Fast Break (1978)
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Evoking a cinema verite feel not found in most sports documentaries Fast Break examines the 1977 Portland Trailblazers basketball team in a surprisingly personal and compelling fashion Intercutting excerpts from the 1977 playoff championship season the film steps outside of the basketball court and into the everyday lives of the Trailblazers as well as their coach Jack Ramsey Whether its biking the Oregon coast with star center Bill Walton hosting a kids basketball camp with Dave Twardzik or joking with Maurice Lucas at the pool Fast Break lets the players speak for themselves about basketball life and playing in Portland Fast Break a film documentary about Bill Walton and the Portland Trail Blazers winning the 197677 NBA title and the aftermath of their accomplishment is the greatest movie I have ever seen on the subject of professional team sports basketball as a metaphor for life and the perfect practice of Zen Buddhism in American society