Lakers at DEN Nuggets, 1987 WC 1st Rd, Game 3 (KCAL-9, CHICK VERSION) 

That intro 0:00-1:00 brings me back to my childhood. Great memories of watching the "Showtime" Lakers on Channel 9 in Los Angeles.

Chick’s clarity, focus, humor, and his pure knowledge of basketball keeps me coming back for more. Thanks very much NPZ. 🇺🇸

It didn't even feel like the Nuggets played THAT badly, but then you looked up, and they were down 15 in the 2nd quarter. That's how quick that '87 team could pull away.

“By the greater Los Angeles Taco Bell restaurant. The cure for the common meal” 🤷🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🥴

From 1984-1988, when the Lakers and Nuggets played- it was a trackmeat! The Nuggets led the NBA in scoring during those years and just loved to force the pace, which was right in the Lakers wheelhouse! Regularly, the Lakers would have games where they scored 70+ points against the Nuggets in the 1st-half, and had a couple of games where they scored 80+! The difference between the two teams was, the Nuggets had a terrible defense, whereas Lake Show had a championship defense!

This NPZ dude is somethin else, man. He's the ONLY Laker uploader who gives us this kind of rarity in this kind of clarity. He's the DUDE!!1 He's a weird dude, but he's a COOL dude.

I grew up in long beach and i wasnt a lakers fan, im a sixers fan. For some reason this intro is emotional 😢 to me. Maybe its because it reminds me of innocent times of being a teen

The lakers push the ball after made baskets like no team in history

THank you for this. Idk how you do it, but I really appreciate all your footage.

Classic...I remember the following year when they added in Magic's Baby Hook over the Celtics to the intro.

Alex English had one of the sweetest shots.

Nobody could call a game like Chick Hearn. Remember it's a simulcast.

Referee Joey Crawford when he had hair! The Nugs were just outclassed. Alex "Flick" English had 25 pts, 6 asts and 5 rbds. Mo Martin had 18 pts, 2 asts and 3 rbds. Fat Lever had 13 pts, 4 asts, 5 rbds and 4 steals. But that was about it. Magic had 16 pts, 14 asts and 7 rbds. Big Game James had 22 pts, 7 asts, 3 rbds and 3 blocks. Byron had 25 pts, 7 asts, 4 rbds, a steal and a block. AC had 18 pts, 1 ast and 10 boards. Kareem was the only starter to score in single digits with 9 pts, 5 asts, 6 rbds, 5 blocks and a steal in only 25 minutes. A well-balanced attack from Coach Riley's most well-oiled team. Total domination. This game was in the refrigerator at halftime.

NPZ do you recall why they switched from Keith Erickson to Stu Lantz? I think it was around 88. I can’t recall why? kE had done color for many years. Was he just over it?

I remember everyone being legit offended when Doug Moe came out before the series and said “We got no shot to beat the Lakers” but he wasn’t wrong. They won 28 fewer games during the season than L.A. and they were never in any of these games.

The Lakers had too many weapons.

Chick Hearn 🎉🎉🎉

Chick Hearn alert!!!

AC played with Shaq and Kobe...Ironman

It’s not the entire match. Shame.😊

It’s really annoying not to have the opportunity to watch the full match. Otherwise is boring.