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Bill Walton recalled facing Hakeem Olajuwon in the 1986 Finals: "The hardest elbow I ever received"

Just when Walton thought he had witnessed and experienced the best of Olajuwon, Hakeem proved him wrong. When the Boston ...
Houston Press

Cover Story: Rockets’ New Age Includes Twin Towers, Twin Minis Experiments

It’s been 30 years since the Rockets put two seven-footers on the floor at the same time. Those two, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson, led the Rockets to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Boston ...
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"I should have quit right there" - Larry Bird on why retiring in 1986 would've been the perfect ending to his NBA career

You should always quit at your best, as the saying goes, and the iconic Larry Bird referenced that after winning the 1986 NBA Finals. The reason? He felt truly special about his final series ...
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Today in Boston Celtics history: Larry Bird's debut; first-ever NBA 3-pointer

Today in Boston Celtics history, the team debuted their sensational new rookie drafted the summer before from Indiana State, ...