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You Tube Gold: The NBA Begins To Move To The Modern Game

This is a pretty cool clip. It’s from the 1977 Eastern Conference Finals and the Boston Celtics are playing the Philadelphia 76ers.

For the Celtics, this was the period when John Havlicek and Dave Cowens were extending the dynasty. For Philly, it was the era of Dr. J. and George McGinnis, Darryl Dawkins and World B. Free, Doug Collins and some rookie named Mike Dunleavy, one of the last of Frank McGuire’s great players at South Carolina.

The merger had taken place in the previous year and this was, if we’re correct, the first playoffs with an ABA influence.