… It was during the Finals matchup against the Detroit Pistons that Worthy cemented his reputation as Big Game James. By 198788 it was clear an aging Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had to pick his spots; it was Worthy, point guard Magic Johnson, and shooting guard Byron Scott that began to pick up the s...
…he NBA Finals), won the championship, and Alcindor was named Finals MVP. On May 1, 1971, the day after the Bucks won the NBA championship, he adopted the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, its Arabic translation roughly "generous/noble (Kareem), servant of (Abdul) the mighty/stern one (Jabbar)...
…cked shots per game in the same season. In doing so he joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton as the only players in NBA history (at that point) to lead the league in rebounding and shot-blocking in the same season.[21] Olajuwon also recorded a quadruple-double during the season,[22] bec...
…and 1970, they won their sixth NBA titleand first in Los Angelesin 1972, led by new head coach Bill Sharman. After the retirement of West and Chamberlain, the team acquired another center, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had won multiple MVP awards, but was unable to make the Finals in the late 197...
… overcome the dominant Boston Celtics that reigned over this era for every year but one. The team also failed to keep certain promising players throughout their existence. Oscar Robertson left in 1970 and immediately won a title with the Milwaukee Bucks led by another superstar, Kareem Abdul...
