NBA BASKETBALL, 1983 {DETROIT PISTONS VS. DENVER NUGGETS} (TV)
Summary
This program contains live coverage of the NBA basketball game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets. George Blaha and Dave Bing call the action from Denver, Colorado. This regular season match-up between the Pistons and the Nuggets is the highest scoring game in NBA history. The game gets off to a fast start, and the first half ends in a tie, 74-74. As the fourth quarter winds down, the Nuggets are ahead by 2 points. With twenty seconds left on the clock, the Pistons trail by two points; they call a time-out to line up their next play. At the buzzer, the score is tied, 145-145. The game goes into overtime, which ends at 159 all; then into double overtime, which ends at 171 all; and finally concludes in triple overtime with the Pistons winning 186-184. With fifty-one points, Kiki Vandeweghe of the Nuggets is the game's high-scorer. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: WKBD-TV Detroit, MI
- DATE: December 13, 1983
- RUNNING TIME: 1:28:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:32616
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Basketball; Sports
- SERIES RUN: WKBD (Detroit, MI) - TV, 1983
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- George Blaha … Announcer
- Dave Bing … Announcer
- Detroit Pistons (basketball team)
- Denver Nuggets (basketball team)
- Kiki Vandeweghe