▁York ▁rep a id ▁the ▁favor ▁in ▁Game ▁Two , ▁ 1 2 9 - 9 6 . ▁Then , ▁the ▁Kn icks ▁st ole ▁one ▁in ▁Boston ▁before ▁a ▁double - over time ▁contest ▁in ▁Game ▁Four ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁New ▁York ▁hung ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁that ▁as ▁well . ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁up ▁ 3 – 1 , ▁but ▁coach ▁Tom ▁Hein so hn ' s ▁team ▁r al lied ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁one - pointer ▁in ▁Game ▁Five , ▁and ▁then ▁Game ▁Six ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁sevent h ▁game . ▁But ▁John ▁Hav lic ek ▁had ▁a ▁badly ▁injured ▁shoulder , ▁playing ▁with ▁a ▁s ling ▁and ▁was ▁now ▁shooting ▁left - hand ed . ▁Because ▁of ▁Hav lic ek ' s ▁injury , ▁New ▁York ▁easily ▁handled ▁Boston ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁series ▁victory , ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁NBA ▁road ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁after ▁leading ▁series ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁t ough ▁break ▁for ▁Hav lic ek , ▁who ▁would ▁burn ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁while ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁Western ▁Conference ▁▁ ▁The ▁L akers ▁got ▁another ▁re bound ing ▁title ▁from ▁W ilt ▁Chamber lain , ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁of ▁his ▁col oss al ▁career . ▁W ilt ▁also ▁s ank ▁an ▁un real ▁ 7 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁his ▁sh ots , ▁though ▁he ▁continued ▁to