Over and Back: What were the most incredible 1970s moments?

We discuss the most incredible NBA and ABA moments of the 1970s in the latest edition of Over and Back’s Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s.

We go through some of the most exciting and clutch moments of the decade, including Jerry West’s 60-foot shoot in Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Willis Reed walking through the tunnel in Game 7, Fred Carter’s jumper for the Baltimore Bullets against the New York Knicks in 1971, a Rick Barry vs. Roger Brown duel for the ages in 1972, a Ralph Simpson game-winner for the Denver Rockets over the Indiana Pacers in the 1972 playoffs, Barry banking in a 3-pointer for the New York Nets over Julius Erving’s Virginia Squires in ABA Division Finals, Wilt Chamberlain with a clutch block of Norm Van Lier’s shot to put the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1973 NBA Finals, Chet Walker hitting a game-winner for the Chicago Bulls over the Detroit Pistons in 1974 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hitting a long skyhook in double overtime in Game 6 of the 1974 Finals for the Milwaukee Bucks.

We also get into Freddie Lewis sending the Spirits of St. Louis over the Nets in the greatest playoff upset in history, Dick Snyder’s runner to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Washington Bullets in the Miracle at Richfield, Erving hitting a game-winner over Bobby Jones and the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the 1976 ABA Finals, Garfield Heard’s thrilling turnaround shot for the Suns and other moments in triple overtime in the 1976 NBA Finals, Bob Dandridge hitting a game-winner for the Bullets over the San Antonio Spurs to go to the 1979 Finals and Darryl Dawkins shattering backboards in 1979 for the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Aurea Carmina Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) & Stringed Disco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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