Semifinals with the surprisingly Houston Rockets led by Calvin Murphy taking on George Gervin, Mark Olberding and San Antonio Spurs
• The 1976 showdown between the “Miracle” Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Bullets
• The famous Vince Carter graduation game against Allen Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo and the 2001 Philadelphia 76ers
• The famed “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks 1995 series famous for Patrick Ewing‘s missed layup in the final seconds
• LeBron James leading a pack of scrubs to the limit with Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett‘s 2008 Boston Celtics
• The dynasty that never was 1986 Milwaukee Bucks battle Julius Erving, Charles Barkley and the 1986 Philadelphia 76ers.
• Last but not least, one of the most famous games in NBA playoff history – Larry Bird vs. Dominique Wilkins, Celtics vs. Hawks from 1988.

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Thanks as always to SI Vault and Basketball-Reference.com for a majority of the information and statistics gathered in this podcast!