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...Braves are not the only N.B.A. surprise. With Wilt Chamberlain departed to coach in the A.B.A. and Jerry West sidelined by injuries most of the year, the Los Angeles Lakers went into the final days of the regular season dangerously close to missing the play-offs for the first time since 1958. The Detroit Pistons, meanwhile, were qualifying for postseason play for the first time since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Braves' New World | 4/1/1974 | See Source »

Besides an incredible high school program which has produced such old stars as Wilt Chamberlain and Walt Hazzard, and recent pros Mike Banton, Geoff Petrie, and Ollie Johnson--all ten-point plus men--Philadelphia's city colleges have developed some incredibly competitive teams...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Cremedela Cramer | 2/1/1974 | See Source »

...Wilt, Chamberlain and Shaw

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Best Sellers | 1/7/1974 | See Source »

...close to the horns of the dilemma as she trained on a bull ranch near Seville, Angelita exploded: "These damned men. What do they think they are doing? Women fly planes, fight wars and go on safaris; what's so different about fighting bulls?" ∙ An odd couple, Wilt ("the Stilt") Chamberlain, 7 ft. 1 in., and Champion Jockey Willie Shoemaker, 4 ft. 11 in. But they have more in common than meets the eye, Little Willie told fellow roasters barbecuing Wilt on the Dean Martin Show to be shown Nov. 9. Born identical twins, said Shoemaker, "we both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 22, 1973 | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

...given the game a renewed emphasis that is echoed in the clarion call of the rabid Knick fans: "Dee-fense!" A relatively small team, the New Yorkers intimidate not by brute force but with a clawing finesse that presses the limits of the rules. Reed handled Laker Center Wilt Chamberlain, for example, with muscular simplicity: he leaned against the giant like a buttress. The result is not dirty or even roughhouse play but what the players like to call a "physical game"-the practice of deftly throwing your weight around to keep your opponent "honest." As Laker Coach Bill Sharman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Knack of the Knicks | 5/21/1973 | See Source »

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