NBA history: Remembering every NBA Finals buzzer-beater
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:
- Cliff Hagan (1957)
- Jerry West (1962)
- Julius Erving (1976)
- Larry Wright (1979)
- Dennis Johnson (1985)
- Michael Jordan (1997)
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.
Listen to the entire series:
- Episode 1 (First Round Buzzer-Beaters): https://fansided.com/2021/06/23/nba-playoff-buzzer-beaters-first-round-series-clinchers/
- Episode 2 (Series Clinching Buzzer-Beaters): https://fansided.com/2021/07/07/nba-history-series-clinching-buzzer-beaters/
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