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00:30Thomas is out there with Joe Dumars, and it's Dennis Rodman, and Edwards, and for Boston, we've got Bird, Kevin
00:38McHale out there with Parrish, then there's Johnson, and Ames.
00:55And so off the tip, it's Boston.
00:58All right, let's go over to the sideline with Doris Burke.
01:00Kevin, thank you. I spoke with the Pistons head coach for just a bit.
01:04The thing to be aware of, he said, is that they're facing a team stocked with excellent shot blockers.
01:09So he's hoping to be able to open things up on the inside by having some early success shooting the
01:13basketball.
01:14Let's watch.
01:15Thanks, Doris. Clark so much for advanced scouting.
01:18Sometimes that's a false prophecy, though, and you have to adjust to what the other team is coming out and
01:22running.
01:23And so it's the Celtics getting on the board first.
01:26Lambir working against McHale.
01:29Here's Thomas.
01:31Robert Parrish comes up with the rebound.
01:36Johnson, the pass to Bird.
01:40Guarded now by Dennis Rodman.
01:44And he makes the basket.
01:45So one free throw coming up as he'll try to make it a three-point play.
01:51Oh, shit.
01:52Oh, shit.
02:03At the line, it's at us.
02:06There we go.
02:08Shooting the line.
02:11And no problem at the line here for the three-point play.
02:14Hello, everyone.
02:15This is Kevin Harlan alongside Clark Kellogg.
02:18And we welcome you to the opening game of the 1991 NBA Finals.
02:23It's the Chicago Bulls out of the east against the Los Angeles Lakers out of the west
02:28in what should be an exciting best-of-seven series.
02:32But really, Clark, the story here is Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan facing each other
02:38in these finals.
02:39Kevin had really been in the NBA back in 1984.
02:42Now it won't just be a one-on-one battle, but these two will be at the heart of everything.
02:49First for the Lakers, the question is, how do you stop Jordan from pouring in basket after basket?
02:56I'm not sure they'll find an answer to that question.
02:59Well, when it comes to Jordan, really, you can't look to stop him.
03:02You can only try to slow him down.
03:05But the other side of that equation, Clark, as you mentioned, is Magic Johnson.
03:09And he'll cause a lot of matchup problems for the Chicago defense.
03:13And it starts, Kevin, with his size.
03:15I mean, he's so tall and talented with the ball that he's a driving force of the offense.
03:19I mean, he runs the Laker offense.
03:21Chicago will probably end up putting a bigger guard on him.
03:25And then he'd probably look to eat up the smaller guards in the post.
03:29We might actually get to see the Jordan-Magic matchup because of that.
03:33But even if that isn't the case, you can expect them to try to one-up each other,
03:38not every trip down the floor, but throughout the game.
03:41Well, this is the makings of Clark, I think, a fantastic NBA Finals.
03:45I'm right with you there, partner.
03:46Let's go to our sideline reporter, Doris Burton.
03:49Doris, what do you have?
03:50Well, gentlemen, Michael Jordan has been trying to downplay the Magic vs. Michael matchup,
03:56repeatedly saying it's the Bulls vs. the Lakers, not just two people competing.
04:01But when he talked to the media this morning, he relented just a bit.
04:04And you could see that look in his eyes, and he knew this would be about the marquee matchup.
04:09Makes you think he's been sandbagging a little bit coming into this series, gentlemen.
04:14Thank you, Doris.
04:15Find him against Anthony.
04:19Wade kicks to James.
04:23Back to Wade.
04:25Pass to Bosh.
04:30One on the clock, and another basket for Miami.
04:34He's just so gifted offensively.
04:36He's a tough guy to match up with.
04:38Lakers trail by four.
04:40The question last year, at least one of the questions was,
04:44would the Lakers, Clark, still be as successful with swapping out our test for Trevor Ariza?
04:52And that's a legitimate question, because you never know how the dynamics of a team change when you change personnel.
04:59So, clearly, it was something that was going to be a work in progress.
05:04It remained to be seen.
05:05But I think the play of the Lakers in the postseason kind of answered that.
05:08Ron brought an element of toughness and physicality.
05:11Now, he can be a little wayward.
05:13And a little bit of a, you know, he can be a little wayward with some of his decisions.
05:18But typically, he overcomes that with his effort and his tenacity and his versatility, I think, at the defensive end
05:24of the floor.
05:24And an older guy for a younger, promising, rising player like Trevor Ariza.
05:30Yeah, and in the context of the makeup of the Lakers team, I felt Phil Jackson and the coaching staff
05:36and the organization and his teammates.
05:38Let's find out what Doris Burke has for us.
05:41Thank you, Kevin.
05:41A bit ago, Stan Van Gundy and I were able to chat.
05:44When I asked him if this was the most talent he's ever seen on one team, he said, sure.
05:48Individually, it probably is.
05:50But given how little they've actually played together, he's not expecting their performance as a unit to necessarily live up
05:56to all that talent.
05:57Though we would certainly like to see that.
05:59Guys.
06:00Thanks, Doris.
06:01The thing of beauty, Kevin.
06:03Always known to be a high flyer.
06:05He's doing it again.
06:06Boy, he is.
06:06You know, you love to have that kind of skill set on your team that can spark your whole offense.
06:11Gets the bench up every time.
06:14Now, here's Nash.
06:17Stoudemire kicks to Nash.
06:19And Nowitzki backs in.
06:23Buries it from 14 feet.
06:25That's exactly where the coach wants him to get his shot, Kevin.
06:28Right there from mid-range.
06:32Wave passes to LeBron.
06:37Pass to Garnett.
06:39And almost gets it to go, so he'll shoot two here.
06:43Looked like a good call from here where I sit.
06:45Definitely some contact on that shot.
06:50At the line for the news call, Kevin Burnett.
06:54Two shots.
07:03Two shots.
07:04And the first one drops.
07:12Bye.、chorus
07:12Bye. Back
07:12The second one drops.
07:12Bye. Bye. Bye.
07:12Grazie.
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