SI.com - Top 10 NBA Teams of All-Time

10. 1987-1988 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA Champions)
(62-20)

Coach: Pat Riley
Key Players: Byron Scott, James Worthy, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Notable: This was the championship that Pat Riley guaranteed after winning the 1987 NBA Championship.

9. 1964-1965 Boston Celtics (NBA Champions)
(62-18)

"He gets it out deep and Havlicek steals it! Over to Sam Jones! Havlicek stole the ball! It's all over...It's all over!"

Coach: Red Auerbach
Key Players: Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn

Notable: The famous "Havlicek stole the ball!" call was made by Johnny Most during the epic game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Philadelphia 76ers.

8. 1966-1967 Philadelphia 76ers (NBA Champions)
(68-13)

Coach: Alex Hannum
Key Players: Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker, Billy Cunningham
Notable: The 76ers had the best 50-game start in NBA history at 46-4.

7. 1989-1990 Detroit Pistons (NBA Champions)
(59-23)

The "Bad Boys" Detroit Pistons won back-to-back championships from 1988-1990.

Coach: Chuck Daly
Key Players: Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, James Edwards, Bill Laimbeer
Notable: In the Championship-deciding game 5, Vinnie Johnson won the game with a three-pointer with 00.7 second left in the game.

6. 1956-1957 Boston Celtics (NBA Champions)
(44-28)

Coach: Red Auerbach
Key Players: Bill Sharman, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell
Notable: The first of Bill Russell and the Celtics' 11 NBA Championships in 13 years.

5. 1969-1970 New York Knicks (NBA Champions)
(60-22)

Willis Reed watched by Wilt Chamberlain in the 1970 NBA Finals.

Coach: Red Holzman
Key Players: Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, Dave DeBusschere
Notable: An injured Willis Reed limping onto the court in Game 7 of the NBA Finals is considered one of the defining moments of the NBA Finals and Madison Square Garden.

4. 1985-1986 Boston Celtics (NBA Champions)
(67-15)

Coach: KC Jones
Key Players: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, Dennis Johnson
Notable: The best season the Celtics had in the Larry Bird era.

3. 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls (NBA Champions)
(72-10)

Jordan began his second championship "three-peat" with Pippen and Rodman in 1996.

Coach: Phil Jackson
Key Players: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
Notable: Best regular season record (72-10) in NBA history.

2. 1982-1983 Philadelphia 76ers (NBA Champions)
(65-17)

"Fo', fo' fo'. The Sixers narrowly missed sweeping every round in the 1983 NBA Playoffs.

Coach: Billy Cunningham
Key Players: Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks
Notable: Lost only one game in the 1983 NBA Playoffs.

1. 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA Champions)
(69-13)

Coach: Bill Sharman
Key Players: Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain
Notable: Won 33 games in a row.

Source: SI Gallery

Rikers Island Carrot Cake

The New York Times's City Room Blog posted an article on August 15, 2010 uncovering the famous carrot cake that has earned raves from inmates at Rikers Island in the Bronx of New York City. The carrot cake bread, which is served only on holidays including Christmas and Ramadan, can be barely made fast enough by inmate cooks at Rikers to supply the demand at New York City's other jails and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Until Rikers' kitchen capacity increases significantly, the only chance you will have to try their famous carrot cake is by making it yourself. 

Here is the recipe for a batch of 25 loaves of carrot cake. For smaller quantities scale down measurements appropriately.

Ingredients

• 25 pounds sugar
  
• 3 gallons vegetable oil
  
• 25 pounds flour
  
• 8 ounces salt
  
• 1 pound baking powder
  
• 8 ounces baking soda
  
• 6 ounces nutmeg
  
• 6 ounces allspice
  
• 4 ounces clove powder
  
• 4 ounces ginger
  
• 8 ounces cinnamon
  
• 25 pounds carrots
  
• 25 pounds eggs
  
• 8 pounds walnuts
  
• 20 pounds raisins
  
• 8 ounces vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Place in a mixing bowl – sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove powder, allspice, baking powder, baking sods, salt. Using a paddle mix on slow for five minutes.

2. Add raisins, carrots, walnuts, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract mix on slow speed for an additional five minutes.

3. Increase speed to medium for 10 minutes.

4. Pour into loaf pans. Pans should be three-quarters full.

5. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes.