‘Clyde’ Truly Stole the Show
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by Chris TomassonFiled under: Knicks, Lakers, NBA PlayoffsEverybody knows about Willis Reed's famous stiff-legged walk through the Madison Square Garden tunnel 40 years ago. While Reed provided the inspiration to the New York Knicks to get going that night, somebody had to finish the job.
That somebody was Walt Frazier. And, with thanks to ESPN Classic and NBA TV, more people now realize he had 36 points and 19 assists as the Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-99, to win Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals.
"They've shown that game so much that now people say, 'I didn't know you ...