One year following a season-long dunk contest (won by Darnell Hillman), the NBA moved on to their next big idea for the 1977-78 campaign: a season-long H-O-R-S-E contest. As for why these events were season-long: the tourney-style format usually hinged on waiting until the teams of individual matchups met each other in the regular season. It was the "we'll play whenever we get around to it" technique.
Here, Washington Bullets wing Kevin Grevey made quick work of JoJo White, highlighted by a stanchion-grab reverse. Grevey went six-of-six all-told, advancing to face Pete Maravich in the semifinal round. There, Grevey's luck ran dry. Maravich ran the table to become the league's one and only H-O-R-S-E champion of the 20th century. Grevey would have to settle for a consolation prize, a 1978 NBA championship.
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Aired: May 21, 1978 (halftime of Game 1 of the 1978 NBA Finals)
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