Re: Question for you

[Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>]

Sorry about that.  I didn't remember it had ever been accomplished.  I was
making myself feel better anyway by saying to myself “just because it's never
been done doesn't mean it can't be done”.  Glad to hear it has been done.
Dorine

Mike Dynon wrote:

> Boston won games 2, 4, 5 and 7 in the '84 finals.  2 and 4 were OT wins.
> The Celts tied the series 2-2 by winning in LA, then came home to take a 3-2
> series lead, ultimately winning in seven.
>
> The next year, the same scenario developed, with the Celts tying the series
> by winning game 4 in LA on a Dennis Johnson buzzer shot.  However, that was
> the first year of the 2-3-2 format, and LA recovered because they had game 5
> at home.  The Lakers won that game to regain momentum, and finished the
> series in six games.  Thus, my dislike for that format.
>
> The last time the Celts came from down 3-1 to win a series was 1981 vs.
> Philly.
>
> Mike Dynon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Pierce <karhu@umich.edu>
> To: celtics@igtc.COM <celtics@igtc.COM>
> Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Question for you
>
> >Didn't the Celtics come from 3-1 down to beat the Lakers in '84?  Please
> >correct me if I'm wrong, since my growing rage at Bob Costas (and hence
> >extreme suspicion of pretty much everything he says) may be deceiving me
> >here.
> >
> >Marc Pierce
> >