Wilt Chamberlain vs Bill Russell G4 1967 NBA ECF
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Boston Celtics 121-117 Philadelphia 76ers G4
In Game 4 Of The 1967 ECF, The Celtics Attempt A Comeback Where They Win Their First Game Of The Series. However The Comeback Was In Vein As They Would Lose The Next Game 140-116 Losing The Series And Their 8 Straight Title Run. The Addition Of Chamberlain And The Change In Play Style Was Ultimately What Led To Bostons Demise
Wilt Chamberlain = 48Min, 20pts, 22rbs, 10ast, 8/18FG, 44.4FG%, 4/10FT, 40.0FT%
Bill Russell = 48Min, 9pts, 28rbs, 5ast, 2/7FG, 28.6FG%, 5/9FT, 55.6FT%
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As dominant as both Wilt & Bill looked in their respective ways in this clip, I also found it cool to see a glimpse of why Hal Greer made 10 straight All-Star teams. His midrange looked like money 💰
The biggest thing I remember about Hal Greer was he 'jump shot" his free throws.
Hal Greer and Billy C on the wing
That’s why it’s sad wilt fans try to say he played with bums
@@kingofnewyork7765 Only those fans who were/are Celtics haters.
And let us not forget that Bill Russell was 6' 9" tall at the center position. About 4 to 6 inches shorter than Wilt.
look at all the block shots wilt is was putting up.... if blocks were counted, hed easily be the top triple double player of all time. plus he wouldve had about 15-20 quads & up to 5 quins... goat
His incredible jump, height and reach all together was something never seen and still haven’t seen since. If blocks were counted then I believe regardless if his pace was higher, he’d have the most total blocks and blocks per game in a career. I read somewhere that wilt recorded 5-6 blocks per game in the 72 season. Which is incredible as the pace had somewhat lowered a little by then and that he was aging with bad knees.
@@DrTripleClips philly recorded them from a stretch in late '60's & it was 8.8 per game.... again, think of what that does to his triple double numbers. wilt is the goat.
@@kelvinkloud 8.8 blocks a game is out rages. Sure nowadays it wouldn’t be close to it due to the spacing of the floor. But still 8.8 blocks per game puts mark Eatons 5.6 a game to shame. If I’m not mistaken Russell averaged around 8.8 in a a few games that were recorded too. Imagine how many triple doubles off blocks they’d both have. Mind blowing stuff.
You are so right!...Many times in the same quarter Wilt have would have 8-10 blocks, and easy to have 12-15+++ in a game.......I remember back in the day Wilt would have a so/so, 30/20 game and his averages would go down some!.....How many 30/20 game are there today?...You could probably count on i hand......Wilt was the "MAN" among boys!
I think Hakeem knows Wilt & Russ has more Blocks.
Wilt Chamberlain was a force inside the paint.
And the sun is hot.
especially when your the tallest guy and no 3 second rule
@@welfareleech1525 There was a 3 second rule....geesh!
@@deryckj he also played against office workers and last week’s garbage man
Wilt was unstoppable in the low post 📫; 1960s& would've 1970s early 1960s wilt unstoppable in 1970s era too etc etc
WE must keep these clips alive....Amazing stuff ............The Original Twin Towers
Battle of the titans
9/11 was an Oy Vey job
There's no stopping Wilt Chamberlain!
Wilt was a basketball scorer hustle in the low post 📫 area near the 🧺 basket;
There was! Bill!!
@@jorgefernandezblanco7466 Bill just slowed Wilt down, he never stopped him!
Always a treat to see either Wilt or Russell in action. Thanks !
Wilt was unstoppable in pant area of the basket,
Wilt Chamberlain was clearly the best player - simply dominate. Thanks for sharing!
Bill v Wilt man what a treat to just see them simply but on astonishingly ubsurdly legendary levels protect the cup and grab rebounds and never want to come off the floor thanks for this wonderful clip
They would battle it out until the buzzer, then shower up and then go out to dinner together.
I love the block at 3:58. Both players at their apex. I would love a poster with it, amazing.
Wilt would have done just fine in today's NBA. He was probably the fastest big man of all time. In 1967, I think he weighed 276 pounds. He could dribble through traffic the length of the floor. His ability to block several shots in a row is just amazing. Without working out, he was probably one of most conditioned basketball players of all time. He played the entire game with usually no
substitutions for him. When he played for the Harlem Glob Trotters he was their point guard and specialized in taking long shots. He didn't take many outside shots in his era because he was such a threat under the basket, but he would probably have averaged at least 35-40% in today's game from the 3 point line. If you watch what is available on Chamberlain you will be amazed at his footwork. He had more fakes than even Kevin McCale, and this is when he was triple teamed. He would have presented a nightmare for Shaq, because he was also a large powerful man, but had incredible quickness for his size. He was also a much better passer than Shaq and would have run him into the ground. Chamberlain did brag a lot, undoubtedly due to insecurity, but Jordan bragged just as much and he doesn't seem to be criticized for it. If you checkout the statistics of Chamberlain and Russell, you will find that Chamberlain dominated Russell in points, rebounds and blocked shots when they faced each other. Russel had on his teams about one half of the best players in the NBA, Chamberlain's teams except this great 76er's team had no bench.
100% correct
The Laker team that broke this teams record of 68 wins with 69 including 31 ina row had a great bench.
@@marcbrandes9682 The bench was LeRoy Ellis ( Not much time with Wilt ) , Pat Riley, and Flynn Robinson. Maybe Keith Erickson too. But most of the minutes went to the starting 5 . If their is a place to check that out - Id love to know
Wilt's dominance is obvious from just this short clip. He's so superior to the other athletes. Nothing I see here changes my view that Wilt Chamberlain was a transcendent talent. It's impossible to accurately compare eras, but it looks like "The Big Dipper" would have been much the same force in today's game. Russell really impresses on the defensive end and surely would have been a nightmare to try and score against in any era. Russell's shooting seems substandard, however there's plenty of film showing him leading the fast break, passing with skill, and demonstrating incredible speed at 6'9".
Wilt also ran a sub 50 seconds for 400m or 440 yards as it was back then and a sub 2 min 1/2 mile and was great at the high jump. Arnold said in the weight room he was an animal. If Wilt had the benefits of the nutrition and evolution of strength training and all that was available now, he'd be in todays NBA the likes of something never seen before! it would be downright scary 😎😎
I remember watching a lot of those games as a young boy. Boston had the best players in the league at that time, but that Sixers team is one of the greatest teams of all time. Chet Walker, Luke Jackson, Hal Greer, Wally Jones, Billy Cunningham, Matt Guoakus(was a rookie) and the G.O.A.T. Wilton Norman Chamberlain. Wilt was blocking consecutive shots during that entire game. He won the majority of the battles between him and Bill Russell. Great players on both teams. R.l.P. to all those Sixers and Celtics that are gone. I hated Boston but had a lot of respect for them. Again, the Big Dipper, G.O.A.T.
Wilt won the majority of the battles between him and Bill in the numerical stat departments, but Bill won most of the games including the Eastern championships and finals. You mentioned a ton of good players in Philly.The difference had to have been coaching...
And I'm sure you watched the Muhammad Ali fights also!
@@AliUsta1987 of course 👍👍
@@reuelray Great time to live!
I developed a love of basketball by watching the Boston Philadelphia games on television as a child. There have never been such great competitions since.
SUCH GREAT FOOTAGE WOW
Wilt dominated everyone.What an athlete.No one could stop him.
Wilt is the greatest athlete of all time, but Bill Russell is the NBA GOAT. You know why they actually play
these games, right? Lol.
I noticed a severe lack of payers throwing themselves into the defense, begging for fouls. Instead, just a lot of smart pull-up jumpers. It was nice.
Wilt block about 8 shots in that 6 minutes . He is The GOAT
Bill is the goat
Childhood memories. Thanks for the trip back to my yoot. ! was barely a teen when this series was played.
Wilt is the most dominating human to ever play any sport. Over seven foot, and ran a 4.4 40 speed with a 50 in verticle, and 275 pounds. No big man like him. He could lift with arnold Swartsenegar and rep the same weight.
While I agree he was incredibly impressive and probably a top 15 athlete in U.S history........
He definitely did not have a 50 inch vertical and was not running a 4.4 forty. He actually looks quite slow and did not have the explosive jump speed that elite athletes have today. He absolutely would be the strongest player in NBA history but his speed would need to increase to dominate against today's athletes.
You have no proof of anything you said except disbelief. Wiit was a track athlete high school and college they measured those things way before basketball ever did. Wilt knew exactly what he could do.Wilt snatched quarters off the top of the backboard with ease.You need minimum 43' just to do that. Kareem said that he Kareem couldn't even touch the top of the backboard. Wilt beat football great Jim Brown in a footrace/sprint twice. Jim Brown was an unbeliever too.That's why Wilt had to beat him twice but Jim found out.Wilt had a 300 lb dumbbell set in room in high school his friends said.Wilt was no ordinary guy.Do not get it confused
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His max reach with a vertical was measured at either 12'9 or 13' when he was playing with the Warriors, depending on your source.
With 13', Chamberlain needed 41 inches (Chamberlain had a 9'6 standing reach). I linked the articles on the only basketball video left on my UA-cam page.
A lot of NBA fans said this player was able to grab coins on the backboard. But, no NBA players actually saw or claimed they were able to do it : Chamberlain, Russell, Thompson, etc.
That running jump hook was as smooth as it gets!
3:40 what a Block by Russel! Great Video Man nice work!👍👌
This Philly team was one of the best ever. Hal Greer was such a fine shooting guard, and Chet Walker was a really good small forward. Plus Chamberlain.
And Billy Cunningham!
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Wally Jones 2 ( villanova Grad "64 )
I get chills watching this. Comparing the level of intensity, the rebounding and defense to today--today’s players should watch this and learn how to play with heart.
You said it right. I keep seeing clips of LeBron going down the lane for dunks with all the defenders standing still letting him do it. No effort to contest, no contact, never mind putting him on the deck like even a bench player would've done to him in the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s. Steph Curry getting 15 wide open three pointers per game with no bumps, no hand checks, not even any attempt to block or contest. Current NBA is the "No-defense Basketball Association"
@@a1aprospects470 facts!! Your 1000% correct. NBA= No defense Basketball Association🤣🤣🤣
I'm not buying that. Compare today's playoff basketball to this game. Intensity is greater and defense is a focus. The offensive capability today is off the charts compared to this game.
Just the sound of those rims are so different
The sound of those old buckets. Reminds me of when I first started watching and hearing NBA games. Celtics Knicks Sixers and occasionally Lakers Bulls and Pistons
Its awesome to watch 2 of greatest duke it out ! Fantastic
Good illustration of why Bill Russell has won more NBA championships than anybody else.
8 teams they had 5 of the top 20 players. League sucked back then.
@@r-trippin5078 (1) come on now. Bill Russell's Celtics beat a LA team with Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor to win the NBA championship. Bill Russell won his 10th and 11th NBA championships when he doubled as the HEAD COACH. Bill Russell is without any doubt the greatest winner in NBA history. (2) And Bill Russell would be just as great in today's NBA. Imagine for example Bill Russell playing for the Dallas Mavericks with Luka Dončić. Good luck to everybody else, haha! 🙂
Where did you read that? Boston never had 5 of the top 20 players, they had average guys who bought into a winning system! They don't win without Russell period end of story!!
@@stephatkinson8606 that is objectively true. Boston never won an NBA championship before Bill Russell. In 1969-1970, the year after Russell retired (the year after winning the NBA championship for the 11th time in 13 years), Boston had a 34-48 record and failed to make the playoffs.
@@stephatkinson8606 at one point the Celtics had 7 all stars. Both Wilt and Russell are still unbelievable in this video though
What a block by Russell!!
I remember watching this game. Back to back blocks by Wilt and Bill on each other. Titans.
its always the celtic wins that we have footage of. Sixers won this series in 5 and yet the only game we have extended footage of is the Celtics victory
Exactly bs
THANK YOU
Exactly, that's why no thumbs up.
Yeah it was the one series that Wilt and the Sixers won against Bill and the Celts of how many?
Celtics had the better team all those years. Its not rocket science. They won 11 out of 13.The one year Wilt had the better team(because of Billy Cunningham) They dog walked the Celtics.If all that Russel/Celtic propaganda were true.Russell the way I play my team wins. Russell always blocks the ball in bounds blah blah.Wilt and Philly destroyed all of that 4-1 but Russell fans won't let it go to this day.Give Wilt an equal or better team Russell is never beating Wilt because Russell can't out play Wilt bottom line
Awesome.. Sixers won this series in 5 I think. Stopped the Celtics run of 8 straight titles!
"The way I play the game, my team wins." - Bill Russell, RIP.
But I'm pretty sure that this game is the only game in the series that Boston won. Philly took them 4-1 and then went on to win the title. But as a whole, Russell was correct.
@@watchmanonthewall14 Chamberlain tried -- not successfully, mind, but give him credit -- to claim that his team that year was the greatest of all time, on the theory that the CELTICS were the greatest... and they beat 'em, so: stands to reason, right?
@@pauldonnelly910 If one is old enough to have watched and studied all the champions, and one pays close attention, one can simply give it the "eye test". And combine the eye test with just how much a given team dominated the league in a given year, one can derive a LIST of "the greatest" single season teams ever. We can never come up with A greatest team, because there are too many factors that go into the changes from decade to decade, in the game.
Up to the year 1999, here is my list of greatest single season teams, in NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
1967 Sixers
1972 Lakers
1986 Celtics
1987 Lakers
The 90s Bulls team that won 72 games (can't remember the exact year because they had so many titles)
From the year 2000 until now:
The very best Spurs team of the early 2000s
The very best Lakers team from the early 2000s
The very best Warriors team in the last decade
The most aesthetically pleasing half court teams were the early 70s Knicks.
The most aesthetically pleasing full court, running teams were the Showtime Lakers teams.
@@watchmanonthewall14BILL RUSSEL WON ALL THE PLAYOFFS GAME ON WILT
@@watchmanonthewall14BILL RUSSEL kept a guy that avg 50 ppg. From winning a championship even when he joined jerry west and elgin Baylor. STILL WON goat.
My biggest take-away from watching this is how much the quality of the play-by-play announcers has improved over the last 55 years.
Chet Forte was doing announcing because of broadcasters strike!
Agree he wasn’t good
What wrong with his play by play? Is this even the color commentating. The radio broadcast was great in those days
Greatest days of basketball.
I also Denver these games. The greatest offensive center versus one if the greatest defensive centers.
I was at game 5!!!
WOW...
And u still alive to comment ? May God keep blessing u
You watched those plumbers live😮😮
Figures that the only game they have of a series where Wilt's team won 4-1 is the ONE game where they lost and Wilt didn't play as well. In fact I don't know that there is any game footage on UA-cam of Wilt winning a game. Even the 72 series ENDS like 8 minutes before the end of the game and series so you don't even get to see the finale.
This is a good point- its like Wilt was such a unique physical phenomenon, there is this need to diminish his achievements because they are so awesome to consider.
Bill Simmons writes in his :"Book of Basketball" of watching a tape of a 1962 game with Wilt's team playing the New York Knicks. Wilt scored 72- Bill got the tape from a buddy in NBA Entertainment so I think that was a Chamberlain victory but the general fan can't see it.
At least its obvious in the 1972 FInals Game 5 where the Lakers won the title, that Wilt was having a tremendous game- he ended up with the Finals MVP and he is playing Game 5 with a taped-up broken hand (no joke). It is true that the last few minutes are missing.
More to your point: Game 7 of the 1970 Finals is available everywhere ("Here comes Willis!") as it should be- and Game 5- where the Knicks came back and won despite Reed being injured has become available- but Game 6 where Chamberlain showed everyone he could still score, poured in 45 points in an elimination game , is lost to history it seems.
@@dmichael100 Wilts PPG dropped in 8/8 series he played against Bill Russell, 6/8 his efficiency dropped and he lost 7/8, even though his team had the better record than Russell’s 4/8 times
Big red Wilts PPG dropped in 8/8 series he played against Bill Russell, 6/8 his efficiency dropped and he lost 7/8, even though his team had the better record than Russell’s 4/8 times
Sounds like today's politics, doesn't it?
Nice way to Cherry pick stats to make an argument. The fact is Russell had the better team and Wilt was the better player. There is really nothing to discuss. It should be obvious.
0:45 CRASHING THE GLASS
Why the hell am I just now discovering this footage 😐
The Stilt..🐐
Dear DrTripleClips-
Thank you so much for this wonderful footage!
My pleasure lost!!
Wilt was a unique phenomena.
2:21 A BATTLE 2:48 WILT WINNING
Wilt was the GOAT
Both Russell and Wilt had 4 blocks in the second half. Wow.
The three-point shot has levelled the playing field for the little guys. Your big 7-footer can make a two in the paint, but at the other end your little guy can run circles around the big fella and make a trey. Eat that big guy!
I am the inventor of the 4 pt. shot.
@@michaelmiller2397 Did you mean a trey and 1? 😁
@@tubx3805 no. I practice THROWING the ball from beyond mid-court which is only 45 feet from the basket. Baseball pitchers pitch from 60 feet and are very accurate throwing the ball. Nobody practices throwing the basketball...but it can be very accurate too. Beyond half-court = 4 pt shot!!
@@michaelmiller2397 The 4-point shot is great invention. I'm sure many around the nba (neighborhood basketball association) has adopted your invention. Let us hope the NBA (National Basketball Association) will adopt your invention soon. That would really make the game of basketball a lot more fun to watch and play. 😄
@@tubx3805 stuff would have to go down to ONE pt. hahahahahah
I've never seen a big man get off his feet as quickly as Wilt for blocked shots. He'd terrorize the modern NBA just on that alone.
So excellent!!
Jeebus, it they only counted blocks at that time, Wilt would have an unapproachable record. He had like 12 blocks just in this highlight reel.
The way people dribble now do you think it would be aloud in the past?
No as it was illegal to do crossovers as the ball would have to be palmed at the sides when that would of been a carry in the 60s. It’s not that players couldn’t dribble it’s just that the rules prevented the type of dribbling you see today.
@@DrTripleClips Dribbling was actually evolving pre easing of the carrying rules. If you watch Pistol Pete and others who ;icked it up it's clear that in stead of a cross over carry there is a type of speeding up and slowing down of the pace of dribbling which is used to fool defensive players. But allowing the carry made the basically obselete
Under arm free throw & no 3pt line! Wow!
Its incredible to watch these legends go against each other, but the big takeaway for me is how much the game has developed and how much more athletic players are today. You can only play against the athletes of your own era, and Wilt and Bill were certainly dominant in their era but honestly...let's be real, they would be absolutely demolished by any of the bigs in todays game. Put Russell against Embiid or even Brook Lopez or Steven Adams and honestly...he's getting bodied.
It's pretty obvious Chamberlain has greater athletic ability than any big man today and if he had grown up in todays times would clearly be the dominant force at center. Also I don't see EMbiid blocking the ball like those guys. Embid is pretty good, but he's not up there with the best.
Someone like Russell personally wouldn’t get bodied. If he played today he’d most likely bulk up and in reality he was around 240 which is decent for someone 6,11 in todays nba. His defence was enough to stop any attack and whilst yes embiid could body him in the post a little, there’s barely anyone in the league even today who can keep him from doing so. Wilt was 7,1, he like the 4th tallest in todays league and stood around 260 prime. Yes he doesn’t shoot incredibly well from the line or shoot much from midrange at all, he could be a very good post player as his fadeaway landed most of the time and could generate good post scoring. He probably won’t average 40 a game or whatever but I can see him getting about 30 a game as he was reliable with the ball. And the fact the team would be passing the ball around a little more which decreases the scoring again. Of course opinions can differentiate and you are entitled to yours as you have great points. For me personally however if not Russell’s but Wilts style of basketball works in mostly any era along with his size and athletic gifts. Great comment!
Just look at where Russell is on the court and how the game was so natural to him, as it was to Bird. He would be dominant today and have led his team to championships with the right cast. Chamberlin was just so athletically talented. Of course, he would have excelled in today's league. The best part of it all is to see the game played so stunningly without the three point montrosity.
These guys aint getting millions to cry about a papercut and sit out
Remember, Bill averages 40+ minutes playing fastbreak all throughout the game. I sincerely doubt any modern big could keep up.
Man, if Wilt had played in a more modern era, with the more aggressive style of attacking the rim and rules allowing much rougher contact like the 80s/90s, he'd have fucked shit up.
Imagine wilt on modern performance enhancing supplements and weight training that players are so spoiled with today. Heck even with modern shoes wilt would prove why he’s the best
Would love to see more of the games in this series if tape is available.
Only the second half was filmed which should be a crime
When traveling, carrying, and 3 seconds were called. Everyone always asks if yesterday's greats would be great today. Better question: Could today's greats be great in yesterday's game if they had to play by the rules? Today's game is about an inch away from the players simply running around without dribbling. And that is not an exaggeration.
The delusion is real
Virtually no outside shooting back then.All layups and close range shots.
Look again Greer and Goukas were hitting from distance.Plus this was before the 3 pt. gimmick.
There were many outside shots around mid-long range shown in the full footage. However bigs were more persuaded to be in the paint.
Sam Jones in this video was making 10+ ft shots. He was great shooter that could make it from anywhere as could Oscar Robertson and Jerry West.
But Sam Jones was a catch and shoot guy mostly. Jerry West and Oscar Robertson created their own shots.
WHy would you without a 3 line? Totally changes things.
Lots of praise in the comments for Wilt, and rightly so. Russell was no slouch. And just good people off the court, too.
Even though Boston lost the series, at least they managed to avoid getting swept.
The Russell era Celtics are revered and celebrated as the best of all-time dynasty team, for winning eight titles in a row, and 11 out of 13, from the 1956-57 to 1968-69 seasons.
But if you look at some of the numbers, it's nothing like what that would take in the modern era.
For example- the first ten of those years the NBA was only an eight (5yrs) or nine (5yrs) team league- so winning that group wasn't even close to the challenge of winning a conference championship in today's NBA. And over the span of those 13 seasons/11 titles they played in only 30 playoff series. And six of those were against sub-.500 teams, including two of their hallowed "championships", where they beat the (34-38) St Louis Hawks, and later the (33-39) Minneapolis Lakers.
I'm not saying they weren't the best of their era, it' couldn't be more clear that they were, but the best of all-time conversation needs some perspective attached to it, compared to the accomplishment of winning an NBA title in today's 30-team league and challenging lack of roster continuity and contracts and salary caps etc. Through that lens the GSWarriors five consecutive years in the finals, and LeBron's 8 consecutive finals are huge accomplishments also.
In the 60s, 8 teams of 12 players gives 96, or 9 teams of 12 gives 108. Now, say that in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, or 20s, the league was limited to those same 8 or 9 cities, and allowed to have their 96 or 108 players as before. With the same playoffs and other standards as back then, do you think that one player would be able to pull off 11 championships in 13 years as Russell did? I'll add to that his two NCAA championships ending with a record 55-game wining streak playing under a coach who had a losing record and did not recruit at a university that did not even have a basketball court on campus.
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For an eight team league of 12 players each right now, 1/3 of current NBA starters, and four on ESPN's annual top 100 NBA players wouldn't even be in the league ;-). The development of the sport, and physical and skill training, etc has created much thinner overall talent margins. Free agency and salary caps would effectively dismantle any team that hit enough jackpots to create a similar dynasty... None of it would likely be possible in this era. We just really can't compare eras for so many reasons. But your testament to Bill Russell's impact, success = greatness in his era and for all time is undeniable. 👍
2 to 3 consecutive blocks is rarely seen today 😂
See none of these young kids respect the game of basketball like the men who played in this game in that time era!! Sure everyone would have loved having a 3 point line but the real meaning of the game was getting close to the basket because everything was only 2 points and playing as a team was a must!
Wilt was so slim back then and was fast. The rules of the game have changed enormously since then. They must have had high school kids operating the camera. The announcer was very concise and there was no color commentator. Wish they would go back to that now.
there used to be another stat: ALTERATIONS...if the Defender makes a shot be altered and then missed. Wilt did this to Havlecheck several times in these clips.
1967 76ers best team ever
Yeah.. probably
Not even top 10
@@funfun4807 Clown.
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Current 76ers
Any wilt 76ers
@@funfun4807 Wilt Sixers 68-13 NBA World Champions
Any current 76ers 0 Championships
Russel was a defensive GIANT. AVERAGED 22 BOARDS. MANY BLOCKS, SCORED ABOUT 15 A GAME. WILT GOT 22 A NIGHT, 10 BLOCKS, AND 37-47 POINTS A GAME. NO COMPARISON NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT WILT DID FOR SO LONG. I ALWAYS THOUGHT RUSSELL WAS THE CAPTAIN ID CENTER A TEAM AROUND, DUE TO HIS CHAMPIONSHIP COUNT. WILT WOULD HAVE HAD 13× ON THE CELTICS AND HAD 30 POINTS A GAME. NO COMPARISON ANY MORE. BILL LOOKS 6 FT 8 AGAINST WILT.
They all look like they are not even trying. ( I know they are)
In the half court the guys without the ball are literally standing and watching
1:00 OH MY GOD
I'm pretty sure this is the only time that Chamberlain ever got past Bill Russell at anything
THE FIRST BLOCK BY CHAMBERLAIN WAS NOT
GOALTENDING THE BALL WAS ON ITS WAY UP
WHEN IT WAS BLOCKED
Chamberlain = GOAT
Of course Wilt and Philly got the last cheers that year.
121 to 117 final in regulation time without any 3 point shot attempts. Hmmm. How did they do it. I thought they were a bunch of plumbers and journeymen players according to all those internet hotshots.
I would prefer Jonny Most to announce the game
This video clearly shows Russell was surrounded by FAR better teammates than Chamberlain. No doubt.
Gar better teammates? Wilt had better teams and better players the last five years of Russell's career and won one series... Take a look at Philly's team in the mid 60's and the Superteam he played with in LA. Please tell me the two players on the Celticsthat are better than West and Baylor?
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@@stephatkinson8606 You should learn more before posting opinions as fact. You flat out don't know what you're talking about. First, calling those Lakers a "superteam" is ridiculous. Wilt was 32 when he joined the Lakers... most players retired before that in an era of bad training, recovery, and sports medicine (30 then was like 38 now). West was already 30 and Baylor even older. The only year the Lakers had West, Baylor, and Chamberlain healthy and not really old was 1968, their first year together and anyone who knows basketball realizes it takes a season or two for players to jell. Yet they made the finals and lost to a great Celtics team filled with hall of famers. In 1969 Wilt only played 12 games due to a serious knee injury and Baylor missed half the season. In 1970 Baylor only played TWO games, and in 1971 Baylor retired after NINE games. Super team is nonsense. But in 71-72 with West at 33 and Wilt at 35 they set the record for best regular season record (breaking the record set by Philly in '67 with... WILT), won 33 straight games (still the record), and won the championship... all with a 35 year old center and 33 year old point guard and Baylor RETIRED. Second... you claimed Russell didn't have great teammates? Every serious basketball person realized you're clueless. Russell has SIXTEEN teammates in the Hall of Fame, including his BACKUP at center... Ed Macauley, Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, Andy Phillip, Frank Ramsey, John Havlicek, Bob Houbregs, Clyde Lovellette, K. C. Jones, Bailey Howell, Jo Jo White, Carl Braun, Chuck Cooper, and Arnie Risen. You'll probably make a snarky comment because you don't know them... but your point is completely wrong. Just watch this video we're commenting on. Russell's teammates are scoring, making plays, while Chamberlain's teammates miss shot after shot, make turnovers etc. Chamberlain scores almost every point and gets nearly every rebound. Russell never needed to do everything to win. Wilt is doing everything, as he had to with most of his teams. The only two years Wilt was on a strong, well-rounded team they set the record for most wins and won the title. So... do a little more research before posting your opinions with the certainty of fact. Just because it's your opinion doesn't make it correct.
@A1A Prospects Do you even know anything about basketball? Everyone knows the Lakers had the first Superteam, three first ballet hall of famers equals that. In 1968 Wilt was still playing exceptionally well, and so wasn't West who got Mvp! So your telling me those teams weren't more talented than a Celtics team with 35 year old Russell and 35 year old Sam Jones? Stop it! Let's get to the Celtics teams, I said a lot of those guys were just role players at best and bought into a system. Now since your the smartest guy and no more than the coaches of other teams and players that played at that time. Why didn't the loaded Celtics team lose to St. Louis when they were up 2-0 and Russell got hurt? The coach of St. Louis said the Celtics are ordinary without Russell and they would have beaten them twice without him! You also said that 68 team of the Lakers didn't gell or needed time to gell, didn't they have the best team in the league? Weren't they heavy favorites in the finals vs Boston? They weren't a Superteam but they competed for a title almost every year and as you said still have the record for most wins in a row 50 years ago!
@@stephatkinson8606 The 1968-72 Lakers were NOT a superteam... yes 3 hall of famers but one BARELY PLAYED and all three were at the tail end of their careers. The 3 stars played ONE SEASON together and with a terrible coach. The Lakers' coach was Butch van Breda Kolff who was generally regarded as a terrible coach who all the players hated. He forced them to play the style he liked from when he played in the 1950s instead of what worked best for their roster. When they got a good coach, Bill Sharman, who used the Celtics approach of adapting the system to the players, that's when they won the title WITHOUT Baylor. Next you dismiss the Celtics 16 hall of famers besides Russell as "role players"... a ridiculous fake statement to support your faulty opinion. I've never encountered anyone else who believes Russell's teammates were inferior to Wilt's. Your fake point about Russell being 35 when he won a title... he was surrounded by other, younger star players several of whom became hall of famers... so Russell at 35 had to do FAR LESS than Wilt at 35 for his team to win. But you want to make it all about Wilt and Russell as though they were in equal situations - and actually you are ridiculously claiming Wilt had better teammates. Pick a season... Wilt had to do so much more for his team to win. And even your supposed point about the Celtics and Hawks was in 1958 when they were just beginning to build the dynasty. Apples and oranges... no, worse... apples and tractors.
5:12 👈 All Ice, Baby!!
Russell got more rebounds than Wilt. That is insane.
Bill could score 9 shots and just let his teammates do all the rest of the scoring and shooting for him. Its all about team work, everybody do their share
In a era with no free agency celtics had the best team work, coaching and management and they began in 56-57 season selecting black players starting with Russell and kc Jones and eventually Sam jones and Satch sanders, celtics was playing chess everyone else checkers
@mikegillins4992 they been selected black players from don barksdale and chuck cooper and when nobody wanted them. The celtics were rewards for being so diverse and loving and companionship
@BeastSquad-uq1wh absolutely right about Cooper but that particular year in 56 they bring it Russell and Jones and continued to set a trend next few years, celtics had more black players on there team in late fifties and early sixties
Red truly believed in getting and playing the best players (also first starting five all black players and first black head coach in all four major sports)
@@mikegillins4992 u also have to give credit to Walter brown too
@@Haruo-6768 that's a good point!!
By the thumbnail alone it can easily be speculated that these are the two greatest NBA players so far, by far !! 🙏
Wilt was all over the court. Both ends
Scoring blocking shots rebounding
Chamberlain GOAT
I didn't see anyone but Russell win 9 straight NBA championships. We'll never see that again.
The difference was Bill always had better players on his team than Wilt had. If Wilt had played for the Celtics, he wouldn’t have a lot of championship rings.
The facts are the reality, not what you dream. Chamberlain had a history of sucking the winning spirit out of his teammates. He diminished everything, even winning, for the sake of his stats. Why do you think he was traded so frequently? I can find no recollections of former teammates praising Chamberlain. On the other hand, former teammates of Russell praise him the way no other is praised.
Oh my sweet summer child. . .
ts crazy this is only like 15 years before lebron was born.
3:47 if you watch this at .25 speed 15 times you can figure out what happened. Russell nearly stole the pass, but his fingertips somehow deflected the ball toward the rim where it almost went in. Technically Russell almost made a basket on his own hoop.
Some of those GT calls were iffy, but most were legit. It was just hard for refs to contemplate that Wilt could block an arcing jumper while it was still on the way up. I wonder what the average opposing team's "points due to GT calls" would have been.
Some of that passing was amazing stuff. Overall, basketball was just scrappier back then, up through the 90's. The athleticism and shooting ability of modern players is great, but these battles make for more compelling television, IMHO.
Just the other day Skip Bayless said Wilt played against a bunch of white guys. I guess he forgot about Bill Russell.
Question for the old heads: I heard this rumor that the Celtics used to have loose rims from the backboard that they wasn't fastened as tight as they could have been. They used to practice on those to develop touch and it made it difficult for visiting teams. I was wondering that knocking noise was that common to the era or just at the garden. I watch a lot of film I just seem to hear it hitting harder and bouncing out when watching Celtics at home.
Is it any truth to the rumors?
I haven't heard that is definitively true, but yeah, we can judge for ourselves when we see and hear the clanking game after game after game.
@@watchmanonthewall14 , I watch a lot of film and I've seem to hear that loud clunk only at the Boston garden
@@kevinmckinley3764 I don't doubt that one bit.
@@watchmanonthewall14 Not with Auerbach, not for 1 minute
I have to laugh when people say Russell was better than Wilt. There was no comparison offensively. Wilt was a much better rebounder. Finally, what people don't realize is how much better Wilt was defensively. He was bigger, stronger and way more athletic. Russell had a better supporting cast, but that was it. There was no comparison.
Anyone know who this announcer is? He is awesome.
Billy Cunningham and Wali Jones basically lost this game for the 76ers.. 1-15 combined for two players that averaged 31.
wow, Mike Gorman sounds really young here
Wilt is the GOAT, and it's not even close. Watching this short clip, Wilt had 10 block shots...he once had 26 in a game vs Detroit. An unstoppable force, still holding over 70 NBA records. 70! And PLEASE no one start talking about championships. Sam and KC Jones, Bill Sharman, Tom Heinshon, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, et all...they all have more rings than Wilt...which does NOT make them better...ala Russell. Wilt dominated Russell throughout his career, once pulling down 55, FIFTYFIVE! rebounds in a game vs Russell. So...everyone just PLEASE stop with the nonsense.
those rims had no give
1:42 LETS GO
Yes Russell was good, but he had a tremendous supporting cast. Head to head Russell is nowhere near Chamberlain. Chamberlain could be the best center ever.
Bill russell was
a man among man
will chamberlain was
a man amongst man
amongs anything else
A lot of really awkward plays in this game, and these were 2 of the NBA's best. I can only imagine what a St. Louis Hawks game was like.
Russell blocks everything
*WILT CHAMBERLAIN WAS THE BEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY.*
YES, HE WAS AWESOME!!!!!!
Look how weak his competitors are.
Top 10? Possibly. Best? No Way!!
@@welfareleech1525bill russel is not weak😂
You can barely see his competition 😂 these are wilt bill highlights @@welfareleech1525
Nobody can deny that players now have so better talent level and I feel any data e.g. triple double, from the old days might be better to be normalized…
A lot of things worked differently in the 60s. For starters the assists only counted if the player you passed to did a spot up shot, if he started driving to the basket the assist wouldn’t count at all. On top of the fact ball dribbling was difficult so some moves couldn’t even be done properly without being called for a travel or whatever. Personally I also think that normalising some of these stats take away from the accomplishments that player made during the decade. Stats like usage or rebound percentages weren’t even a thing which makes things even more difficult to put into perspective.
You didn’t post the efficiency stats this time?
They are in the description if you’d like to check them out. Russell shot 28.6 and wilt 44.4. I think I didn’t put them at the start of the video as they weren’t very impressive.