Adrian Dantley is arguably the greatest scorer in NBA history. After leaving the Jazz franchise he joined to young, very talented Pistons team. Chuck Daly wanted AD to make Pistons half-court offense more effective and it worked. Dantley ability to play in isolations made him doubled more than any other Pistons player and created space for teammates.
In his first year with the Pistons, his team advanced to Eastern Conference Finals when they faced veteran Celtics team. Dantley had huge task defending Bird and being main offensive weapon for the Pistons. After tough 7 games they lost and many people claim that Pistons could have won, had Dantley not got injured in 3rd quarter. He played very well in elimination game and Detoit team desperatly needed buckets from him. The game were still close after this unlucky incident but more experienced Celtics took advantage of this situation and advanced to the NBA Finals.
This video is focused on Dantley ability to score in multiple ways. He was master of post game despite lack of height and he was deadly midrange shooter. He was good transition finisher and great from triple threat. Celtics threw on him many defenders but it didn't work. Enjoy past his prime, but still great Adrian Dantley who destroyed whole Celtics offense.
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