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the same 87 team that came back the next year and had a 7 game series in the conference and finals
This is essentially the same team that got knocked out by Houston just a season before.
You really think Russell doesnt lose a few series to the Jordan bulls? with a version of Michael Jordan, Pippen and Rodman
The 80's Pitsons, Celtics, and Lakers were fantastic teams. I wouldn't ever count out a prime Jordan in finals
Yes, I don't think those Jordan teams could have generated enough points to compete against them. That Lakers team was one of the most difficult teams to defend. In the half court set, I think the Bulls would have given them problems.
But Magic would push the tempo, and it would have been impossible to defend against that. He was the greatest of all-time at it.
They averaged nearly 120 a game, the Bulls never generated that kind of offense. Even with Michael and Pippen going off, they wouldn't have came close to that mark.
And AC Green and Byron Scott took their game to the next level the following year. They added Thompson (Klay's dad) as a back uo center to Kareem, he was very good.
As for Houston beating them the following season. That Laker team was good, but that Houston team, again, had enough offense to do so. They averaged 114 a game. Just 3 points below the Lakers 117 mark.
They had two all-star caliber centers in Hakeem and Samson. Kareem's defense began to slim as he aged. He couldn't defend against a young Hakeem.
To beat LA was to punish them up front. They had a lot of offensive talent in John Lucas and Lloyd to mesh with their twin towers up front.
To beat the Lakers you had to score. They were impossible to stop defensively. Even Jordan's Bulls would have had trouble defending them.
It's about match ups, and they just wouldn't have matched up well.
As for Russell's Celtics. He played with 16 hall of famers throughout his career. You play with that many great players, you're not winning 9 titles by mistake.
That's a different era, with no three point line. Kinda hard to compare different eras. Which I'm always reluctant to do.
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