▁league . ▁The ▁seven ▁footer ▁also ▁added ▁five ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game . ▁A ▁bal anced ▁cast ▁of ▁Buck s ▁supported ▁Abd ul - J ab bar ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁another ▁ 6 0 - win ▁campaign , ▁their ▁third ▁straight . ▁But ▁both ▁teams ▁were ▁showing ▁some ▁gray ▁stre aks ▁as ▁West , ▁Chamber lain , ▁and ▁Oscar ▁Robert son , ▁all ▁all - time ▁gre ats , ▁were ▁each ▁clearly ▁approaching ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁remarkable ▁care ers . ▁The ▁three ▁ 6 0 - win ▁mon sters ▁drew ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁attention ▁as ▁play off ▁time ▁arrived , ▁which ▁again ▁rig id ly ▁followed ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁four ▁divisions . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁eight ▁winning ▁teams ▁neat ly ▁made ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁would ▁again ▁turn ▁away ▁a ▁solid ▁Dick ▁Mot ta ▁co ached ▁Chicago ▁club ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁went ▁the ▁full ▁seven ▁games , ▁which ▁showed ▁the ▁L akers ▁had ▁clearly ▁dropped ▁a ▁couple ▁not ches . ▁Game ▁one ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁over time ▁affair , ▁while ▁LA ▁needed ▁their ▁fourth ▁home ▁game ▁to ▁win ▁Game ▁Seven ▁ 9 5 - 9 2 . ▁Chicago , ▁like ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁Atlanta , ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁solid ▁second - t ier ▁team ▁that ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁past ▁the ▁gi ants . ▁ ▁Mil w au kee ▁looked ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁fourth ▁giant ▁as ▁they ▁met ▁the ▁ 4 7 - win ▁Golden ▁State ▁War riors . ▁N ate ▁Th ur mond ▁wanted ▁to ▁prove ▁he ▁could