NBA's greatest
| Main Author: | Hareas, John. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
DK Pub.,
2003.
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Table of Contents:
- Greatest players: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Nate Archibald
- Paul Arizin
- Charles Barkley
- Rick Barry
- Elgin Baylor
- Dave Bing
- Larry Bird
- Kobe Bryant
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Bob Cousy
- Dave Cowens
- Billy Cunningham
- Dave DeBusschere
- Clyde Drexler
- Tim Duncan
- Alex English
- Julius Erving
- Patrick Ewing
- Walt Frazier
- Kevin Garnett
- George Gervin
- Hal Greer
- John Havlicek
- Elvin Hayes
- Allen Iverson
- Magic Johnson
- Sam Jones
- Michael Jordan
- Jason Kidd
- Bob Lanier
- Jerry Lucas
- Karl Malone
- Moses Malone
- Pete Maravich
- Bob McAdoo
- Tracy McGrady
- Kevin McHale
- George Mikan
- Reggie Miller
- Earl Monroe
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Robert Parish
- Gary Payton
- Bob Pettit
- Scottie Pippen
- Willis Reed
- Oscar Robertson
- David Robinson
- Bill Russell
- Dolph Schayes
- Bill Sharman
- John Stockton
- Isiah Thomas
- Nate Thurmond
- Wes Unseld
- Bill Walton
- Jerry West
- Lenny Wilkens
- Dominique Wilkins
- James Worthy
- Players' honor
- Greatest duels: Clash of the Titans; Will vs. Russell
- Supreme scoring showdown; Gervin vs. Thompson
- Rivalry for the ages; Bird vs. Magic
- Boston Garden clash; Bird vs. Wilkins
- One for the ages; Iverson vs. Carter
- Greatest teams and coaches: Greatest teams
- Boston Celtics, 1964-65, 1985-86
- Chicago Bulls, 1991-92, 1995-96
- Detroit Pistons, 1988-89
- Olympic dream team, 1992
- Los Angeles Lakers, 1971-72, 1986-87, 2000-01
- Philadelphia 76ers, 1966-67, 1982-83
- Greatest coaches: Red Auerbach
- Chuck Daly
- Bill Fitch
- Red Holzman
- Phil Jackson
- John Kundla
- Don Nelson
- Jack Ramsay
- Pat Riley
- Lenny Wilkens
- Coaches' honors.
- Greatest moments: Historic events; Havlicek stole the ball!
- Captain returns; Reed inspires Knicks to title
- Kareem rises to the occasion; Abdul-Jabbar becomes the NBA's scoring king
- Magical afternoon, Magic's all-star performance
- Stampede to greatness, Bulls win 72 games
- Great upsets: Sweeping surprise, the Warriors upset the Bullets
- Mile high upset, Denver topples Seattle
- Houston to the rescue, Allan Houston sinks the heat
- Virtuoso performances: One-man show, Fulks scores 63
- Soaring Hawk, Pettit's 50-point game
- Big O, Robertson's triple-double season
- Wilt hits the century mark, Chamberlain's 100-point game
- Championship Magic, Magic's game 6 NBA finals performance
- MJ's 63-point special, Jordan torches the Celtics
- Admiral sets sail, Robinson's 71-point game
- Off-Broadway spectacular, Reggie's 8-point, 8.9 second show
- Three-mendous!, Kobe's three-point shooting record
- Clutch shots: Shots; MJ silences the Cavaliers
- Zo good!, Hornets stun Celtics
- Sting music, Stockton's game 6 heroics
- Championship finish, MJ's game 6 clincher
- S-pure elation, Elliott's Memorial Day miracle
- Mr. Long shot, Avery Johnson wins the big one
- Great games: Game 5 classic, Phoenix vs. Boston
- Rocky Mountain High, Detroit Pistons 186
- Denver Nuggets 184.