Table of Contents:
Page ix: Interview with Bill Simmons about his campaign to become Minnesota's GM (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Page 9: Game 7 of 1976 Western Finals, Suns @ Warriors, Rick Barry and Ricky Sobers fight (fight starts at 1:30)
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
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Page 41-42: 1988 Finals, Detroit @ LAL, Game 6, (full game playlist, Isiah hurts ankle, end of the quarter shot and layup replay)
Page 61 (footnote 6): 1957, St. Louis @ Boston, Game 7 (highlights without backboard pass)
1954-1955: The Lifesaver
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
Page 97-98: 1964 NBA All-Star Game (brief)
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
1977-1978: The Blown Tire
Page 131: 1977 Finals, Blazers vs. Sixers, Game 2 Fight
Page 133: Kent Benson punches Kareem
Page 133: Kermit & Kunnert fight
Page 134: Weekend Update about it
1979-80: Threeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Page 140: 1986 NBA "Long Distance Shootout"
Page 140: 1986 Playoffs- Boston vs. Houston, Bird's 3
Page 141: Doc banking a buzzer beater three to beat the celtics
Page 141: Dudley Bradley winning game over Philly
Page 141: Jeff Malone hits three
1980-81: Nose Candy
Page 144: SI story about Eddie Johnson
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
Page 150: Larry Coon's CBA FAQ
All-Star Weekend 1984 (Pages 152-153)
- Old-Timers Game (highlights, 1:57; Maravich highlights)
- Dunk Contest (full, 3 parts, highlights)
1984 NBA Finals (Pages 154-155)
- Game 4 (highlights, OT final minute)
- Game 7 (full game- playlist, final moments)
Page 163 (FN 11): Chad Ford 2003 Draft article, Bill Simmons 2004 Draft article
Pages 167-70: Pacers/Pistons Fight
Pages 206-214: 1984 NBA Draft (Akeem Olajuwon, Sam Bowie, Michael Jordan)
Page 217-18: Bill Simmons Schnozzaroo article
Page 219: Iverson's mom at a game (picture)
Page 259: SI article about Malone for 1998 MVP
