▁defend ▁the ▁league ' s ▁best ▁center ▁and ▁he ▁surely ▁did , ▁dro pping ▁Abd ul - J ab bar ' s ▁scoring ▁by ▁eight ▁points ▁and ▁shooting ▁by ▁ 1 2 % ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁Rick ▁Barry ▁had ▁finally ▁rejo ined ▁his ▁NBA ▁team ▁from ▁five ▁years ▁ago ▁also , ▁and ▁C ly de ▁Lee ▁star red ▁as ▁well ▁helping ▁Th ur mond ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 ▁series ▁win ▁that ▁wasn ' t ▁really ▁very ▁close . ▁Game ▁Six ▁ended ▁ 1 0 0 – 8 6 . ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁Robert son ▁saw ▁a ▁solid ▁series ▁fall ▁short . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁was ▁rest ing , ▁having ▁used ▁three ▁ 2 0 - point ▁sc or ers ▁and ▁Chamber lain ' s ▁domin ance ▁inside ▁to ▁br ush ▁off ▁Golden ▁State ▁ 4 - 1 . ▁Al ▁Att les ' ▁War riors ▁may ▁still ▁have ▁been ▁celebr ating ▁their ▁win ▁over ▁Mil w au kee . ▁Game ▁Three ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁ 1 2 6 - 7 0 ▁L aker ▁win ▁in ▁Oak land . ▁The ▁War riors ▁won ▁Game ▁Four , ▁but ▁all ▁it ▁did ▁was ▁force ▁the ▁series ▁back ▁to ▁Southern ▁California , ▁where ▁the ▁L akers ▁cl inch ed ▁in ▁Game ▁Five . ▁ ▁The ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁▁ ▁The ▁NBA ▁had ▁their ▁third ▁New ▁York ▁– ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁match up ▁in ▁four ▁years , ▁which ▁marked ▁this ▁remarkable ▁period ▁in ▁media ▁attention . ▁Chamber lain ▁was ▁the ▁giant ▁favorite