VINTAGE ALEX ENGLISH DROPPING BUCKETS 47 Pts. DENVER NUGGETS vs. DETROIT PISTONS IN 1983..
Foul line extended right to Isl get back. It’s only two on three. They go to Vanderway on top to English. Left side Williams. Jumper over. Right of the lane now to English to Hansick on top. Matched up against the next Notre Dame teammate Truuka. English right of the lane. The glass and the Pistons leading the thing with five to play in the first. Mike Evans goes to English left the lane. Runs the hook as he comes down the paint. He got some contact for a game. And the officials know that he’s a scorer. Alex English because when he gets it low, he’s proven over the years that he can hurt you. Cobert takes him baseline, guns it, and gets it. Ray fouled him about three times on the way to the baseline and finally they caught him. No, he still doesn’t think he fouling though, I don’t believe. Boy, you cannot play defense with the hands. You got to play with the leg. Two-hand hand check there. And English gets his second three-point play. He’s a scoring machine, too. He has a whole key to Alex. No, off the iron to done. Outlet for Rob Williams. Williams bounced right by the lane. English going baseline on the fire. Those two are passing silly between them. You can’t teach that. You can’t teach quickness. That was quick by Isaiah getting it inside. There’s a great pass there by Alex English to Richard Anderson. Yeah, that’s 610 and 240. Moving it around pretty good. Misses the second free throw, but gets it back. Comes from the top and he gets it. Kelly will come out on the dribble off to Walker D. Walker D down the right side. Throws it up on the run. Blocked by English. Alex made a good move going to the basket but underestimated the jumping ability I think from the weak side of 6’6 67 Alex English who’s got arms like he’s six English down the middle but he doesn’t give it up to him close foul line knocked away but recovered hands to Dunn now to English back to Evans steals it so he got that basket because he gave himself up and he set a good pick a good back pick there was a switch and he was wide open it is 7270 angles be able to have one step and he didn’t have it at all. Uh-uh. Michigan by 3. 7774. English. Good offensive player. He knows Cliff is in foul. He did. Gets the first free throw and he gets the bound there by Bill Lamb using all of the 6’11 260 lbs. He carries on 1020 to play in the third. This one by three. Make it two as English gets in the fourth. Benny Johnson, Isaiah Lambir, Curton, and Tyler. And Denver hoops it load to rebound. Nice outlet to Rob Williams. They are three on two. Baseline to Anglers up and in. You get so tough down the stretch. 718 to play. We’re tied at 124. English in the paint for Denver. Throws it up and in. Get up tight on Denver. Loving back in the game. So is Kelly with five fouls. Figured it’s now or English foul line. Denver has the lead. English at the line. And he hits the 23. Nobody had any freedom to move. Hansick sends it to Evans and gets it back. English takes Curton baseline and Gon boards it. It’s a five-point lead for the home team with three and a half left. Evans with the basketball and they get one there. He doesn’t roll. 14 seconds left. Is still on top. Back by hand comes back down to the jumper over the hole. And here from behind by England with 6 seconds to play. He’ll go to the line. Bora really wasn’t sure after he blew the whistle whether he did the right thing. Now English I think blocked the ball clean with his hand, but it may have been a foul down low with the body. Isaiah drives baseline going left. Tries to force contact, gets it up, misses. Vanilla does a good job. Looked like it could have been a good block, George. I don’t play against [Music] [Applause] [Applause] I don’t know. really need an explanation. 158 157. You ever see one like this? 38 seconds to play. You can’t fall asleep with a wild one like this. Here’s English’s second ball. Shot clock at 15. The Shay on top over Jesus. to the foul line. Crosscourt collision top starting down the lane got a hand on the shot back [Applause]
12/13/1983…. Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets
