REGULAR SEASON:
1. Expanded to include the Chicago Packers.
2. Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points and 25.7 rebounds while playing 48.5 minutes a game for ALL 80 available games. EASILY the godliest regular season stat line in NBA history.
3. Oscar Robertson averaged his only OFFICIAL triple double for a season, and the Royals won 10 more games.
4. Jerry West increased his scoring output by 13.2 points!!! Averaged 31-8-5 and made his 1st All NBA 1st team.
5. Bob Pettit averaged 30+ppg for the last time in his career.
6. Elgin Baylor a LUDICROUS 38.3 points and 18.6 rebounds.
7. The rookie Walt Bellamy took the league by surprise with his 32 points and 19 boards per game in the regular season, while being the MOST efficient player in the league. He unfortunately would not come CLOSE to that in his career. By win shares, he won 90% of the games the Packers won that year!!! 90%!!! And we talk about other players carrying their teams!
7. Bill Russell had the best all around stat line of his career, as the Celtics finished 60-20.
All Star Game(150-130)
Wilt: 42-24.
Big O: 26-7-13.
West: 31-8-5.
Pettit: 25-27. MVP.
Baylor: 32 points.
Bellamy: 23-17.
PLAYOFFS:
1. Wilt dropped 56-35 in the final game of Round 1 vs the Nationals.
2. Baylor and West each dropped 38 points in Game 6 of the 2nd round vs the Pistons. Elgin also had 22 rebounds.
3. In the INTENSE 7 games between the Warriors and Celtics, Sam Jones drilled a game winner in Game 7 to secure another Finals appearance. Wilt averaged an insane 34-27, while Bill averaged 22-26, one of his best efforts in the playoffs.
FINALS.
1. For the first 6 games, the Celtics and Lakers alternated wins.
2. The point spread(or point differential) for 5 of those games was 7 or less!
3. Elgin Baylor had the GOAT Finals performance in NBA history with 61 points and 22 rebounds in Game 5!!!!!
4. Bill Russell once again came in clutch, dropping 30 points and 40 boards in Game 7!!!!
5. The Celtics won their 5th championship. This feat would not be matched by another franchise for 26 years, and surpassed only until 36 years later.
With EVERYTHING considered, is this the G.O.A.T season in basketball history?????
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