Twenty-seven years ago, a lockout-shortened season culminated in an improbable NBA Finals showdown. The top-seeded San Antonio Spurs, powered by the original “Twin Towers” of Tim Duncan and David Robinson, dismantled a gritty, eighth-seeded New York Knicks squad in five games to claim their first-ever franchise championship. It was the birth of a silver-and-black dynasty and a heartbreaking “what if”...
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