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| Year/Season: |
1981-1982 |
| Date: |
6/8/1982 |
| League/Sport: |
NBA |
| Event: |
NBA Finals Game 6 |
| Visitors: |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| Home: |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| Location: |
Inglewood, CA - The Forum |
| Network: |
CBS |
| Length: |
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| Commercials: |
All |
| Pregame: |
Complete |
| Halftime: |
Complete |
| Postgame: |
Complete |
| Type: |
Converted From VHS Master |
| Comments: |
The Sixers` strong showing in Game 5 gave them hope for Game 6 in the Forum, but the Lakers got the early lead and were up, 66-57, at the half.
In the third period, the Sixers` defense turned it up a notch. They held Los Angeles to 20 points for the quarter and several times cut the lead to one point. Super-sub Bob McAdoo, known more for his offense, made a key defensive play late in the third when he blocked a Julius Erving layup on a breakaway that would have given the Sixers the lead.
The Lakers came back and surged early in the fourth period to boost their lead to 11. Andrew Toney, who led all scorers with 30 points, and Erving, who had 29, responded by trimming the lead to 103-100 with about four minutes left, but then Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored and was fouled and made the free throw to put Los Angeles up by six. Moments later, Wilkes got a breakaway layup to close it out, 114-104.
Jamaal Wilkes led the Lakers with 27 points, and Magic Johnson, with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, was named the series MVP. McAdoo, who had 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, was pretty much reborn as a player in this series after being cast off by several teams as a selfish, non-team player.
Aside from the Doctor`s and Toney`s efforts, no one else stepped up for the Sixers. Darryl Dawkins fouled out and only had 10 points and one rebound in 20 minutes played. Dawkins would soon be shipped to the New Jersey Nets, and the 76ers acquired the final piece of their championship puzzle: Moses Malone, an MVP center from the Houston Rockets. |
| Format: |
DVD-R |
| # of discs/tapes: |
3 |
| Format Comments: |
Includes Pregame, Commercials, Halftime and Postgame. Also, includes ESPN Inside the NBA |
| Grade: |
8.5 |
| Own/Want: |
Own |
| Email: |
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