good morning, and welcome to our continuing live coverage of king charles iii s journey around the united kingdom. today the king and continue his tour, visiting northern ireland. there he will acknowledge the tributes paid to his mother and attend a service of reflection for the life of queen elizabeth ii. a busy day lies ahead for the new king. first this morning, he will fly into northern ireland s capital where he will land at george best city airport and it is there where the river lagan meets belfast lough, that he will take his historic first historic steps in the country as king. it is in the shadow of the famous ship building, the giant cranes, sansome and goliath, that the official reception party will meet the reception party and he will then travel to royal hillsborough castle the members of the public lining the street will get their first proper glimpse of the new king. there he will have an audience with the secretary of state for northern ireland and will meet
Saying goodbye to the NBA Finals and 2020-21 season
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Before we drift aimlessly into the bleak and barren landscape of many months without the nightly sustenance of NBA hoops, here are some final thoughts on the Finals on the 2021 NBA Finals:
My recap of Game Six included a list of candidates for “Best Close-out Finals Game”. I should have included Walt Frazier in Game Seven of the Lakers – Knicks Finals in 1970, which the Knicks won 113–99. That game is remembered as the “Willis Reed game”. Reed was not expected to play because of a severe leg injury, but he limped out of the locker room and down the tunnel to the court shortly before the game and the Madison Square Garden crowd exploded in joyous noise. Frazier’s line for the game: 36 points, 7 boards, 16 (!) assists. 12/17 from the floor, 12/12 on FTs. Along with his normal First Team All-Defense on the other end against all-time great Jerry West. Wow. But all anyo