Published On Oct 2, 2014
In a preview of 1986 WCF, Rockets and Lakers squared off in a packed Forum for the first time in 85/86 campaign and played one of the best regular season games in the 80's. Just check these numbers:
Hakeem Olajuwon: 29 points, 13 rebounds, 14/24 FG.
Ralph Sampson: 32 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 14/23 FG.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar: 35 points, 7 rebounds, 17/26 FG.
Magic Johnson 18 points, 14 assists, 6/11 FG.
Great battle in the paint between 38-year-old Jabbar and young ''Twin Towers'', Olajuwon and Sampson.
Lakers won the game 120:112.
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