The Year the Los Angles Lakers Won Their First Championship, 1972

“You know, Jerry,” said Wilt Chamberlain, “you stick around with me, and we may make a hell of a basketball team.”

Jim Cleamons: The Weight of Replacing a Legend, 1978

Cleamons admits he was at a disadvantage when he came to the Knicks in the midst of the Reed-Frazier turmoil the weekend before the start of the season.

Walt Frazier: A Final Garden Party, 1979

“I did it my way, but the team’s way and the coach’s way. That came first.”

Cazzie Russell: Trading Places, 1972

Inevitably, Russell is compared to the Warriors’ former Wonder Boy, Rick Barry, which is unfair to Cazzie. He is not the offensive player that Barry was with the Warriors, but he does have some of the same characteristics.

The Rise and Fall of Mark Jackson, 1991

Jackson, a firebrand of emotion, delights the Garden crowd with his dazzling plays. He is praised for exuberance. He is later cursed for hot-dogging.