Friday, April 25, 2014

Bee-lieve it!

Front page - Hornets advanced to Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs, 

May 6, 1993.

(excerpt)
On a sweet spring night the Charlotte Hornets and their fans will never forget, Alonzo Mourning fired the shot of his life - and beat the Boston Celtics.

Hornets advance to Round 2

By Charles Chandler, Staff Writer

   Alonzo Mourning said nothing like it has ever happened to him.
   And nothing like it has ever happened to Charlotte.
   Mourning hit a 19-foot jump shot with 0.4 seconds left Wednesday to put the Charlotte Hornets into Round 2 of the NBA playoffs with a 104-103 victory over the Boston Celtics.
   "I'd just call it a lucky shot, to tell you the truth," Mourning said.
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Were you there? What do you remember?  What was the vibe in Charlotte? 


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What great memories. These Retro features really strike a lovely nerve, thanks for sharing them.

Maria David said...

Anonymous - so glad you're enjoying the blog! It's a lot of fun. And I hope folks will let me know what they'd like to see here.