7 0 ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁games ▁in ▁an ▁ 8 2 - game ▁season . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁W ilt ▁Chamber lain ' s ▁final ▁NBA ▁season . ▁ ▁Season ▁rec ap ▁ ▁Setting ▁the ▁scene ▁ ▁This ▁season ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁remarkable ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers , ▁who ▁ended ▁an ▁ag on izing ▁de cade ▁of ▁runner - up ▁finish es ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁NBA ▁title ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁L aker ▁title ▁since ▁George ▁M ikan ▁over ▁fifteen ▁years ▁previous . ▁The ▁' 7 1 - ' 7 2 ▁title ▁had ▁come ▁after ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁Western ▁Conference ▁Final s ▁with ▁Mil w au kee ▁and ▁their ▁super star ▁center , ▁K are em ▁Abd ul - J ab bar , ▁the ▁former ▁title - win ning ▁Lew ▁Alc ind or . ▁A ▁L aker ▁and ▁Buck s ▁rem atch ▁in ▁the ▁play offs ▁figured ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁next ▁championship ▁just ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁last ▁two . ▁The ▁East , ▁clearly ▁the ▁dominant ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁for ▁so ▁long , ▁looked ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁we aker ▁half ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁this ▁season ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁East ▁that ▁provided ▁the ▁season ' s ▁top ▁record . ▁The ▁Boston ▁C elt ics ▁won ▁ 6 8 ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁NBA