It will also allow for a possible Game 7 to be played on a Friday. The NBA Finals had primarily been played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format before switching to 2-3-2 in 1985, which forced the team with the ...
In that series, Worthy averaged 23.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 39 minutes of action. After winning the 1985 NBA Finals with the Lakers, 'Big Game James' went on to blossom into an ...
1983-84 - Larry Bird - 48.2 Score Stats: 27.4 PPG, 14.0 RPG, 3.6 APG, 2.1 SPG, 1.1 BPG Larry Bird was a dominant force in the 1980s, and his performances in the 1983-84 and 1985-86 NBA Finals were ...