An '87 rewind for ESPN

ESPN Classic does have some flashbacks to key games of the Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals this week, leading into Game 1 of the '08 Finals on Thursday, but ESPN has also decided to carve out three hours of prime time (in the East) on Tuesday to show the last Lakers-Celtics NBA meeting -- Game 6 of the 1987 series -- from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
"We're going back to the past and celebrating that game and adding context to that we can spin ahead to these finals," Norby Williamson, ESPN's executive VP of production, said this morning. "We're glad to reach fans wherever they are."
The three-hour window will come after the midday "SportsCenter" and replace "NFL Live" and two episodes of the 2007 World Series of Poker replay.
The '87 Finals were best remembered for Magic Johnson's sky hook at the end of Game 4 that put the Lakers up 3-1 in the series.
In Game 6, the Lakers won 106-93, with Magic clinching Finals MVP honors.