▁a ▁ 2 0 - point ▁def ic it ▁in ▁Game ▁ 5 ▁vs . ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁final s , ▁hitting ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁free ▁throws ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁seconds . ▁▁ ▁Lewis ▁was ▁an ▁essential ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Pac ers ▁dynast y . ▁A ▁vers atile ▁guard ▁that ▁could ▁make ▁big ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁cl utch . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 1 6 . 1 ▁points ▁per ▁game , ▁ 4 ▁assist ▁and ▁ 3 . 9 ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁seven ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Pac ers . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁ 3 x ▁A BA ▁champion ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Play offs ▁M VP . ▁Lewis ▁also ▁added ▁four ▁A BA ▁All - Star ▁appearances ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁All - star ▁game ▁M VP ▁award ▁to ▁his ▁res ume . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Stars ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁final s , ▁however , ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁trad ed ▁Lewis , ▁along ▁with ▁Brown ▁and ▁Daniel s , ▁to ▁the ▁M emph is ▁S ounds . ▁ ▁Daniel s , ▁the ▁S ounds ' ▁starting ▁center , ▁then ▁injured ▁his ▁back ▁after ▁sli pping ▁in ▁his ▁bat ht ub , ▁and ▁Lewis ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Sp ir its ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁replacement ▁center ▁Tom ▁O w ens . ▁ ▁Lewis ▁aver aged ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁ 2 2 . 6 ▁points