1981 NBA Playoffs: Houston Rockets
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Uploaded by ginoongkamote on Feb 1, 2008
For the 1980-81 season Houston Rockets (head coached by Del Harris), Moses Malone partically carried the Rockets to NBA finals. Meanwhile, Calvin Murphy, the shortest player in the league, set two NBA records, sinking 78 consecutive free throws to break Rick Barry's mark of 60 set in 1976 and achieving a free-throw percentage of .958, breaking Rick Barry's record set with the Rockets in 1979. Other members of the 80-81 team were Rudy Tomjanovich, Robert Reid, Mike Dunleavy, Sr., Allen Leavell, Billy Paultz, Bill Willoughby, Calvin Garrett, Tom Henderson, and Major Jones. Houston tied with Kansas City for second place in the Midwest behind San Antonio with a regular season record of 40-42.
Houston's playoff run began by drawing the defending NBA-champion Los Angeles Lakers and Magic Johnson in the first round. The Rockets upset Los Angeles, two games to one, then got past the San Antonio Spurs and George Gervin, four games to three, in the Western Conference Semifinals. This set up an unlikely Conference Finals matchup with Kansas City. The Kings, led by Otis Birdsong, Scott Wedman, and Phil Ford fell to the Rockets in five games.
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what is the name of the music playing in 1:55
daofdarkness 7 months ago
ginoongkamote that is why like NBA perhaps even with its issues. I'm doing this training system that's utilized even by NBA players - "50-inch-vertical[dot]com" - I already jump few ins higher and being more impactful on the court!
helenstewartP 8 months ago
God I love the music of that time :3 Shame we didn't win but at least we got it in 94 and 95
thenintendogamer 11 months ago
The 1981 Houston Rockets were the definition of a "cinderella team"
FRSFreeStateES 1 year ago
@fnyman14 Well, yeah, but I never had unprotected sex with several women like magic and contracted HIV
MerkinMuffly 1 year ago
How the Rockets who had a losing record in 1981 ever made it to the NBA Finals I'll never know
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
FTR, the first two themes on this highlight are "Twice the Speed" and "US Grant", found on Killer Tracks. What is the theme at 6:08?
CTubeMan 1 year ago
@MerkinMuffly lol i bet when you were 21 you never made mistakes either huh
fnyman14 1 year ago
1:08 Classic Magic choke, Magic tried being the hero instead of giving it to the greatest clutch player at the time, Kareem, bad mistake Magic.
MerkinMuffly 1 year ago
@silveroak04 lol yea!!! Yea!!
phamb0i 1 year ago