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The 1969 NBA World Championship Series to determine the champion of the 1968–69 NBA season was played between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.The Lakers were heavily favored due to the presence of three formidable stars: Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West.
Jerry Alan West [b] (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Boston, with the fourth-best East record, was in the NBA Finals. In the West, the Lakers were edging the Hawks by just two points in each of the first two games, both in Los Angeles. The Hawks again were primarily playing their starters, while the Lakers rotated their four forwards. A big win in Atlanta behind Jerry West led to a 4–1 series win.
The NBA honored Hall of Famer Jerry West on Wednesday night ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, just hours after his death. West, who died earlier on Wednesday, was 86.. The league played a tribute ...
Perhaps losing in those NBA Finals to the Celtics, even winning the first Finals MVP in a losing effort, defined the way he built teams and shaped his thinking as an executive. ... Jerry West was ...
NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West died on Wednesday morning at the age of 86. ... He was the league’s first Finals MVP and made rising to the occasion his signature quality, earning him the nickname ...
The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals .
Jerry West was remembered at the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. The NBA and the fans at Game 3 in Dallas paid tribute to the life of the Basketball Hall of Famer with a pregame video tribute and ...