Rockets Playoff Games on ESPN Classic Next Few Days

I fell asleep on the couch last night and woke up with the Game 5, 86 west conf. finals on. I watched the 2nd-4th quarters. I had completely forgot that Kupchak got Olajuwan thrown out of the game after a 17pt 3rd quarter shortly after Olajuwan had stopped Sampson from going after Lucas.

Make Reid's 3-pter to tie and Sampson's shot that much sweeter.

 

Good look.

I was happily suprised last night when I noticed Game 5 was on (I caught and taped the second half). I suffered for it this morning thoush....

I'll be taping that Sonics/Rockets game tonight for sure.

 

i wish they would play the eddie johnson shot....i need to tivo that.

 

Robert Parish beat Bill Laimbeer up in a game earlier last night, punched him twice and drew blood, and he wasn't even accessed a personal foul! And then Hakeem gets kicked out and his punches didn't even connect like Parish's did, but the basketball gods paid the Rockets back in the form of that miracle shot. People say that there are super star calls now, maybe, but it was a lot worse back then, especially with the Lakers and Celtics as teams. Again, Robert Parish connected on TWO punches, drew blood and they didn't even give him a personal foul, and then to make things worse the Celtics ended up winning the game on that famous Bird steal. However, the Celtics didn't win the championship that year and they never won a championship again, so maybe the basketball gods were on break, and didn't get to punish them during that game.

 

I missed the first two, but I'm watching the Rockets play the Sonics in Game 6 in 1987 now. Jim Petersen had lots of heart, he refused to back down from both Xavier McDaniel and Alton Lister. [H]Akeem was amazing, the Seattle players were so intimidated when they went in the paint. Dale Ellis was amazing too, that guy has to be one of the all-time Rockets' killers. Looking at Ralph Sampson, I can only dream of the dynasty that would've been had he not had chronic knee problems.

 

This game put the Rockets organization on the map.

If I won the lotto, I would pay Ralph Sampson's child support (poor Ralph is in financial hard times). This was proof of the potential of that great team. A young and healthy Dream/Sampson defeated the Laker 80s Dynasty Team in their PRIME.

Ralph, Vernon. We'll get you out one day!

 

I've never seen footage of this ever since it happened but the the most vicious punch I've seen in the NBA was Akeem's to Michael Cage against Seattle. Akeem had enough of Cage...he cocked his right arm and threw a round house that connected on Cages left cheek. I remember as game coverage was going to commercials they showed cage with a mouth full of bloody teeth...does anyone have that footage?

 

Cage got what was coming to him.

Ah....when men were men.

 

If I were a basketball god, I would smile on anyone who clocks Laimbeer.

 

I saw that play, it was unbelievable. I would imagine that an element of Laimbeer payback must have figured in to the non-call.

 

i was listening to a guy on the radio talking about that parrish/lambier fight. he was saying that it had been building up all season, not just the series. I wish I could remember who it was.