The Book of Basketball Interactive Guide

Table of Contents:


Foreward (by
Malcolm Gladwell)


Prologue: A Four Dollar Ticket

Page 6: NBA at 50: Dave Cowens (Bio--no Newlin foul)



Page 14: "Classic Bird Moments"
-Larry Bird drops 60 on the Hawks and their bunch celebrates (:39 story about it, 7:07 full highlight)




Page 17: 1986 Finals, Rockets @ Boston Game 6 (Bird highlights- endgame cheering at 9:12, full game- playlist)

Page 18: 1991 East Finals, Indiana @ Boston, Game 5 (full playlist, Bird highlights with head bang at beginning)


Page 18: 1991 Playoffs, Pistons @ Celtics (Game 2 or 3)-- an actual bird flies onto court.


Page 22: Questioning does greatness have a shelf life:

Page 23: Jordan's "killer" moments
- Wait Till Next Year- book by sports columnist (Mike Lupica) and Hollywood screenwriter (William Goldman) regarding athletes' legacies

Page 26:
- 1987 East Finals, Detroit @ Boston, Game 7 (full game playlist)
- 1987 Finals, Lakers @ Celtics, Game 4 (Bird's 3 with 30s left, Bird's miss to end the game)

ONE: The Secret

Page 41-42: 1988 Finals, Detroit @ LAL, Game 6, (full game playlist, Isiah hurts ankle, end of the quarter shot and layup replay)





TWO: Russell, Then Wilt




THREE: How the Hell Did We Get Here?

1957-1958: Basketball Cards
Page 91: Basketball Cards

1960-1961: The Scoring Room
Page 94: Wilt's 73-point game in New York

1962-1963: The Void
Page 96: Bob Cousy's retirement ceremony

1963-1964: The Sit Down Strike

1965-1966: Red's Last Stand
Page 100: Red Auerbach

1971-1972: The Streak
Page 106-109: Records that won't be broken

1974-75: Racial Progress ...or not
Page 117-122: NBA Legends Turned Horrible TV Personalities

1975-75: The Dunk Contest
Page 123: 1976 ABA Dunk Contest (full- 2 parts, highlights)

1977-1978: The Blown Tire
Page 131: 1977 Finals, Blazers vs. Sixers, Game 2 Fight
Page 133: Kent Benson punches Kareem
Page 134: Weekend Update about it

1979-80: Threeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Page 140: 1986 Playoffs- Boston vs. Houston, Bird's 3
Page 141: Doc banking a buzzer beater three to beat the celtics

1980-81: Nose Candy

1981-82: The Perils of Overcoaching
Page 145: SI Ed rush
Page 146: SI Magic

1982-83: The Connection
Page 148: CBS intro

Page 148: NBA It's FANNNN-tastic Commercials
- First Ever Aired (first mentioned)
- Buzzer beaters


1983-84: We're Here

All-Star Weekend 1984 (Pages 152-153)
- Dunk Contest (full, 3 parts, highlights)

1984 NBA Finals (Pages 154-155)

FOUR: The What-If Game


Pages 206-214: 1984 NBA Draft (Akeem Olajuwon, Sam Bowie, Michael Jordan)

FIVE: Most Valuable Chapter

Page 218: Kwame Brown-- Wizards / Lakers (pictures

SIX: The Hall of Fame Pyramid

SEVEN: The Pyramid: Level 1

EIGHT: The Pyramid: Level 2

NINE: The Pyramid: Level 3

TEN: The Pyramid: Level 4

ELEVEN: The Pyramid: Level 5

TWELVE: The Legend of Keyser Söze

THIRTEEN: The Wine Cellar

EPILOGUE: Life after the Secret