30. "Three times in four years. But it lacks so many other components" In response to In response to 15
Both teams underwent changes during that four-year span that interrupted the consistency that the Cs-Lakers rivalry had. There was no Magic-Bird carry-over from college. There was no history behind it--the Lakers and Cs met SEVEN times in the finals previously, the Lakers and Sixers had never met before. There was also no race component to the rivalry. If anything, the Celtics-Sixers rivalry was memorable for the matchup between Doc and Bird as well as some of the bad blood in it.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.