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Still clutch: Marvelous Marv Albert shoots a 67

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By ED BARK
Toupee firmly in place and sex scandals presumably behind him, golden-voiced Marv Albert turns 67 on Thursday, June 12th.

The NBA is always in good hands with the zen master of "Yesssss!" and "From downtown!" ABC's Mike Breen is a capable chronicler of this year's Finals, but Marv's still the only game in town.

Here's his timeless setup of Game 5 of the 1997 Bulls-Jazz showdown, in which he draws the battle lines between Game 4 hero John Stockton and emperor Michael Jordan. NBC's accompanying church music only slightly detracts from Albert's inimitable sermon.

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