Chapter 69: Devil's Whisper

"Welcome to the live broadcast of the 1985-1986 NBA playoffs brought to you by CBS. Today is the first day of the games, and we are bringing you the match between the Portland Trail Blazers at home against the San Antonio Spurs. This is a battle between the Western Conference first seed and the eighth seed. I'm Dick Stockton, and joining me today is our guest, Tom Heinsohn."

"This season, the Portland Trail Blazers had a remarkable record of 63 wins and 19 losses. After the 1984 draft, they quickly rose to prominence thanks to that excellent second overall pick. Ah Gan had an astonishing, MVP-level performance and became another scoring champion big man following Bob McAdoo."

Dick Stockton's calm and magnetic voice appeared on the CBS broadcast, as this year CBS would cover the entire NBA playoffs.