Thursday, June 10, 2004
Lakers facts that I didn’t know until now:
Lakers were the first NBA team to win a championship then have the first pick at the draft. They had received it in a trade with Cleveland (who ended in last place that year), and had won the titles. Who did they pick? None other than James Worthy (who by the way, played for NC like
This year is a déjà vu to 1988-1989 finals, which pitted a powerfully offensive Laker team (consisting of Magic, Worthy, and Kareem) versus a “physical” Piston team (I think the key idea is the Piston team is a strong, hard-working defensive team). The Pistons had (at the time) Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, (two EXCELLENT guards), laimbeer, and rodman. The Lakers went to win the championships there, fulfilling Pat Riley’s prophecy at the end of the 87-88 year, where he predicted the Lakers would win it all again.
Fun at www.lakers.com
