The NBA Finals Ain't What they Used to Be

6/23/94

The NBA Finals Ain't What they Used to Be

Exhibit A: the 1985 Celtics-Lakers series.

Remember Game 1, the Memorial Day Massacre? Boston 148, LA 114? Recall that Scott Wedman shot 11 for 11?

Scott Wedman was not Boston's sixth man. That was Bill Walton. Scott Wedman was not Boston's seventh man. That was Jerry Sichting. Scott Wedman was Boston's eighth man.

When Scott Wedman stroked the first of those 11 baskets in that game, the score was Boston 52, LA 29. Here was a man capable of making 11 consecutive outside shots in an NBA Finals game, and he couldn't get into the game for the first 15 minutes.

Let me ask you something: You see any Scott Wedmans on either of these teams? Me neither.