The Greatest Game Ever Played
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The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary triple-overtime showdown between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals, widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and exciting games in basketball history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Greatest Game Ever Played canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NBA Finals game
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basketball game ⓘ |
| attendance | 15320 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Phoenix Suns ⓘ |
| broadcaster | CBS ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | June 4, 1976 ⓘ |
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| finalScore | Boston Celtics 128 – Phoenix Suns 126 ⓘ |
| gameNumberInSeries | Game 5 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Boston Celtics ⓘ |
| impact |
cemented 1976 NBA Finals as a classic championship series
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enhanced reputation of Boston Garden as a historic NBA venue ⓘ |
| isRegardedAs |
one of the greatest games in NBA history
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one of the most dramatic games in basketball history ⓘ |
| league |
National Basketball Association
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surface form:
NBA
National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| loserCoach | John MacLeod ⓘ |
| losingTeam | Phoenix Suns ⓘ |
| notablePlay |
Garfield Heard’s buzzer-beating shot to force third overtime
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John Havlicek’s apparent game-winning shot at end of second overtime ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Dave Cowens
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Garfield Heard ⓘ Jo Jo White ⓘ John Havlicek ⓘ Paul Westphal ⓘ |
| notableStatistic |
Jo Jo White
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surface form:
Jo Jo White played 60 minutes
multiple lead changes in final minutes of regulation and overtimes ⓘ |
| overtimeCount | 3 ⓘ |
| overtimeType | triple overtime ⓘ |
| ruleContext | no three-point line ⓘ |
| season | 1975–76 NBA season ⓘ |
| series | 1976 NBA Finals ⓘ |
| seriesFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| seriesResultAfterGame | Boston Celtics led series 3–2 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| team |
Boston Celtics
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Phoenix Suns ⓘ |
| title | The Greatest Game Ever Played ⓘ |
| venue | Boston Garden ⓘ |
| winnerCoach | Tom Heinsohn ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Boston Celtics ⓘ |
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