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...Atlanta Hawks hardly knew what hit them. With less than a minute remaining, they were trailing the Los Angeles Lakers by only one point, 96 to 95. Then two dunk shots, three intercepted passes, eight points and 31 sec. later, the Lakers walked off the court with a 104-95 victory. The Hawks need not have felt victimized. All season long Los Angeles has been terrorizing the entire National Basketball Association with the Laker lunge, a strong finishing kick that leaves opponents panting and fans chanting for more. The win over the Hawks, in fact, gave the Lakers 21 victories...
...also came home with a new assignment. Long the team's deadliest outside gunner, West leads the fast break and divides his scoring duties with Guard Gail Goodrich. Result: Goodrich, who at 6 ft. 1 in. is the littlest Laker, is the team's highest scorer with a 27-point average, and West is leading the league in assists. The biggest change, however, has been in the play of Chamberlain, the moody, taciturn giant whose uneven performance in the past has earned him such derisive nicknames as "Big Musty" and "The Load." Now, coaxed into a different role...
After four games in the best-of-seven series, the Celtics led 3-1, and it looked like a typical runaway. But then the Lakers won the next two, and it was a brand-new series. "There isn't a man on this team who doesn't know that we can win," said Laker Coach Fred Schaus, going into the final game at Boston...
...Cousy's Hurt!" "We've got 'em now," cheered the Lakers, as 15,521 fans jammed the Los Angeles Sports Arena for Game No. 6-the biggest crowd ever to watch a basketball game in California. But in the first three quarters it was all Boston. Pushing his tired legs to the ultimate limits, Bob Cousy scored 16 points, set up another dozen baskets with his magical passing and led the Celtics to a 12-point lead. Then it happened. "Cousy's hurt!" gasped the crowd. Down on the floor, Cousy writhed in agony, clutching...
...Miss It! Miss It!" That brilliant steal should have taken the heart out of Los Angeles. But no. The teams traded baskets, and then, with 43 sec. left, the Lakers' Dick Barnett flipped a spectacular reverse-spin shot into the basket and was fouled in the process. Barnett sank the free throw, and Boston's lead was only a point. The next basket would tell the story. Cousy floated a jump shot toward the basket. The ball banged the rim, caromed crazily into a tangle of flailing arms. A roar went up. Laker Rookie Gene Wiley...