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==Commentating style== Most always referred to his perch or radio booth at the [[Boston Garden]] (the Celtics' arena) as "high above courtside" at the opening of his broadcasts, and to his usual perch near the scorer's table on most Celtics road games as "directly at courtside". Unlike his long-time contemporary [[Chick Hearn]], who criticized his [[Los Angeles Lakers]] when he felt warranted, Most was an outspoken "homer" who rarely criticized the Celtics during game play but was not shy about criticizing other teams' players or fans (calling them "hysterical with joy" when cheering Celtics losses). For example, during the [[1984β85 NBA season|1985]] season, he nicknamed Laker star point guard [[Magic Johnson]] "Crybaby Johnson" after Johnson successfully challenged a [[official (basketball)|referee]]'s call. He called Magic this negative nickname throughout the remainder of the 1980s, announcing lines like ''"Cry with the no-look pass!"'' and ''"Crybaby with the rebound!"''<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-glorydays27,1,3512579.story Los Angeles Times]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He also nicknamed [[Washington Bullets]] players [[Rick Mahorn]] and [[Jeff Ruland]] as "McFilthy" and "McNasty", interchanging the two at his whim, and he also referred to [[Philadelphia 76ers]] players [[Steve Mix]], [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)|Bobby Jones]] and [[Andrew Toney]] as "The Hatchet Brothers". Most was also very critical of the [[Detroit Pistons]] for their physical play during the late 1980s. He was particularly hard on [[Bill Laimbeer]] (whom he memorably called "Counterfeit Bill"), [[Dennis Rodman]], Rick Mahorn, and [[Isiah Thomas]], whom he referred to as [[Little Lord Fauntleroy]].
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