I had fun watching this documentary and I hope you guys would.
I didn't know they were such good friends and there were portions on this documentary that made me realize why they played the way they did at the time/era when they entered the NBA. This all made sense and I think that their friendship was inevitable.
Couldn't find a full movie so pagtiyagaan nalang ni sila. Some parts are missing, though. Hope someone could link us to the full doc.
Enjoy!
The additions of Bird and Johnson rejuvenated the NBA, which had suffered from low attendance and minimal television interest through much of the 1970s. Immediately upon their entry into the league, the two players became repeating presences in the NBA Finals; Bird's Celtics won the NBA title in 1981, while Johnson's Lakers captured the championship in 1980 and 1982.
Bird and Johnson first dueled in the 1979 NCAA title game; as professional basketball players, they would face off numerous times during the 1980s, including the NBA Finals of 1984, 1985 and 1987. Lakers vs. Celtics, and specifically Bird vs. Magic, quickly became one of the greatest rivalries in the history of professional sports.
..and an interview with Dave Letterman in the
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