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Dec. 20, 1968: Laker coach Bill Van Breda Kolf, left, applauds play against the Warriors. From left, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Bill Hewitt, and Keith Erickson. Photo was taken during the fourth quarter with Lakers ahead by 32 points. Final score was 133-101. This photo appeared in the Dec. 22, 1969 Los Angeles Times. (Photo by Art Rogers/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) In the 1960’s, there were three great teams in the NBA: the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers, and whoever Wilt Chamberlain was playing for at the time. The Celtics were built around Bill Russell, while the Lakers were crafted around Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. Advertisement The Lakers never won a championship during Russell’s time in Boston, and this haunted West for life. Even after establishing himself as Boston’s Red Auerbach’s equal as a GM, he could not step foot in Boston Garden. In the new Prime documentary about him, Jerry West: The Logo, West reveals that he was going to go to a game at Boston with his son, but he was physically incapable of doing it. In the 60s, as you’ll see here, West and Baylor were a great combo, but they
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