This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published.
According to Rich, the greatest NBA season was 1987-1988. He primarily focuses on Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons, and Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. He also provides a lot of background on how those players came to be on those teams as well as the rest of the players on those teams.
Me, I was 11 years old in 1988, and I remember my favorite player of those listed above was Larry Bird. A friend of the family worked for the Boston Celtics around that time, and for my Bar Mitzvah, he was able to get a signed picture from Larry Bird.
I liked how he organized the book as he didn’t focus on every single game that season, rather just four games: Lakers at Celtics 12/11/1987, Pistons at Bulls 01/16/1988, Pistons and Lakers 02/21/1988, and Bulls at Pistons 04/03/1988. He also dissected the playoffs and the finals between the Lakers and the Pistons.
I enjoyed reading the book.
