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Tall Men, Short Shorts: The 1969 NBA Finals; Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Reporter
By Montville, Leigh
- ISBN
- 9780385545198
- Publisher
- Doubleday
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Starred Review on July 1, 2021 | Arts & Humanities
Veteran sportswriter Montville (Sting Like a Bee) takes us back in time to the 1969 National Basketball Association finals. Why 1969? The seven games of that series had it all, including the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, one of the NBA's most storied (to date, each team has 17 titles); and the historic rivalry between Bill Russell, centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, and Wilt Chamberlain, who set records for the Lakers throughout his career....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
