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The Best Episodes of Basketball: A Love Story

Every episode of Basketball: A Love Story ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Basketball: A Love Story!

'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex

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#1 - Love of the Game
S1:E19/18/2018
The best in the game share why they love basketball, and speak about the players they grew up emulating, late nights practicing in the driveway, and how basketball provided a refuge from the realities of life.
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#2 - The Teachers
S1:E29/18/2018
A tribute to the role coaches have played in not just the game, but the lives of their players. Coaches speak candidly about how to motivate, teach and get the best from their players.
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#3 - The Choke
S1:E39/18/2018
The 1997 incident where Latrell Sprewell choked his coach, PJ Carlesimo, sparks the conversation about the relationship between player and coach.
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#4 - Origins
S1:E49/18/2018
The beginnings of basketball are traced from James Naismith to the expansion of the game across the country - leading to the development of college leagues.
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#5 - Scandal
S1:E59/18/2018
The story of a point shaving scandal in the college ranks that almost derailed the sport in the 1950s, as well as a profile of two of the first superstars of the sport: George Mikan and Bob Cousy.
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#6 - Signature Moves: The Feel
S1:E69/18/2018
The Art of the Game and how some of the greatest mastered their "Signature Moves", featuring Chris Paul, Wes Unseld, Diana Taurasi, Allen Iverson and Earl Monroe.
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#7 - The Spring of '57
S1:E79/18/2018
The NBA's first dynasty, the Boston Celtics, powered by Red Auerbach and Bill Russell. And an introduction to Wilt Chamberlain, a giant even in a sport of big men, during his time at University of Kansas.
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#8 - Patriots to Protest
S1:E89/18/2018
Oscar Robertson and Jerry West lead the U.S. Olympic team in a symbolic win against the USSR during the Cold War in 1960. In 1968, players face a difficult choice to play or not to play when a boycott by prominent Black athletes is implemented.
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#9 - Signature Moves: The Touch
S1:E99/18/2018
How some of the greatest in the game mastered their "Signature Moves", this time featuring Steph Curry, Bernard King and Hakeem Olajuwon.
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#10 - ABA: The Red, White, and Blue
S1:E109/18/2018
The American Basketball Association became one of the first upstart leagues to challenge the dominance of the NBA. A hilarious and nostalgic look at some of the tactics used by early executives and players to gain attention.
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#11 - The Dipper and the Winner
S1:E119/18/2018
One of the greatest rivalries in basketball - Wilt Chamberlain versus Bill Russell. Russell and his Celtics continue to get the best of Chamberlain's teams, including in the iconic 1965 Eastern Conference Finals.
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#12 - Signature Moves: Discipline
S1:E129/18/2018
How some of the greatest in the game mastered their "Signature Moves", featuring Lebron James, Walt Frazier and Dirk Nowitzki.
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#13 - Mayhem in Munich
S1:E139/18/2018
The 1972 Olympics will forever be remembered for the tragedy that took the lives of 11 Israeli athletes. That year, the US again faced off with the USSR, in one of the most controversial finishes in Olympic history.
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#14 - Brotherly Love
S1:E149/18/2018
The tragic story of Maurice Stokes, a former all-star who was injured during a game and debilitated for the rest of his life. But from tragedy grew a bond between he and teammate Jack Twyman.
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#15 - The Witch Hunt
S1:E159/18/2018
A look at gambling in the early days of the sport, and Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins who was wrongly accused of being involved in a point shaving scandal during his freshman year at University of Iowa.
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#16 - Birth of the Bruins
S1:E169/18/2018
An introduction to the UCLA Bruins, arguably the greatest dynasty in the history of men's college basketball, and their coach John Wooden.
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#17 - Tomboys
S1:E179/18/2018
Some of the game's greatest female players, including Cheryl Miller, Ann Myers, Nancy Lieberman, and Carol Blazejowski discuss their love of the game and challenges they faced as pioneers of the women's game.
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#18 - Rupp's Reckoning
S1:E189/18/2018
There are endless stories of racism, but also humanity, in the early days of college basketball, including the era of Adolph Rupp at Kentucky, the integration of the college game at Texas Western, and the strength of Charlie Scott.
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#19 - Renegades
S1:E199/18/2018
Explore the tumultuous years of the ABA, where the league did everything it could to compete with the NBA, with differing levels of success.
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#20 - The Eighth Wonder of the World
S1:E209/18/2018
Lew Alcindor, one of the greatest players of all-time, led UCLA in the "Game of the Century" against Elvin Hayes and the University of Houston. The Houston upset is seen as paving the way for college basketball to be widely televised.
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#21 - Title IX: Immaculata
S1:E219/18/2018
Title IX gave rise to the women's game at the college level, and the first great team emerged from Immaculata University. Immaculata won 3 consecutive NCAA Titles from 1972-1974 and played in the first ever televised NCAA Women's CBB.
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#22 - Joy or Relief?
S1:E229/18/2018
Al McGuire won an NCAA title with Marquette in the last game he ever coached. The game's top coaches debate whether finally winning brings joy, or relief?
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#23 - Oscar and the West: Bittersweet Victories
S1:E239/18/2018
Oscar Robertson joins forces with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Milwaukee Bucks, and Jerry West teams up with Wilt Chamberlain on the Los Angeles Lakers. Two of the greatest pairs ever to play together, but even with each victory, their past will haunt them.
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#24 - Self Expression
S1:E249/18/2018
Walt "Clyde" Frazier was one of the first to become a cultural icon off the court. Players like Pete Maravich and Calvin Murphy continued that trend, but their popularity stemmed from their play on the court.
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#25 - One and Done
S1:E259/18/2018
The debate over eligibility and "one and done" started well before John Calipari and the University of Kentucky - Spencer Haywood was one of the first to challenge the rules.
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Best Episodes Summary

"Love of the Game" is the best rated episode of "Basketball: A Love Story". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Teachers".