ALL NEW! Here is a classic CBS Basketball Intro (One of the best sports intros of all-time, in my opinion) to the Eastern Conference finals in 1987 between Boston and Detroit! First though, a WTVJ News Promo!
Me too. I grew up with this NBA on CBS open too, with the memorable theme music and the primitive computer animation of the basketball court. One of the best sports openings ever created!
100%! No matter what anyone says about today, this was the GOLDEN age of basketball. No way, no one from today could of dominated during this era. Take a three? You will land down on a foot lambier style, and somehow dealt with it. Hand check? Play on!
Boston was always worked out when they played LA in the finals. When both teams were fresh in 84, Boston won! Those damn Rockets in 81 and 86 prevented two more Bost- LA finals matchups
The Lakers (though I'ma clippers fan) ran the Celtics off the floor in 1987! My best childhood and teenage memories (HEARIN those NBA on CBS intros) as I approach the big 5-0 next year! Watched these games along with my dad (not here anymore) today (still) gives me chills!👍
Lakers were HELLA LUCKY to play in a WEAK ASS Western Conference back then! They cruised to The Finals that year...while Boston had to play HELLA TOUGH Milwaukee AND Detroit both to 7 game series (while Fakers swept both ECSF and ECF against INFERIOR competition). Boston was banged up by the time The Finals came..and they still took 2 games from a HELLA good Lakers team. If you reverse the conferences (you know, have Boston play in the back then WEAK ASS Western Conference...while LA played both Milwaukee and Detroit in 1987)....chances are The Fakers come limping into The 87 Finals while a rested and healthy Boston team take that series from LA.
I actually drove through Pontiac, MI on my way home today, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. I had to take side streets through the neighborhoods to avoid bad traffic backups on I-75.
These intros added so much to a person’s interest in the sport The level of the game has changed but the era of the NBA that’s these intros covered was the best the sport ever offered Maybe a little overdramatized ,but the game has lost something without them
The Len Bias tragedy sunk the Celtic emerging dynasty The aging trio of Bird , McHale , and Parish couldn’t keep up with the wear & tear of the nightly NBA grind Red Auerbach played his trump card , it didn’t work Oh , what might have been ….
