# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 87
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1721 "2020-04-16T02:13:13Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1722 "2020-04-16T02:22:56Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1723 "2020-04-16T02:29:06Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1724 "2020-04-16T04:41:48Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1725 "2020-04-16T05:54:16Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1726 "2020-04-16T13:16:37Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. 7. Shooting hoops with my dad on hot summer nights ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1727 "2020-04-16T13:28:12Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. 7. Shooting hoops with my dad on hot summer nights 8. Endless hours (seemingly, as a kid) shooting hoops in my driveway. And then one summer storm, it blew down. My parents never replaced it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1728 "2020-04-17T00:01:53Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. 7. Shooting hoops with my dad on hot summer nights 8. Endless hours (seemingly, as a kid) shooting hoops in my driveway. And then one summer storm, it blew down. My parents never replaced it. 9. As a small boy I did not care for basketball until one day my Dad set me down in front of the TV and had me watch the Harlem Globetrotters. After that I gained a slight interest, which was helpful because Basketball is God in March in Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1729 "2020-04-17T01:28:30Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. 7. Shooting hoops with my dad on hot summer nights 8. Endless hours (seemingly, as a kid) shooting hoops in my driveway. And then one summer storm, it blew down. My parents never replaced it. 9. As a small boy I did not care for basketball until one day my Dad set me down in front of the TV and had me watch the Harlem Globetrotters. After that I gained a slight interest, which was helpful because Basketball is God in March in Indiana. 10. Doing PBP broadcasting of HS games, 1970s, in towns like Baileyville, Kansas, because basketball is God in Kansas. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1730 "2020-04-17T01:31:19Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. 7. Shooting hoops with my dad on hot summer nights 8. Endless hours (seemingly, as a kid) shooting hoops in my driveway. And then one summer storm, it blew down. My parents never replaced it. 9. As a small boy I did not care for basketball until one day my Dad set me down in front of the TV and had me watch the Harlem Globetrotters. After that I gained a slight interest, which was helpful because Basketball is God in March in Indiana. 10. Doing PBP broadcasting of HS games, 1970s, in towns like Baileyville, Kansas, because basketball is God in Kansas. 11. Sitting with my girlfriends in high school and watching the guys who we thought were cute playing pick-up games during lunch break. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1731 "2020-04-17T01:44:27Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. 7. Shooting hoops with my dad on hot summer nights 8. Endless hours (seemingly, as a kid) shooting hoops in my driveway. And then one summer storm, it blew down. My parents never replaced it. 9. As a small boy I did not care for basketball until one day my Dad set me down in front of the TV and had me watch the Harlem Globetrotters. After that I gained a slight interest, which was helpful because Basketball is God in March in Indiana. 10. Doing PBP broadcasting of HS games, 1970s, in towns like Baileyville, Kansas, because basketball is God in Kansas. 11. Sitting with my girlfriends in high school and watching the guys who we thought were cute playing pick-up games during lunch break. 12. Getting Pacers-themed gear for Christmas one year. A wristwatch, a Rik Smits jersey, and a thick winter coat which I still have. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1732 "2020-04-17T06:06:55Z")
Your favorite memories of the sport of basketball, at any level, in any season 1. Reggie Miller scores 8 points in 9 seconds for the Indiana Pacers to help them defeat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals 2. Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. I was in a Toronto sports bar for the final game; when the Raptors won, the barman bought a round for everybody. 3. Indiana Pacers win the 2000 NBA Eastern Conference championship, defeating the Knicks on the road in Game 6. My family went to the airport to join the throng that greeted the team upon their arrival in Indianapolis. 4. NCAA games, LSU. 1957, all white players. Center Lynn Moon was 6’4". Crowd of dozens in attendance. 5. Watching my son shoot a 3 point shot to tie the game. He was 13, in 8th grade, and it was one of the few games that their middle school team won. 6. Becoming a Celtics fan when watching the historical classic stars like John Havlicek, then Dave Cowens; and then guys like Jo Jo White, Don Nelson, and Paul Westphal. 7. Shooting hoops with my dad on hot summer nights 8. Endless hours (seemingly, as a kid) shooting hoops in my driveway. And then one summer storm, it blew down. My parents never replaced it. 9. As a small boy I did not care for basketball until one day my Dad set me down in front of the TV and had me watch the Harlem Globetrotters. After that I gained a slight interest, which was helpful because Basketball is God in March in Indiana. 10. Doing PBP broadcasting of HS games, 1970s, in towns like Baileyville, Kansas, because basketball is God in Kansas. 11. Sitting with my girlfriends in high school and watching the guys who we thought were cute playing pick-up games during lunch break. 12. Getting Pacers-themed gear for Christmas one year. A wristwatch, a Rik Smits jersey, and a thick winter coat which I still have. 13. Skyline College’s pre-game warm-up phi slama jama routine in early to mid 1980s, coached by Pete Pontacq. Entertaining! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1733 "2020-04-17T18:11:00Z")
Do you have a new category? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1734 "2020-04-17T21:11:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Do you have a new category? Who, me? No I don’t. I thought leaving it as is was clear (enough) that I was passing. Anyone can jump in with a new category. They don’t need my permission. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1735 "2020-04-18T00:55:50Z")
OK, I’ll jump in with a new category Anagrams, 5 letters or more, formed from the letters in the phrase “ **social distancing** ” 1. dancing ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1736 "2020-04-18T01:03:19Z")
Cool, thank you **gkster**. Anagrams, 5 letters or more, formed from the letters in the phrase “social distancing” 1. dancing 2. casting ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1737 "2020-04-18T01:11:53Z")
Anagrams, 5 letters or more, formed from the letters in the phrase “social distancing” 1. dancing 2. casting 3. standing ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1738 "2020-04-18T01:26:03Z")
Anagrams, 5 letters or more, formed from the letters in the phrase “social distancing” 1. dancing 2. casting 3. standing 4. diagnosticians ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1739 "2020-04-18T01:27:06Z")
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/1740 "2020-04-18T01:40:37Z")
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