Kareem Abdul Jabbar vs Willis Reed Duel 1970 Playoffs

[70sFan]

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I created a short video that contains all Kareem and Reed clips from 1970 ECF I could find. Rookie Kareem absolutely dominated future champions with 34.2 ppg. Reed wasn't slouch either, he 27.8 ppg and led Knicks to the finals in 5 games.

Some footage I found were not available before and a few clips from game 2 have two sources.

Enjoy!

[Pennebaker]

Awesome. Thanks! Kareem looked like a handful, but he wasn't exactly hustling back on defense all the time. Reed seemed to hold his own quite well.

[Tim Kempton]

Great video. Willis had a real impressive mid-range game. No hesitation whatsoever when taking those shots. Deceptively athletic, also.

As for Kareem, what can be said? I love how quick he goes into his post moves. Doesn't even give the defense time to double.

Both all-time greats. Thanks for posting this!

[70sFan]

Awesome. Thanks! Kareem looked like a handful, but he wasn't exactly hustling back on defense all the time. Reed seemed to hold his own quite well.

True, but Kareem had to carry huge offensive load. That's a lot to ask for a rookie, he should get a pass for some lazier defensive moments.

Reed was like Hakeem in a way that he had GOAT-level midrange game for a center, was extremely quick and could beat bigger, stronger defenders with variety of moves.

[70sFan]

Great video. Willis had a real impressive mid-range game. No hesitation whatsoever when taking those shots. Deceptively athletic, also.

As for Kareem, what can be said? I love how quick he goes into his post moves. Doesn't even give the defense time to double.

Both all-time greats. Thanks for posting this!

Agree with everything you said. Everybody knows how great Kareem was, but Willis was also damn good basketball player. So skilled and crafty.