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3 days ago · Chamberlain had an on-court rivalry with Boston Celtics' center Bill Russell, suffering a long string of losses before breaking through and winning the 1967 NBA Finals as a member of the 76ers. Chamberlain won his second championship as a member of the 1972 Lakers, a team which set a record with a 33-game winning streak.
5 days ago · Throughout his career, Chamberlain recorded 118 games with 50 or more points, the most by far, accounting for nearly 20% of the 607 such games in NBA history. To emphasize how extraordinary this is, the next five players with the most 50-point games—Michael Jordan (31), Kobe Bryant (25), James Harden (23), Elgin Baylor (17), and Damian ...
1 day ago · Only Wilt Chamberlain, ... He would finally get a championship ring playing alongside Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas in 2011. -- Ohm Youngmisuk. Before LeBron, there was Jason Kidd; 15.
2 days ago · After the trade of star Wilt Chamberlain in January 1965, the team finished the 1964–65 season with the NBA's worst record (17–63). Their rebuilding period was brief due in large part to the Warriors' drafting of Rick Barry four months after the trade.
20 hours ago · Check out the top 10 career plays from NBA superstar Kobe Bryant as he lands at No. 10 in ESPN's Top 100 athletes of the 21st century. NBA 75th Anniversary team, four-time NBA champion, 2022 Finals MVP, 10-time All-Star, nine-time All-NBA, 2022 All-Star Game MVP, two-time scoring leader, career leader in 3-pointers made.
4 days ago · Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa.
1 day ago · Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker. The 1967 Sixers won the title that season not just because they had the most dominant center in the NBA. They had a Big 3 that consisted of Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, and Chet Walker. Their scoring numbers were impressive. Chamberlain averaged 24.1 that season.
