 What followed was the first of three consecutive controversial and painful Game 7s in which Chamberlain played . In that Game 7 , the Sixers could not get their act together : 15 @,@ 202 stunned Philadelphia fans witnessed a historic 100 – 96 defeat , making it the first time in NBA history a team lost a series after leading three games to one . Although Cherry points out that the Sixers shot badly ( Hal Greer , Wali Jones , Chet Walker , Luke Jackson and Matt Guokas hit a combined 25 of 74 shots ) and Chamberlain grabbed 34 rebounds and shot 4 @-@ of @-@ 9 , the center himself scored only 14 points . In the second half of Game 7 , Chamberlain did not attempt a single shot from the field . Cherry observes a strange pattern in that game : in a typical Sixers game , Chamberlain got the ball 60 times in the low post , but only 23 times in Game 7 , and only seven times in the third and only twice in the fourth quarter . Chamberlain later blamed coach Hannum for the lack of touches , a point which the coach conceded himself , but Cherry points out that Chamberlain , who always thought of himself as the best player of all time , should have been outspoken enough to demand the ball himself . The loss meant that Chamberlain was now 1 – 6 in playoff series against the Celtics . 
