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Among the most graceful basketball players ever, [112] Abdul-Jabbar is regarded as one of the best centers ever and one of the greatest players in NBA history; [2] he was voted the best center of all time by ESPN ahead of Wilt Chamberlain in 2007, [202] and ranked No. 4 in Slam ' s "Top 100 Players Of All-Time" in 2018, [203] and No. 3 in ESPN ...
g Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after winning his first championship. He also won two championships as an assistant coach with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. [93] h Nelson was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach. i Kerr won additional championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 as head coach of the Golden State ...
The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have appeared in an NBA Finals as well as each respective team's NBA Finals record to date.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a basketball legend with six NBA championships and an all-time scoring record of nearly four decades. Even though he was not as physically imposing as Wilt Chamberlain and ...
The 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season was the third season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 66–16 record in only its third year of existence, and its second since drafting Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). [1] A key part of this championship season was the acquisition of Oscar Robertson.
The 1980 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1979–80 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 to win their seventh championship.
Kevin Garnett began his career with Minnesota, returning later and tying the then-record of 21 seasons played in 2016. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1989 with a then-record of 20 seasons played. Kobe Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons. Jason Kidd had two stints with Dallas in his career, retiring tied with a then-record 19 seasons ...
The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time (he had won the award under his birth name, Lew Alcindor, as a Buck in 1971).