It's generally known as the "Willis Reed game" for his early game heroics of actually showing up and limping through the first few minutes with his injured leg, but what unfortunately gets lost is Clyde had a monster game with 36 points and 19 (yes, 19) assists. Clyde either made or assisted on 31 of the Knicks' 46 field goals that evening.
This has become sports' most "famous but obscure/obscure but famous" facts, and second place may be something I just heard for the first time a few minutes ago about former Laker Jamal Wilkes:
One of the most memorable games of his career was the series clinching Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers; Wilkes had 37 points and 10 rebounds, but was overshadowed by rookie teammate Magic Johnson, who started at center in place of an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and finished with 42 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Timing, people. Like one of my earliest posts ever about CS Lewis, sometimes life is all about timing.
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