 While no longer being the main scorer , Chamberlain was named the new captain of the Lakers : after rupturing his Achilles tendon , perennial captain Elgin Baylor retired , leaving a void the center now filled . Initially , Sharman wanted Chamberlain and West to share this duty , but West declined , stating he was injury @-@ prone and wanted to solely concentrate on the game . Chamberlain accepted his new roles and posted an all @-@ time low 14 @.@ 8 points , but also won the rebound crown with 19 @.@ 2 rpg and led the league with a .649 field goal percentage . Powered by his defensive presence , the Lakers embarked on an unprecedented 33 @-@ game win streak en route to a then @-@ record 69 wins in the regular season . Yet the streak led to one strangely dissonant event . According to Flynn Robinson , after the record @-@ setting streak , Lakers owner Cooke sought to reward each of his players — who were expecting perhaps a " trip to Hawaii " — with a $ 5 pen set . In response , Chamberlain " had everybody put all the pens in the middle of the floor and stepped on them . " 
