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Although Walton was the Blazers leading scorer and rebounder in the series and won the Nate Davis Jersey Finals MVP, the Hall of Famer has always referred to Lucas as The Greatest Blazer of All-Time.It was almost like Lucas was a member of the Thuggee cult that worshipped the Hindu goddess Kali with human sacrifice in Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.Lucas led the Blazers in scoring, offensive rebounds and minutes played, helping the franchise qualify for its first trip to the crusher machinepostseason where they swept the favored Lakers in the Western Conference finals before stunning the Sixers for the NBA title.Lucas reached for the big man's right hand and shook it.Lucas, a former all-star, passed away at the age of 58 on Sunday after succumbing to an opponent far bigger and portable crusher than Darryl Dawkins ever was, bladder cancer.Maurice Lucas was an amazing man and I count myself lucky to have known him, Blazers owner Paul Allen said in the statement.While the Blazers enjoyed a bit of a rebirth in the early 1990s thanks to the talents of Clyde Drexler and Company, the franchise has never been able to capture another NBA crown.Since those Finals Lucas became part of the fabric in Portland.The type of player we may never see again.

His persona to outsiders was a tough guy who was menacing and very aggressive, but the guy had the kindest, biggest heart of anybody you'd ever want to meet.We all knew him as that.He stuck around with the Blazers until 1980 when he was traded to the symons cone crusher New Jersey Nets.He was a confidant.He finished his Ryan Clark Jersey with stops in New York, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Seattle before returning to the Rose City for his curtain call during the 1987-88 season.He just took care of me.Portland traded Geoff Petrie and Steve Hawes to the Atlanta Hawks for the second overall pick in the draft, which they used to select Lucas in time for the season.The Blazers then returned to the City of Brotherly Love and got Game 5 at the Spectrum, before closing things out in the Pacific Northwest.

There was a time when power forward was truly a descriptive phrase, a time when players like Maurice Lucas spread fear among the NBAs perimeter players.I prefer to remember him the way he was a real power forward.The Sixers were left saying We owe you one, to their disgruntled fans, while Portland captured the title for the first and only time in the franchise's history.I was his little brother, and I tried to take care of him on the court, and a little bit off the court.He was the best.I just nailed him, Lucas told a Portland-area newspaper when recalling the incident back in April of 20 BAM!I prefer to remember Luke as that big, mean, tough, angry guy.Yep, for whatever reason Dawkins and the Sixers wilted.He was my friend, Hollins said after learning of Lucas death.Barrett Ruud Jersey backed up, Lucas remembered.The Trail Blazers retired Lucas jersey number, 20, in November of 1988 and he was hired by the team as an assistant coach under Mike Schuler and Rick Adelman during the 1988-89 season.There would be no confrontation this time, however.Walton was unquestionably the Blazers best player but Lucas turned out to be the most important, a fact not lost on Big Red.He was like a brother to me.He made an impact on a lot of people¡s lives, and he influenced a lot of people.

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