 The Suns' Alvan Adams and Gar Heard battle the Celtics' John Havlicek for the rebound during Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals. |
On the 25th anniversary of the "Greatest Game Ever," Suns beat writer Bob Young takes a look back at the triple-overtime thriller from the 1976 NBA Finals in this in-depth article, courtesy of azcentral.com.
Interviews with the participants: Alvan Adams | John MacLeod | Paul Silas | Dave Cowens | Jo Jo White
Happy 25th, Sunderella Suns! June 4, 1976: The official box score For more on the '76 Finals, check out Celtics.com
Gar Heard Live
Former Suns forward Gar Heard chatted live with fans on Suns.com on June 4, 25 years to the day he hit the "Shot Heard Round the World."
'76 Finals MVP Jo Jo White chatted live on Monday March 13: 2001: Dick Van Arsdale chat transcript March 14, 2001: Alvan Adams chat transcript March 27, 2001: Paul Westphal chat transcript
The History Maker
Across 11 NBA seasons, Gar Heard made 2,846 shots. Since then, 2,845 of them have been completely forgotten, but one will live forever in NBA lore. The Shot Heard Round the World: 1.70M avi | QuickTime
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Still More Highlights
Can't get enough? Well, here is some more footage of Game 5, from the Suns' 25th anniversary video, "25 Sizzling Seasons": 28.8+ | ISDN+
