 On the hardwood , Chamberlain continued his focus on team play and registered 24 @.@ 3 points and 23 @.@ 8 rebounds a game for the season . The 76ers had the best record in the league for the third straight season . Chamberlain made history by becoming the only center in NBA history to finish the season as the leader in assists , his 702 beating runner @-@ up , Hall @-@ of @-@ Fame point guard Lenny Wilkens ' total by 23 . Chamberlain likened his assist title to legendary home run hitter " Babe Ruth leading the league in sacrifice bunts " , and he dispelled the myth that he could not and would not pass the ball . For these feats , Chamberlain won his fourth and last MVP title . Another landmark was his 25,000th point , making him the first ever player to score these many points : he gave the ball to his team physician Dr. Stan Lorber . Winning 62 games , the Sixers easily took the first playoff berth of the 1968 NBA Playoffs . In the 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals , they were pitted against the Knicks . In a physically tough matchup , the Sixers lost sixth man Billy Cunningham with a broken hand , and Chamberlain , Greer and Jackson were struggling with inflamed feet , bad knees , and pulled hamstrings respectively . Going ahead 3 – 2 , the Sixers defeated the Knicks 115 – 97 in Game 6 after Chamberlain scored 25 points and 27 rebounds : he had a successful series in which he led both teams in points ( 153 ) , rebounds ( 145 ) and assists ( 38 ) . 
