Classic Video of the Week: Here Comes Willis

Posted: June 1, 2011 by Keith Stone in basketball, Knicks, NBA, NBA Finals, NBA Playoffs, videos, Willis Reed

It’s Championship Week, the greatest week of the year. To celebrate, here is the greatest game in NBA Finals history. After pulling a leg muscle in Game 5 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers and missing the following game, Knicks center Willis Reed returned for Game 7 at the Garden in dramatic fashion. Clyde Frazier added 36 points, 19 assists, and five steals and the Knickerbockers had their first World Title.

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