▁shoot ▁less ▁and ▁less . ▁Chamber lain ▁aver aged ▁ 1 3 . 2 ▁points ▁per ▁game , ▁a ▁far ▁cry ▁from ▁his ▁ 5 0 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁twelve ▁years ▁ ▁before . ▁However , ▁W ilt ▁knew ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁concept ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁proven ▁winner . ▁Jerry ▁West ▁and ▁G ail ▁Good rich ▁were ▁the ▁sc or ers ▁again , ▁with ▁Jim ▁Mc Mill ian ▁the ▁ready ▁third ▁threat . ▁The ▁L akers ▁lost ▁key ▁re bound er ▁Happy ▁Ha irst on ▁after ▁ 2 8 ▁games , ▁but ▁brought ▁over ▁re bound ing ▁legend ▁Bill ▁Br id ges ▁from ▁cr umb ling ▁Philadelphia . ▁The ▁L akers ▁eventually ▁won ▁ 6 0 ▁games . ▁ ▁Mil w au kee ▁got ▁another ▁huge ▁year ▁from ▁Abd ul - J ab bar , ▁who ▁looked ▁again ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁top ▁player . ▁His ▁ 3 0 . 2 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁were ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁fourth ▁in ▁reb ounds . ▁Only ▁one ▁player , ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁N ate ▁Arch ib ald , ▁scored ▁more ▁points . ▁Only ▁two , ▁Arch ib ald ▁and ▁Seattle ' s ▁Sp encer ▁Hay wood , ▁tried ▁more ▁sh ots . ▁But ▁Abd ul - J ab bar ▁s ank ▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁his ▁sh ots , ▁to ps ▁among ▁high - sc oring ▁NBA ▁shoot ers , ▁and ▁likely ▁again ▁blocked ▁more ▁sh ots ▁than ▁any ▁big ▁man ▁in ▁the