ajnapoleon
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It was the lakers and celtics in the damn finals for like 10 years straight!
Those other teams had no chance
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Those other teams had no chance
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The NBA in the 80's must have been boring as hell...
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It was the lakers and celtics in the damn finals for like 10 years straight!
Those other teams had no chance
I sort of laugh when people talk about the league now being top heavy. The NBA in the 80s was great but people weren't caught up on "parity" and "lets give other teams a chance" shyt like they are now. Too many cry baby fans nowadays.
Can't blame GOAT franchise for being itself...
ajnapoleon
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Its just funny to see from like 79-88 it was just those two teams...
what was it like to be on the other teams during that time? its like they never exsited
what was it like to be on the other teams during that time? its like they never exsited
superunknown23
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shyt was almost as predictable as the 1960s.Its just funny to see from like 79-88 it was just those two teams...
what was it like to be on the other teams during that time? its like they never exsited
The Lakers also went to the finals in 89 and 91
The 90s were the MJ era though... Luckily Hakeem got his crumbs
ajnapoleon
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true most fled to the west because of the "black cat" in the east....at least you knew if you was in the west you could maybe get to the finals ......shyt was almost as predictable as the 1960s.
The 90s were the MJ era though... Luckily Hakeem got his crumbs
90s woulda been real interesting had Len Bias never OD'd...
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Yeah and there were no cable games outside of TBS with the Hawks and WGN with the Bulls...The league seemed really small back then...You just got what you could....It's the reason that 80% of Lakers fans of have never had California drivers licenses...
ajnapoleon
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I wonder if there was any bullshyt calls in the lakers and celtics favor to keep them in the finals to keep the money train going
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**raises hand!!**
NYC Rebel
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CELTICS WERE THE KINGS OF THAT shyt.....ESPECIALLY IN BOSTON GARDEN!! I COULDNT STAND THAT shyt!!!I wonder if there was any bullshyt calls in the lakers and celtics favor to keep them in the finals to keep the money train going
superunknown23
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The Lakers-Celtics annual finals meetings also gave us the 2-3-2 format (long flights). 
ajnapoleon
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superunknown23
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and CBS had that Boston homer calling the games (Einsohn).
Lakers fans always put the games on mute
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The 80's were fun to watch. Yeah we knew who were going to be in the finals but watching the league grow year by year was great. Back then you loved the game and there were no such things as "stans" or "dikk riders". You were "allowed" to like multiple players and teams WITHOUT abandoning your favorite team. The 80's fans >>>today's "fans" by a long shot. It was also better because we didn't know the player's every move, there was a certain respect and mystique even though some things about them were a bit embellished. Heck, even struggle teams were fun to watch.