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New Orleans Jazz/76ers preseason game in BR at the Centroplex
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:04 am
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:04 am
Do any of you old timers remember when Pistol Pete played against Dr J at the Centroplex?
I remember going as a youngster, being a huge Sixers fan at the time.
I remember seeing Maurice Cheeks play, and I'd never heard of him before. His rookie year was 78-79, so I'm pretty sure this game occurred in the 1978 preseason.
One other thing i remember about the game was Darryl Dawkins having several thunderous slams in the game, and the headline in the advocate the next morning was "Dawks dunks".
I've tried multiple ways to Google this, with no success.
Anyone else go to or remember this game?
I remember going as a youngster, being a huge Sixers fan at the time.
I remember seeing Maurice Cheeks play, and I'd never heard of him before. His rookie year was 78-79, so I'm pretty sure this game occurred in the 1978 preseason.
One other thing i remember about the game was Darryl Dawkins having several thunderous slams in the game, and the headline in the advocate the next morning was "Dawks dunks".
I've tried multiple ways to Google this, with no success.
Anyone else go to or remember this game?
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:57 am to tigahlovah
Not BR related, but I was 10 & my best friend’s dad was a KC Kings season ticket holder and we were at Kemper when Chocolate Thunder shattered the backboard on Bill Robinzine’s head.
Awesome, plus we never missed Dr. J when the Sixer’s rolled through town.
Awesome, plus we never missed Dr. J when the Sixer’s rolled through town.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 6:11 am to Boomdaddy65201
Dawkins used to name his dunks.
The Go-rilla Dunk
The Left-handed Spine Chiller Supreme.
This one he called (roughly, from memory)
Chocolate Thunder flyin
Robinzine cryin
Backboard swayin
Game delayin
Wham bam
Glass-breaker I am jam
The Go-rilla Dunk
The Left-handed Spine Chiller Supreme.
This one he called (roughly, from memory)
Chocolate Thunder flyin
Robinzine cryin
Backboard swayin
Game delayin
Wham bam
Glass-breaker I am jam
Posted on 8/13/25 at 6:40 am to tigahlovah
They also played at the Gulf Coast Coliseum.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 10:11 am to tigahlovah
Didn’t Maravich play at the PMAC once with the Hawks in a preseason game?
People always say he never played at the PMAC, but he did
People always say he never played at the PMAC, but he did
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:34 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
When I was googling the game i referenced in the thread, I found out that Pete did play an exhibition game with the Hawks in the Assembly Center his rookie year.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:53 pm to tigahlovah
Larry Legend scored a cool 60 against the Hawks in 86 at UNO. Had the Hawks bench going crazy.
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