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Golden days : West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California dreamers who reinvented basketball / Jack McCallum.

McCallum, Jack, 1949- (author.).

Summary:

"The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary man: Jerry West."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780399179075
ISBN: 0399179070
Physical Description: xxv, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

West agonistes -- Uncertain start to the revolution -- The terrific tandem of West and Baylor -- Shopping in the Hamptons -- 1969: a summer of discontent -- Curry's unhappy draft day -- Fame and glory but no ring -- When Peter met Joe -- Elegant Elgin exits -- The logo signs on -- And a Celtic (?) shall lead them -- Steph stays, fans fret -- The immortal streak -- Kerr: light touch, heavy influence -- A loss at last; Wilt throws a bash for the ages -- Gaining a record but losing a title -- Championship brings West only muted joy -- A season not on the brink exactly, but... -- Cooke stirs the wrong pot -- West and the art of talent evaluation -- A championship and a sad goodbye.