Are there any major historical resources talking about the Lakers-Hawks rivalry in the 1960's? I want to learn more about them.
I've been on a nostalgic mood lately about rivalries due to the NBA Playoffs. I like to comb about past rivalries since such drama is part of the lifeblood of the sport. And I have noticed that there hasn't been much attention paid on the Lakers/Hawks rivalry in the Western Division in the 1960's.
There are so many major HOF players in all the teams mentioned (West, Baylor, Wilt, Pettit, Wilkens) and multiple tussles in these rivalries (they met 10 times in 15 seasons). In fact, it even spanned 4 cities due to the relocation of these franchises.
And yet, I feel the coverage is wanting as compared to Eastern Division/Conference rivalries (most notable here being the Celtics/76ers rivalry) in the same time period. I have tried to search the Sports Illustrated vault to start but there has not been any major coverage there.
I am also having a difficult time finding more in-depth commentaries about players talking about this rivalry. There's only short quotes about Bob Pettit praising Jerry West for example.
Are there any major historical resources or archived articles about this? Thank you very much.