The New York Knicks had a very successful season, their 60 wins coming as a result of team play instead of big-name superstars.
The Knicks had come off 18-game winning streak (then an NBA record), and were led by NBA MVP Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, Bill Bradley and Dave DeBusschere. In the playoffs, the Knicks barely won a tough seven-game series against the Baltimore Bullets. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they beat the Milwaukee...
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The New York Knicks had a very successful season, their 60 wins coming as a result of team play instead of big-name superstars.
The Knicks had come off 18-game winning streak (then an NBA record), and were led by NBA MVP Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, Bill Bradley and Dave DeBusschere. In the playoffs, the Knicks barely won a tough seven-game series against the Baltimore Bullets. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they beat the Milwaukee Bucks, led by captain Lew Alcindor, in five games.
On the other hand, the Los Angeles Lakers had a team of superstars led by Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West. In the playoffs, the Lakers rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Phoenix Suns, and then in the Western Conference Finals they beat the Atlanta Hawks to advance to the NBA Finals for the 3rd straight year.
Television: ABC - Commentators: Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, and Howard Cosell.
In a reversal of Game 1, the Lakers achieved an early double-digit lead in Game 2, but...
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