Legenda Lakersov Jerry West jih bo 28. maja dopolnil 82. Leta 1972 je bil z Lakersi prvak lige.

OTD: Jerry West had 53 PTS & 10 AST in GM1 of the 1969 Finals vs the Celtics. West is also the only player to ever win NBA Finals MVP on a losing team. He averaged 37.9 PPG, 7.4 APG, 4.7 RPG in 7 games. pic.twitter.com/vtp63K7XHN

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Pred 50 leti pa je poskrbel za izjemen v finalu med Lakersi in New Yorkom. Dokazal je, da so ga z razlogom klicali Mr. Clutch.

Most career PTS at time of first championship:

23,578 - Oscar Robertson (1971) 23,442 - Wilt Chamberlain (1967) 22,988 - Jerry West (1972) 22,792 - Dirk Nowitzki (2011) Catch Dirk and the Mavs versus Miami from 2011 on #NBATogetherLivehttps://t.co/hrnZJmtfL1 — NBA History (@NBAHistory) April 28, 2020

S tem metom, bilo je 29.4. 1970, je poravnal na 112:112 ter izsilil podaljšek, na koncu pa so slavili Newyorčani, ki so dobili finale s 4:3 v zmagah.