1986 NBA Playoffs: Rockets vs Lakers

The Houston Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, Ralph Sampson, and head coach Bill Fitch, won the Western Conference Championship in five games over the Los Angeles Lakers.

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[mymanjay]

Hakeem Olajuwon one of the greatest that I have ever seen. My all time favorite center. The guy is incredible I mean there are not many that can say that I had the showtime Lakers on the ropes. He was the man when he first came in. Man the dream shake that was my favorite move. I was glad that the guy won his rings because that is a great player.

[charliebubblesoar]

I wonder how Jack Nicholson felt?

[dlmaniac]

I take Hakeem Olajuwon any day over Kobe, Lebron or what not nowadays pretenders. I kid you not.

[Ariamaluum]

The drug suspensions of Lewis Lloyd and Mitchell Wiggins as well as the injuries to Ralph Sampson destroyed the Rockets. They could have been a dynasty.

[dreman1970]

@MarkPatriots Cool....

[MarkPatriots]

@dreman1970 Thanks for your time, I enjoyed our discussion.. I feature a video on both the 1980s Celtics and Lakers if you'd like to listen to them.

[dreman1970]

@MarkPatriots Because the Rockets didn't choke like the 87 Pistons did....And I remember Magic said that about the 87 Celtics BUT...he did NOT say they WOULDN'T have beaten them had the Celts been healthy...

[MarkPatriots]

@dreman1970 And the Lakers failing to win in 1986 doesn't take away from the fact that they were indeed team of the decade in the 1980s.. it doesn't explain why they failed to contest the 1986 Celtics.. the definitive Celtics team of the 1980s.

[MarkPatriots]

@dreman1970 Well, it is documented that the Bird Celtics from 1987 onward were an injured team and Magic himself said on the NBA at 50 that the Lakers knew they had them in 1987 due to their injury. Again.. you haven't explained why Magic just so happen to miss the NBA Finals the year Bird had his greatest Celtics team ever??

[dreman1970]

@MarkPatriots And since you brought up Bird scorning everyone and then went to the finals 4 straight years...After 86, the Lakers then became the first team in 19 years to go back to back....so what the point here?? Bottom line...LA-5 titles Boston 3 titles..LA won 2 of 3 Finals head to head...LA---team of the 80s....PERIOD...No debate....number don't lie.

[MarkPatriots]

@dreman1970 As I recall it Bird himself scorned the 1983 Celtics for choking to the Bucks including and especially McHale. The result was the Celtics appeared in the 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 NBA Finals. Again, we're talking about the 1986 Lakers.. explain to me WHY the Lakers who were in one NBA Championship after another.. failed to appear in the 1986 Finals please..

[dreman1970]

@MarkPatriots I look at this way...Saying Magic had no guts when they lost to Houston is like saying Bird had no guts in 83 when they had a chance to play the eventual world champion sixers in the ECF for the 4th straight year and was BITCH SLAPPED by the BUCKS in FOUR STRAIGHT in the ECSF. And THAT was really a whipping....But you and I BOTH know that isn't the case...