Wilt Takes Kareem to School 1972 NBA West Finals 

Kareem fought Bruce Lee. He wasn't afraid of Wilt. We never saw Wilt fight.

I agree

Wilt the true GOAT of basketball.

That is probably true. He didn't have that balance of leading the offense that Kareem and Jordan had. It was one extreme or another. His ego might have been his biggest opponent. It will alway be a team game. Abdul-jabbar understood that early on and also with John Wooden at UCLA. Coach ask him do you want to break scoring records or win titles? Kareem said he wanted to win. He proved it.

@@realg5276 all false and extremely uneducated comment. Neither jabbar or jordan came anywhere close to the balance of things wilt had especially leading the offense and leading the defense which Is why Wilt impacts winning on both ends of the floor against far more hall of fame competition at one time than jordan or Kareem Winning without context rewards guys like Robert horry and bill Russell the most but when u add context, who u do it against matters. U replace jordan or Kareem situations with wilt and u get endless wins. Both have never ever won a playoff series against a team whom outnumbered their own in hall of famers by 2 or more. Wilt has done so numerous times and defended up to 4 more hall of famers than he had and faced 8 at once which Kareem and jordan never came close to Jordan faced several hall of fame less teams when he was winning chips. Even Kareem didn’t even have it that luxurious. Don’t even think about wilt having it that easy lmao Wilts ego was also so in check that he literally did whatever the team asked of him. U want scoring he gave it to u which was the game plan on his first team and which he did the best while impacting winning the best. Second team the game plan was for him to facilitate more which he did the best and then on his third team he was asked to rebound, defend, n field goal score better which he did the best and impacted winning the best as usual. Each team he balanced leading the offense better than the dam pgs themselves as well as any other star he ever played with. Gotta stop with the lack of education and spewing false information based off that nonsense

@@beenizz5102 yes, Wilt was definitely the statistics 👑, no one is suggesting he wasn't. But for a guy with THOSE numbers, the fact of the matter is he won only two 🏆. There were some failures in game 7's that a player of his caliber ( if he is THAT guy) caused people to question even today. Wilt was phenomenal, yes. But again, there were times Russell knew how to win 🏆, knocked some points off of Wilt's average to do so and definitely had the BIGGER impact on HIS team as far as WINNING!!! In the end, THAT is ALL that matters

Shaq isn't close to Wilt. Shaq was seldom in shape and Wilt was never out of shape. Wilt was just as strong and a vastly superior athlete.

he would have fouled him all the time

Wilt would've block 🚫 Shaquille oneal 🪝 hook shot & Shaquille O'Neal dunk

Amen! Man after I saw this footage of Wilt. Shid................... Ain't nobody touching Wilt man!!!

​@@loydkline Yeah that little jump baby hook Shaq was throwing, that would have been an appetizer for Wilt.

Kareem was 6 wins and 15 losses against Willis Reed and twice Reed defeated Wilt and was the finals MVP winning the championship in 1970 and 1973! For 9 games in a row in the 1970 playoffs, Willis Reed scored 266 points and grabbed 122 rebounds with 30 assists shooting 53% against Kareem and Wilt before his early game 5 injury! Willis Reed kicked Kareem and Wilt's ass!

Bill Russell doesn't belong with these guys. He could barely play basketball

​@@koopakilla801Another way to tell someone's basketball IQ is lower than Forrest Gumps. Koopakilla translated to english medical terms is called Dumbfuckitis

Yeah, and at 36 years old!!

I think he's th eonly person to ever block his sky hook. Did it 3 times in a row in their playoff matchup. Wilt could literally do whatever he felt like, and only stopped scoring 50+ a game because the mainstreat sport reporting tried to criticize him for not doing other things, and the league threatened to change the rules of the game to hurt him and sabotage his career if he didn't keep it interesting because people were getting bored of the same old thing wilt dropping 50 points 30 rebounds and 15 blocks every game.

Gifted? He worked hard to have them big ass mucles

Chamberlain is the greatest athlete of all time.

He's the best parts of rodman, shaq, lebron, and gianniss all at the same time. Literally.

What "best part" does Lebron have? Please don't even mention him in the same breath as Wilt. Keep in mind Wilt could out run and out jump everyone you just mentioned.@@walkonstilts1

​@@steverenom.299 he said Wilt has the best parts of LeBron chill out

Thank you for sharing your first hand life experience. I've always studied the elders and tried to keep things in perspective being born in the mid 70s! I appreciate it...I often share with youngsters what it was like watching World B Free, Magic etc.. play at the Richfield Coliseum. My popps still has Polaroids from us at Lakers games in 80-81. Authentic experiences!

@@ryzzleo.o.o.g2766 The era of Magic, Larry Legend, Dr J, etc... was a great one also, what a time to grow up watching them and going to the Richfield Coliseum! World B Free and his high arcing jumpers was fun to watch too

I guess Bill Russell never made Wilt angry becsue he beat Wilt about 8 times in the playoffs. The fact is Kareem was the best player on that court and Wilt knew it.

As Connie Hawkins said in his book "Never get Dipper riled."

You can cherry pick highlights but it doesn't change the fact that Kareem Abdul Jabbar kick Wilt Chamberlain's a$$ in that 1972 series. Wilt played a good game 6 and helped his team advance but let's be serious. Abdul-jabbar scored 37 points 25 rebounds 10 blocks. In another game he scored 40. Out rebounded Wilt in 3 of the 6 games. Kareem 202 points Wilt 59 points in that series. Lakers were lucky Oscar couldn't go in game 6 2nd half. They probably would of had a game 7.

For Wilt to admit that was a big step. No shame in needing help with Jabbar. Especially at age 35. Ironically a show of humility helped the Lakers win the series perhaps. Wilt wasn't known for his humility. Late regular season Kareem scored 50 points on Chamberlain. Then the first two games of the series he gives it to Wilt again. After that they made Jabbar work for his points. Force shots, deny him the ball. Wilt did a terrific job defensively for his team. It was a Russell like effort.

@@realg5276 Jabbar was in his prime, he averaged 35 ppg that season, best average career, Wilt averaged 15 ppg. So, better imagine a 50ppg Wilt facing Jabbar.

Wilt got smoked in the series. Jabbar averaged 33 points. Wilt 10.

@@RatedRex1 Wilt averaged 15ppg that season, Kareem 35, lol. Those were the regular numbers for both players, Kareem didn't smoke a shit.

What do you mean?

I Like fairy tales too but not when it comes to basketball. Facts 1972 WCF Kareem. 33ppg Wilt. 10ppg They both shot about the same % mid 40s which is embarrassing for Wilt since all he was taking easy dunks and layups. Give Wilt credit for playing good defense but if he outplayed Jabbar then I guess Russell outplayed Chamberlain about 8 times in the playoffs.

@@smokeyjoe795 I can smell the Michael Jordan cologne and Kobe burnt helicopter on you from here on florida

​@@ImRacistTowardsBlacks ayy yo kobe??

@@smokeyjoe795 wilt was a finesse player just like kareem was wilt was shooting fadeways and fingerolls. let’s talk about how kareem from games 3 to 6 shot 58-140

Over inflated stat-padding in a fast paced era.

Uh yeah. You mean like Guy Rogers, Paul Arizin, Nate Thurmond, Billy Cunningham, Luke Jackson, Hal Greer, Chet Walker, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich.... Like them?

@@khazak-yaohgad5662 uh yeah. Several hall of famers in THAT bunch, the ONLY one that wasn't was the hall of Fame was Luke Jackson

@@ednunez7682 ok but none were better than Wilt and that is why the league hated him. They would vote him out of whatever they could and that is why they didn't build around him like the Boston teams! Even Bill Russel said the same!

@@khazak-yaohgad5662 who said they were better? Point is they were solid teammates

@@ednunez7682 dude whatever, I told you Bill Russell said it and he played the games not you.

On avereage Jabbar needed 8 more shots per game to maintain his 33ppg when playing Wilt

In games 3 to 6 Kareem shot 58 for 140. That is 41% shooting.

I am glad he did not nobody admires a bully. Having said that I would have loved to see Wilt bully Shaq under the basket and if he pissed Wilt off poor fat Shaq would get a major ass kicking by 300 lbs of pure muscle Wilt the Stilt!!.

No he wouldn't have.

No Question about it.

@@JerryEledge big question. Wilt would have had to defend as well

@@JerryEledge no question Wilt would've choked under pressure like he usually did. Couldn't dominate a 1 legged Willis Reed..LOL

@@ednunez7682 exactly. Wilt was only playing 1 end of the floor. Jabbar was swatting his fingerollz and even dunks. Chamberlain didn't play defense that hard in his prime.

Well yea Kareem never claimed to be a bad ass fighter or powerhouse like again Chamberlain bragged about. What's funny is that Wilt acted like he want to fight Ali. Until it got real and the contracts were presented. Big Bad Wilt bitched out. TIMBER

@@realg5276 Ali would get destroyed in a street fight with Big Wilt. Most people would loose against the Giant

@@realg5276 Ali’s manager backed out, thinking it might be an upset, but ok

You know in my opinion the GOAT is really an opinionated thing. Solely based on who you saw and marveled at as a kid or whatever player dominated in the era in which you grew up watching. I strongly agree with you though about Jordan being the GOAT of marketing.

@@coolmod7731 Jordan has 6 rings to Wilt's 2. Jordan's scoring average went up in the playoffs. Wilt's scoring came WAY down. This video isn't even genuine. Kareem smoke Wilt in these playoffs. Kareem outscored Wilt 33-10. So who is doing the marketing?

@@RatedRex1 How many rings does Jordan have without Scottie Pippen, Phil Jackson and Tex Winter's? I'll wait 🤔

@@coolmod7731 How many rings did Magic win without Kareem. How many did Curry win without Klay and Draymond, and Kerr? How many did Russell win with Auerbach running the show? How many did Kareem win when he didn't have an all-time great point guard to pass him the ball. Every player needs All-star help. People who bring up the Pippen/Jordan ring thing are silly.

Wilts's job was not scoring it was defence so points mean nothing and the number of titles only applies to teams not individuals there are plenty of players who suck and have been on championship teams so all your points are meaningless lmao.@@RatedRex1

How by scoring 6?

If he had only been THAT way against Bill Russell... 😂

He was just one man who can not beat a whole team and Wilts' team lost by 7 points combined in the playoffs against Russell's so it could have gone the other way despite Russell having a much better team. Is it just me or are people not too bright.@@ednunez7682

You ever hear of a man named Bill Russell?

Yes, and he was a winner and a great team player who helped the Celtics win but the strange thing despite Wilt having the much less talented teams they only lost by 1 or 2 points in the playoffs so the game with a bounce here or there it could be Wilt with all the rings.@@steverenom.299

because shaq was a show off and dunking was all he’s good for

kareem has always been insecure about wilt

He never mentions it because it never happened. It's your imagination. A$$ kicked? 202-59 in points over the 6 games. Kareem pissed on Chamberlain. Kareem broke even On the boards, Jabber even dished out more assists in than series. Chamberlain averaged 10 points a game for the entire series. Poor old Wilt shot 43%. Be serious please. Jabbar GOAT.

​​@@patek9789 You got that backwards. Who was the one on TV bad mouthing the other? Chamberlain was jealous of Jabbar plain and simple. They had their differences but Wilt couldn't control his jealousy. He felt like Kareem took everything from him. The scoring record also remember who broke the Lakers 33 game winning streak on National TV. The Bucks lead by Jabbar broke it on Jan 9th 1972. Kareem only dumped 39 points, 20 rebounds and 10 blocks on the Lakers that day. Wilt must have an excuse for that too.

@@realg5276 kareem claims wilt was jeolous of him because wilt non stop talked about how bad his rebounding is which is true. kareem literally got swept in the finals because of his terrible rebounding. so who’s really the insecure one? wilt could care less about that scoring record he knows that if he had kept scoring and didn’t stop to pass that he would have 50,000 points at the least even despite that bald headed freak playing for 20+ years. oh is that game one of the only few times he out-rebounded wilt? yeah kareem scored 39 points on 39 FGA. how about you talk about how Wilt forced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar into 13 turnovers and blocks 4 of his shots in a 112-105 Lakers win. (Nov 23, 1971) also was 35 years old at the time while kareem was 24 and got out-rebounded 26-17. or how about when wilt 1972 NBA Playoffs - recorded 9 blocks, 6 blocks on Kareem. (Apr 15, 1972) Or how about when Wilt Chamberlain to Close Out The 72 Bucks: 2 GP (2 Wins) 46.5 MPG 16.0 PPG 25.0 RPG 4.0 APG 66.7 FG% (7.5 FGA) 80.0 FT% (7.5 FTA) 74.1 TS% 10 BLKs in Game 6* Held Kareem to more FGA than PTS; 32.5 PPG 41.4 FG% (35.0 FGA) 100.0 FT% (3.5 FTA) 44.5 TS% (-5.3 rTS%) or how about Wilt Chamberlain drops 20 points, 24 rebounds and 9 blocks against Kareem and the Bucks. (Apr 23, 1972) i can keep going too bum

@@realg5276 you there little bum ass kareem fan?

Five more titles

@@tomschoenke5519 Ik 5. But what I ment was he was gifted 4. He actually earned 2.

First off, you misspelled the last part of his last name. Abdul-Jabbar. With an A. Next, it's your opinion, and it may be valid about the Celtics and Russell, but I have no doubt that Kareem would've given Bill Russell something he'd never seen either. But for you to say he was "lucky" to win 4 titles and earn two is the hallmark of a highly biased and uninformed fan. No real expert would contend this.

Jabber was short for Abdul-Jabber! Hello if you want to honest his birthday name given by his own parents was Alcinder. But I'm OK with you correcting me for not using his whole last name. Abdul Jabber was still overrated! And yes I think he would've been beat by those Russell Celtics. They team was to deep!

And I watched everyone of those games of the SHOWTIME LAKERS! That was my Era that I grew up in! And I'm from Socal. So I know my Lakers. And the Captain was over the hill in the 80's. If KAREEM was in better shape? And Magic not retiring so early? I think we'd have more rings!!

Interesting though in this series Jabbar matched Wilt on the boards. He actually outrebounded Chamberlain in 3 of the 6 games. Kareem alway got a bad rap for his rebounding and defense. He was as good a shot Blocker as Wilt. Plenty of clips of Kareem swatting Chamberlain's finger rolls and even some of his dunks which took guts. If you took Wilt over Kareem you would be making a mistake. Who are you going to give the ball to at crunch time? Perhaps a last possession? Wilt didn't want the ball and couldn't make free throws. Jabbar was $ with that hook at clutch time and even famously made the game winning free throws in the 1988 finals at age 41. Coach Riley still called his #. That why Kareem is the GOAT among centers.

@@realg5276 at that time, Jabbar was in his prime and Chamberlain was 34 and slowed from knee injuries. Bottom line is you can argue GOAT for both and have a solid case.

Wilt is my goat Kareem is my number 6@@realg5276

You gonna take some sh^t an announcer says and use it to prove that Wilt is not better than Jordan? Only Jordan gobblers say this kind of stuff, because deep down in their hearts, they KNOW Wilt was better. So they use this and that to show how Wilt isn't "worthy" of being the best. BUT he is. The GOAT can be anything you want it to be. That's why they go to great lengths to make it seem like Russell was better than him. It's almost comical.

True, Wilt as a Lakers well as a Warrior also didn't always play hard, that said he was always available .... can't say that about many of today's stars

With the minutes per game he was asked to play, I don't think even Wilt would have held up to play with this intensity, all of the time. Besides, I believe the officials were still hacked off because of Jabbar pole axing Hairston, while he was already down and hurt, and they had plumb put away their whistles here, where Jabbar and Wilt were concerned, otherwise both would have fouled out. I think the officials had decided to let these 2 big men determine the outcome of this game. Statistically, totaling both ends of the court, Wilt is #1, plain as day.

@@wmden1 I will say this in defense of Wilt. He was physically beaten worse than any player in NBA history when he first entered the NBA. Regardless, when Wilt wanted to play, no one could touch him.

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Well said. Thanks, from a Wilt fan.

Yes in that time Bucs played in Western Conference. Lakers won later championship over NY K. 3rd season for Kareem Abudl Jabbar in Nba. 36y old Wilt Chamberlain.

Wilt outscored him by a few points that first meeting, just to prove a point even though he had switched to a defensive emphasis with LA.

West finals would mean what to you exactly

Kareem was also in his early 20’s while Chamberlain was in his mid 30’s and had just come off of knee surgery.

He only played Kareem once before his career ending eventually knee injury and in that game he had 25 points and 19 rebounds compared to Lew's 20 and 11.@@someoldguy5316

Game 6 Wilt got sick of hearing Kareem was the new sheriff in town so Wilt said its time to teach this punk some manners and he shut him down dipper style. He was old but still the alpha dog.

Wilt was on his last leg and hung in there against the spry Jabbar. Wilt was never a great team player until his last couple of seasons

Yeah,that's why he has the most mvps,r u a millennial?

WHAT!!!????

Kareem was a great Center.... a great offensive player, but average defender... for his height and athletism he should have had way more rebounds and blocks.... 11.7 rbs career, 3 blocks average?? Barkley had more rebounds per game.... Kareem's best points was his longevity..... although his last 5 years were marginal...

Jabbar overrated? 🐂 Sh@# if he is!

@@Davek7110 uh yeah. 85 at age 38 he was the finals MVP, at age FORTY he has 32 points in a game 6 clincher against the Boston Celtics. In 88 he was a key part of a back to back 🏆. Marginal? Hardly!

You who?

@@Whity447I saw them all play-live. SAKNB

🤣🤣🏀

@@Whity447 LOL

@@larryaldama1673 OK

No the records show Wilt was better offensively and defensively that's where I educate the ignorant. Wilts' job for the Lakers was defense and defense period he was told to pass not score that is where young fans get confused. When Wilts' job was to score he averaged in the mid-40s higher than Jordan and Jabbars.

They weren't called so that's not relevant.

@@georgejones2863 They were not called because they did not want Bucks to whup dat ass, again. It was relevant, that is why I pointed it out, clown. The NBA was a farce back then. Did the same thing to Bucks in '72, '73 and '74. Couldnt stand a small market winning, so they fixed. it. Bucks should have beat the Lakers [Los Angeles, and the Knicks and Boston those years! They should have won 4 straight titles, but for the referees! It is relevant.

Take Kareem 19-20 years to broke Wilt scoring record. He wasn't able to break his rebounds records in 20 years. Kareem was a soft rebounds for a 7-2 center.

Wilt wasn't a scorer at this stage of his career he was a defender ! West & Baylor were scorer at that Lakers! Also, Wilt wasn't the same after injuries that happened to him! If blocks counted, he was probably on triple-double most of the games!

I agree, titles off. Anyway, here is another way to look at the stats. Kareem averaged 33.7 points on 32.8 shots and a FG% of 45.7%. During the season, he averaged 34.8 points on 24.9 shots with a FG% of 57.4%. This means he scored one less point on 8 more shots than he would have. Statistically, this was by far his best season ever. Wilt did an outstanding job on defense.

Wilt's knee was a mess, surgery in 1970 was not like today neither was re-hab and even tougher at 34....just consider that when you compare him with a young Kareem

I watched these games as a 13-14 year old in NYC and a Knicks "Fanatic"....one of the most underrated teams of that era won two chips a few years apart. They beat The Lakers and Mr. Chamberlain in the 72' Finals on Mr. Willis Reed's Inspirational effort while Walt "CLyde"Frazier, Dave "Charlie Hustle" DeBushere, Bill "The Senator" Bradley and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe earned their way into The Hall Of Fame. What many are not privy to is that Kareem was Mentored to a degree by Mr. Chamberlain Socially and in Basketball as well. He was already past his Prime when Kareem came into the League. Its no accident that Kareem became The Laker Center after Mr. Chamberlain Retired. It was The Changing Of The Guard.

Wilt was getting old. He was almost 36 going against a man who was 24.

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 my thots too!! Jabbar was the Bucks offense..... Wilt slowed him down a lot.... Jabbar had to shoot way more to maintain his scoring....he missed a lot more shots.... His team lost in 6 games. Wilt was just a small part of the offense by then..... West, Goodrich and Hairston were the offense.... So point comparisons have to see that. Game 6... Wilt took over....

Wilt Chamberlain to Close Out The 72 Bucks: 2 GP (2 Wins) 46.5 MPG 16.0 PPG 25.0 RPG 4.0 APG 66.7 FG% (7.5 FGA) 80.0 FT% (7.5 FTA) 74.1 TS% 10 BLKs in Game 6* Held Kareem to more FGA than PTS; 32.5 PPG 41.4 FG% (35.0 FGA) 100.0 FT% (3.5 FTA) 44.5 TS% (-5.3 rTS%) kareem had to shoot over 33+ shots to average 30 points. wilt completely outplayed him your obv not looking at efficiency. it’s crazy y’all say wilt was a stat padded when kareem was shooting 33+ shots the whole series 😂