Tiny Archibald on 1980s Sixers Celtics Wars: "Teams Did Not Like Each Other" 🤬

🏀 Cedric Maxwell welcomes Celtics legend and Hall of Famer Nate "Tiny" Archibald! In this clip, Tiny and Max take a deep dive into the intense, physical, and brutal rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers during the early 1980s. While history often focuses on Celtics-Lakers, Tiny reveals why the real "war" was with Philly.

Inside this episode:

• Physicality of the 80s: Tiny describes why the game was tougher back then and how rule changes have made today’s game "safer and softer."
• Celtics vs. Sixers Wars: Why the rivalry was so vicious that opposing teams wouldn't even eat in the same hotel.
• Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Toney: Tiny talks about elbowing Mo Cheeks in the throat and how Toney, "The Boston Strangler," terrified the Celtics.
• Darryl Dawkins: Tiny analyzes why Dawkins struggled to guard the "Chief" Robert Parish.
Beyond the rivalry, Tiny discusses his journey to Boston, transforming his game to win a championship, leading the league in scoring and assists, and his relationship with Red Auerbach.

Full Video Chapters:

• 0:00 Intro & Health
• 1:13 Traded to Boston and living in Roxbury
• 4:05 Transforming into a passer on the 1981 Championship Team
• 6:16 First impressions of Larry Bird: "The Professor"
• 8:19 Physicality and elbowing Maurice Cheeks
• 9:34 Why Sixers-Celtics was a brutal "War"
• 10:33 Vicious anecdote: Philly leaving the hotel
• 12:05 Nate's 30-foot hook shot in Philly
• 13:16 PrizePicks Ad
• 15:01 Relationship with Red Auerbach
• 17:11 The legacy of UTEP (Texas Western)
• 20:52 Word Association: Street Legends (Peewee, Joe Hammond)
• 21:46 Rocket Money Ad
• 23:29 Adversarial relationship with Bill Fitch
• 27:06 Missing the old fans at Boston Garden and Philly Spectrum
• 28:07 Nate owes Max a New Year's apology
• 28:49 Awaken180 Ad
• 30:03 Tiny's Mount Rushmore of Sports: Ali, Kareem, Tom Brady, Willie Mays
• 33:24 The Boston Strangler: Andrew Toney
• 34:25 Why Darryl Dawkins couldn't guard the Chief
• 35:45 Being named one of the 50 Greatest Players

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