Seattle Supersonics vs. Los Angeles Lakers Highlights (1979 Western Semifinals)
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Cool highlights of the first three games between the Supersonics and the Lakers in the 1979 Playoffs with Giorgio Moroder's classic "Chase" in the background.
Highlights include:
Buckets by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma, Adrian Dantley, Gus Williams, Norm Nixon and Jamaal Wilkes.
Assists by Norm Nixon, Jack Sikma and John Johnson.
I was only 12, although I was a Laker fan, Lonnie Shelton and Gis was my favorite….great memories..
Man jack sikma was such a beast excellent inside player with that sweet sling shot jumper
Man I loved my Sonics back in the day. DJ, Gus, Lonnie...those were the days. We gotta get the Sonics back in the league!! BTW...that classic NBA theme song in the background was epic!!
As a Blazer fan I have to agree. The NW needs the Sonics back. I miss the rivalry and Seattle deserves their Sonics back.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS! Coming from A Lakers Fan.
Yes, coming from a DJ and Sonics' fan.
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I was a Junior in High School at the time.
That music though...
Yeah buddy!! As a Sonics fan, this highlight clip makes me happy. Great times. Miss my Sonics.
Great to hear that. Cheers!
Great stuff, and Moroder's "Chase" playing makes it even better. The Lakers and the Sonics had some good battles during those days. Seattle with a terrific squad in 1979 winning it all, one of the best defensive teams ever. And DJ was just so extremely clutch (at least, after the 1978 Finals).
The year before Magic. With the exception of game 1, this series was hard fought. 2 overtime games and nearly a 3rd. I was 11 yrs old. I saw game 3 tape delay on CBS 10:30pm and it was a overtime game that lasted a long time. A perfect example of how Magic Johnson made the difference the next year. The Lakers were good in 79, but not good enough to beat the Sonics.
The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Magic Johnson Number 1 Overall later in the Draft.
Plus, they had two small forwards in Dantely and Wilkes. They needed another rebounder, it was silly to be Spencer Haywood,but he flamed out. Jim Chones came in and did a solid job
Crazy that Rudy Gobert was worth 5 1st round draft picks in addition to players and Kareem wasn't worth any 1st round picks.
Thanks for putting this up! I always thought that Dennis Johnson's buzzer beater to send Game 2 to overtime was one of the greatest clutch plays in NBA playoff history. But sadly, the late 70's was a down time for the NBA and much of the immediate pre-Magic and Bird era is forgotten or overlooked - other than the Erving-Walton battle in the 1977 Finals maybe. But they did have great basketball teams and players and exciting games too throughout those years.
DJ was clutch on both ends like few others.
Sure did. Not acknowledging that is an insult to DJ, Cowens, Barry, McAdoo, Davis, Westphal among others.
good video.good old sonics
This is great great.
Kareem is the greatest player I ever saw.... the Sonics never should’ve traded DJ as westphal was broken down...we still had a great team but magic showed up and that was the end of a potential dynasty!
Agree...trading DJ was a mess.
Did you know? When the Los Angeles Lakers had the Number 1 Overall Pick in The 1979 NBA Draft, the Lakers Brass preferred to draft Sidney Moncrief. Even though Lakers GM Jerry West wanted Moncrief, Cooke vetoed West and got Magic Johnson because:
A) Magic’s star power would pack The Forum.
B) It would make The Sale of the Lakers, Kings, and the Fabulous Forum more feasible to sell to New Owner Dr. Jerry Buss before the 1979-80 NBA Season.
the 1980 1982 and 1987 finals mvp's should've been awarded to kareem abdul-jabbar
Dennis Awtrey and Kareem going at it was pretty good.
Dennis Awtrey finally got that ring. A white dude with an afro!!! Lol 😂
The Seattle Supersonics were my first favorite team. Then this dude named Magic Johnson came along and knocked the Supersonics out the playoffs in 1980. I've been with the Lakers ever since.
Announcer says Lakers are in blue on the road (really purple), then says Lakers are in white at home (really yellow/gold). Saying blue on the road I might be able to understand, but how in the world do you see the Lakers as wearing white at home!?
Amazing what the addition and subtraction of a key player can do. You add Magic and subtract DJ and this series isn’t even close. However, with Dj and no Magic the Sonics were a little better and heading for a championship.
Nobody shoots a basketball like Jack sikma...
Music courtesy of the Midnight Express (Beautiful Bobby Eaton, Loverboy Dennis Condrey, Sweet Stan Lane and the Louisville Slugger Jim Cornette)
Look how stagnant the Lakers are around the lane in both offense and defense. No wonder why Coach Jack McKinney in Winning Time had those Lakers running during practice.
After seeing this, I don’t blame McKinney one bit for what he was doing to the Lakers during preseason practices. THAT WAS THE BIRTH OF LAKERS SHOWTIME!
Keith Wilkes and then Jamaal Wilkes and Lakers wearing blue on road and white at home. The fuck?
Miss my Supes! I boycott the NBA as all true Sonic's fans should...
Same here. Fuck the NBA.
While he was a very good player, if Wilkes is a HOFer, then how are Nixon and Gus Williams not? I feel Norm is the most deserving of the 3. My opinion.
Wilkes was quietly clutch. Norm was dependable. Gus was "the Wizard". All 3 should be inducted.
Nixon great point. When Magic came aboard had 2 of them. Should never got rid of him. Absolutely a match up nightmare. Quick and run all day. As good as Tiny and Cheeks who are in the Hall.
Please, Tiny deserved the HOF, top 10 all time small guards. Winning the scoring title 34 ppg, and assist title 11 plus apg for the KC Kings. No small guard have done that since by the way..
@@panama8009 no player has done it since. At any position.
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2:09 Is it Keith Wilkes?
2:43 Or Jamaal?
Jamal
Giorgio moroder
on the eve of April 29,1979...i was living on 85th and Hoover street, and i had sponsored the NBA finals...from the Bank and Banking System...as the Lord Christ YHWH ELOHIM...the reason Adul jabbar, was sent out of the game, and the rooki magic earving johnson, replaced him at the center position, and the Lakers won the finals...then the jewish men argued that their "signatures" projected that the supersonics "had to win" the game...according to their scripted paperwork...then after one jewish man cursed everybodies creator by calling my name Christ YHWH ELOHIM...then everybody thagt was not created by my creator laid dead...all night long...for the day of the Lord Jealous...to teach the world to stop accusing me of killing dr. martin luther ...jr....my name is KING YHWH Lord AELOHIM...in the original hibroo language...from the earth...but all that happened on Venus in heaven...great Good news
What the fuck is that ridiculous nonsense all about
Holy Moses I miss the Sonics. Pisses me off so much. THANKS A LOT SCHULTZY BUDDY