Wilt Chamberlain 1970 Finals Gm 3&5 (RARE Highlights!)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jek34XI04hk

[SouBeachTalents]

Game 7


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q3ULtuljME&ab_channel=NobodyTouchesJordan

[coastalmarker99]

Game 7


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q3ULtuljME&ab_channel=NobodyTouchesJordan

It's a credit to Reed's greatness that he played alright vs Wilt during that game and hit some jump shots but Wilt himself could barely move as well as he was really struggling with the effects of dealing with that knee injury he suffered earlier in that season.



What won New York that game was Walt Frazier having the best game 7 anyone has ever had in the finals it was an incredible performance and to do against a player of West's abilities is very special.

[Horatio33]

It's a credit to Reed's greatness that he played alright vs Wilt during that game and hit some jump shots but Wilt himself could barely move as well as he was really struggling with the effects of dealing with that knee injury he suffered earlier in that season.



What won New York that game was Walt Frazier having the best game 7 anyone has ever had in the finals it was an incredible performance and to do against a player of West's abilities is very special.

West had two sprained thumbs, found it hard to dribble the ball. You give Chamberlain tonnes of excuses.

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West had two sprained thumbs, found it hard to dribble the ball. You give Chamberlain tonnes of excuses.

And Wilt was playing on one leg throughout that entire playoff run as he had returned far earlier from his knee injury then he should have had to help the Lakers on their quest to win the title.

[Horatio33]

And Wilt was playing on one leg throughout that entire playoff run as he had returned far earlier from his knee injury then he should have had to help the Lakers on their quest to win the title.

You've proved my point. Wilt Chamberlain excuses. Either he was injured or you blame his team mates.

[Psileas]

I think Game 2 deserves more highlight reels than this. Wilt outplayed Reed in this, as well as G4 and G5 (as long as Reed was playing). However, this still wasn't healthy Wilt and that's not an excuse. If anything, it's a much more valid argument than something like the "Jordan was rusty in '95" excuse that we keep hearing among zillions of Jordan fans. Wilt could barely jump and run effectively throughout most of the games and was overall at his slowest. Of course, he gained weight and strength, but the stringent rules and refs of the day weren't letting him use it to any really useful extent, like they let Shaq later on. Evidence here, the ridiculous offensive foul call in that G5 clip - and that's not even the most exaggerated offensive foul call I've seen from those days.

[Psileas]

I'm always amazed at how much slower the game and the players were back in the old days.

I'm also amazed at how much slower the ball was moving, especially when mid-air. Means that there was either low gravity back then or that the game was played on the Moon or that the video was sped down. I'm willing to take the 3rd scenario.

[coastalmarker99]

I think Game 2 deserves more highlight reels than this. Wilt outplayed Reed in this, as well as G4 and G5 (as long as Reed was playing). However, this still wasn't healthy Wilt and that's not an excuse. If anything, it's a much more valid argument than something like the "Jordan was rusty in '95" excuse that we keep hearing among zillions of Jordan fans. Wilt could barely jump and run effectively throughout most of the games and was overall at his slowest. Of course, he gained weight and strength, but the stringent rules and refs of the day weren't letting him use it to any really useful extent, like they let Shaq later on. Evidence here, the ridiculous offensive foul call in that G5 clip - and that's not even the most exaggerated offensive foul call I've seen from those days.




I actually believe if Reed doesn't' go down in game 5 the Lakers win that series in 6 games as I think Wilt had figured out Reed up to that point and also Frazier wouldn't have gone as nuts as he did if there is a healthy Reed in the line up the last 3 games.



And one last point the rules that Wilt had to deal with on offence were so ridiculous while teams got the green light from the Refs to beat the crap of Wilt most games he was not allowed to use his physical and strength to respond to that.





So in a way, if Wilt was allowed to play as Shaq did I have no doubt that his stats and shooting percentages would have gone way up as nobody physically had the tools to slow Wilt down if he was allowed to use his physical and insane strength unchecked against the other players on offence.

[Horatio33]

I actually believe if Reed doesn't' go down in game 5 the Lakers win that series in 6 games as I think Wilt had figured out Reed up to that point and also Frazier wouldn't have gone as nuts as he did if there is a healthy Reed in the line up the last 3 games.





Are you high? Chamberlain was too timid to attack Reed in game 7 when Reed was hobbling around like a war veteran. Wilt didn't have the killer instinct. Reed was there for the taking. Chamberlain took 7 shots when being guarded by Reed in game 7 and made 2. In game 6 he was guarded by Nate Bowman who sportswriter Bob Ryan, who has covered the NBA since the 60s, called Bowman "hapless." But when the bread came out of the toaster in game 7, Wilt Chamberlain was too scared to butter it.

This is your part where you bring up his knee injury. The game before game 7 he scored 45 points and collected 20+ boards. Dont bring up injuries when the guy he was going up against was limping around like someone just emptied a clip into his leg.

Wilt Chamberlain was fantastic when playing a game in the middle of January, but in the playoffs he was diminished by his passiveness in big moments.