Ralph Sampson on trolling Magic Johnson after the Rockets stunned the Lakers in 1986 WCF: "We're gonna beat you in Houston anyway"

L.A.'s 1986 playoff loss to Sampson's Houston was the only time the Lakers missed the NBA Finals from 1982 to 1989.
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Bill Walton recalled facing Hakeem Olajuwon in the 1986 Finals: "The hardest elbow I ever received"

Just when Walton thought he had witnessed and experienced the best of Olajuwon, Hakeem proved him wrong. When the Boston ...
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"I should have quit right there" - Larry Bird on why retiring in 1986 would've been the perfect ending to his NBA career

You should always quit at your best, as the saying goes, and the iconic Larry Bird referenced that after winning the 1986 NBA Finals. The reason? He felt truly special about his final series ...