That game bought Neil & Coach some time. Just like 9 years ago when Dallas won the cship and havent advanced pass the first round and 4 of those years they never even made the playoffs. And to this day I hear nba experts talk about how great coach Carlisle is? Maybe he is?
Making the WCF and winning Game 7 at Denver without Nurkic is one of the better playoff coaching performances in the last decade. The 4OT game was insane. I typically don’t get nervous attending games but this one was exhausting mentally as a fan. Oddly, I get nervous watching games on TV quite often.
I watched that game from Palm Springs. I’m leaving for Palm Springs Friday so maybe something similar will happen?
I’m proud to have been at this game. One of the greatest games in NBA playoff history. We had 2 of them that year. Game 5 OKC was one also. I’m not talking best Blazers games ever, I’m talking best NBA games ever. Never mind Game 7 in Denver where the road team won for only the 28th time (out of 133) in NBA’s long history.
