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...past, departing presidents have left the White House with their wives and retired quietly to their origins - Harry and Bess to Independence, Missouri; Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson to their ranch in Texas; the Nixons and later the Reagans to California; the Carters to Plains, Georgia...
Although Harvey was not able to dish the ball off to a teammate like Bird in '87, Boyd fouled him with 3.7 seconds left in the game. Unfortunately for Dartmouth, free throws are Harvey's bread-and-butter...
Like Boston in the 1987 Eastern Finals, the Crimson was down by one with little time on the clock and with its opponents in possession of the ball. Like Detroit's Isaiah Thomas, Dartmouth's point guard Boyd handled the inbounds pass. And like Larry Bird, Pat Harvey came up with a steal for the ages...
Similar to the significance of Bird steal to the Celtics, "Pat's Pick" came at an important time for the Crimson...
...Bird's steal in 1987 beat the Pistons and helped the Celtics advance into the NBA Finals. If Harvard continues to play as resiliently as it did on Saturday, then perhaps Harvey's steal to seal its first Ivy League win will be similarly important...