History and Cultural Analysis on the NBA

9-147 win over the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Chamberlain shot 36-of-63 from the foul line, to go with 25 rebounds. His 50.4 points per game scoring average in 80 games during the 1961-62 season remains an NBA record" (Wilt). In April of 1967, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Division finals to end the dynasty of the Boston Celtics and their reign as the NBA champions for eight consecutive
             years. The 76ers went on to win the NBA title and were later voted at the time the great team ever in league history (NBA).
             During the 1970's there were many exhilarating events that happened that would make NBA history. In January of 1972, Jerry West and the Los Angles Lakers set an NBA record that still stands today with 33 consecutive wins without a loss. They ended up finishing the season at 69-13, which was the best record ever until the 1995-96 season when the Chicago Bulls posted a season of 72-10 (Lakers). Later on in the 1972 se
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