Jokic finished with 20 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds. Jokic posted his 19th triple-double of the season by halftime and the Denver Nuggets rode a 49-point first quarter to a 146-112 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
The 76ers haven’t won another title since.DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic may not always dazzle with his athleticism. Malone not only pushed the franchise over the championship hump, he did so in dominating fashion during the famed “Fo’ Fo’ Fo'” playoff run that saw Philly go 12-1 en route to lifting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The deal proved to be more than worth it for the 76ers, who lost in the NBA Finals three of the previous six seasons. But the new ownership group wasn’t interested in paying his $2 million salary, so he was traded to Philadelphia for Caldwell Jones and a first-round pick. Malone claimed his third rebounding title in four years with the Rockets, averaging 31.1 points and 14.7 rebounds per game to claim the second MVP award of his career (he finished with three). Nuggets summer league observations: Julian Strawther hits floor, Peyton Watson shows enough and Collin Gillespie heats upĪrguably the greatest rebounder the league has ever seen, the “Chairman of the Boards” is the only player to win back-to-back MVPs with two different franchises in NBA history. Sound familiar? Moses Malone, Houston & Philadelphia But the six-time NBA MVP’s individual brilliance (27.7 ppg, 16.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 4.1 bpg) was simply too good to ignore. Oddly enough, Abdul-Jabbar’s Lakers didn’t even make the playoffs the year he won his first MVP with the club. The duo went on to win five together and launch an NBA dynasty. Abdul-Jabbar didn’t win another NBA title until 1980-81, when a rookie point guard named Magic Johnson joined the Lakers. His first two MVP campaigns came with all-time point guard Oscar Robertson as his running mate, the first season ending with the duo holding a championship trophy. The gold standard for consistency and longevity in the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar is one of just two players to win consecutive MVPs twice and with two different teams (LeBron James is the other). Lakersįile, The Associated PressIn this April 30, 1971, file photo, Milwaukee Bucks’ Lew Alcindor, who later was renamed Kareem Abdul Jabbar, smiles as he receives congratulations from Baltimore Bullets’ Jack Marin (24) after winning the NBA championship in Milwaukee. As does the fact he was traded to the Lakers following his third season in Philly. That he advanced past his primary rival, Russell, just once and won one NBA title during that period only adds more fuel to that perspective.
Of course, some NBA historians use the latter as an example of Wilt’s sometimes-misguided motivations. That said, he led the NBA in minutes, rebounds and field goal percentage all three seasons, had one scoring title (33.5 ppg in 1965-66) and even led the league in total assists (1967-68) one season, just to prove he could. What’s most impressive: Chamberlain’s run of three straight MVP campaigns isn’t even the best three-year period of his historic career (the four-time MVP averaged 44.6 points between 1960-63). Wilt Chamberlain, PhiladelphiaĬumulative stat line - 27.3 ppg, 24.2 rpg, 7.2 apg, 57.4 true shooting %, 63.7 win shares, 26.5 PERĪn all-time great by just about any measure, “Wilt the Stilt” was the first of his kind: A skilled 7-footer who could score, facilitate and hold down the paint on the defensive end. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuįile, The Associated PressIn this April 3, 1967, file photo, Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain (13) shoots over Boston’s Bill Russell (6).
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