In 1981, the Houston Rockets barely made the Playoffs. Led by Moses Malone, the Rockets made an unlikely run all the way to the NBA Finals before losing to Boston.

As a veteran on a young Boston Celtics team, Tiny Archibald led the way with an electric playoff run on the way to the Celtics 1981 NBA Championship.

Assa’s mark topped the Meet of Champions time in the event set in 1981 by Mike Flynn of Woburn, and he was far from the only one to shatter record books. All winter long, Reese Connors has been ...