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On this date: A most painful Game 7 Finals loss for the Lakers

In 1969, the Lakers lost yet another Game 7 of the NBA Finals to the Celtics, and it was rife with melodrama and misfortune.

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SI:AM | The Jags Are on the Clock

And their rumored top choice might surprise you.

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Recounting how Havlicek stole the ball – a flashbulb moment in Celtics history

On April 15, 1965, Havlicek made a heroic defensive play during the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals, leading to Johnny Most's iconic call.

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On the date: Elgin Baylor sets NBA Finals scoring record

In Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, Lakers legend Elgin Baylor had a game for the ages.

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Joel Embiid the first center to win scoring title since Shaquille O’Neal

StatMuse: Joel Embiid is officially the scoring champ. - First center to do it since Shaq - First international player to do it - First center with 30 PPG under 40 MPG pic.twitter.com/s9dMymsrmt Source: Twitter @statmuse What's the buzz on Twitter? ...

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SI:AM | We Can Stop Paying Attention To the Lakers Now

Don’t worry, NBA fans, you can ignore Thursday night’s game on TNT.

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A group of New Yorkers led North Carolina to ‘57 NCAA title over Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas

NEW YORK — Given the breadth of basketball talent to come out of New York City, the most from anywhere since James Naismith repurposed his peach baskets, it is, in many ways, a travesty that universities within the five boroughs have just one NCAA title.

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Will Anyone Top Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 Points? NBA Stars Weigh In

Will any NBA player break Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point record? James Harden, Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis and more weigh in.

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60 years later, Chamberlain’s 100-point game still leaving coaches and players awestruck

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers was 140 days old at the time. His players were multiple decades away from being conceived.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Gene Collier: Of men and mountains — remembering Wilt Chamberlain's 'revolutionary' night

PITTSBURGH — Every now and again, somewhere in the distant foothills of that purple mountain majesty of basketball stats formed by The Big Dipper, a flash of lightning sparks a small fire that refocuses our fractious attention on the athletic miracle that was Wilton Norman Chamberlain.

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NBA Twitter reacts to DeMar DeRozan’s historic performance vs. Kings

DeMar DeRozan just passed Wilt Chamberlain in the record books.

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Chicago Bulls win their 5th straight game — with DeMar DeRozan breaking a Wilt Chamberlain record — and they’re reportedly set to sign veteran center Tristan Thompson

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls are reportedly set to sign center Tristan Thompson, bulking up their depth in the paint.

Chicago Tribune

DeMar DeRozan makes history as Bulls win fifth straight

On the same day that the Bulls found out Zach LaVine was ready to resume playing basketball and veteran big man Tristan Thompson was on the way, DeRozan broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record with seven straight games of at least 35 points while shooting 50% or better from the field.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dominant Joel Embiid is soaring to new heights as a scoring title is within reach for the Sixers center

This is what Joel Embiid has come to expect.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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