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Last draft before the lottery.

The twitterocity that would have been happening over this.

May 23, 1993: NBA on NBC's intro for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls:

ON THIS DAY IN NBA HISTORY: A handful of things happened that I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to post all morning…

May 24, 1987: Boston’s Danny Ainge warms up in a fan-made “I Hate 🚫 Danny Ainge!” t-shirt prior to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Detroit (he'd sat out the previous three games with a sprained knee):

May 24, 1995: Hakeem Olajuwon finishes with 41 PTS/16 REB/3 STL while battling league MVP David Robinson during Houston's 106-96 win at San Antonio in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. The victory gave the Rockets a 2-0 series lead over the Spurs.

Still having trouble posting video clips today, so it may be time for a random image dump…

May 24, 1991: Clyde Drexler drives past Byron Scott and finishes with a lefty dunk in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Drexler had 18 PTS/8 REB/6 AST for Portland but the Lakers defeated the Blazers, 106-92, to take a 2-1 series lead.

May 24, 1998: NBA on NBC's intro for Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, in which the Utah Jazz would defeat the Lakers, 96-92, and advance to the NBA Finals with a sweep of Los Angeles:

I wish I got to watch Hakeem night in and night out

May 24, 1991: A James Worthy breakaway dunk off the underhand lead pass from Magic Johnson during the Lakers' 106-92 Game 3 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. Worthy scored 25 PTS. Magic had 14 PTS/19 AST as Los Angeles took a 2-1 series lead.

May 24, 1999: Latrell Sprewell with the steal and slam during New York's 79-66 series-clinching win over Atlanta in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. With the 4-game sweep of the Hawks, the Knicks advanced to play the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.