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Full Name: Jerry Alan West Nicknames: "Mr. Clutch ", "Zeke from Cabin Creek", "The Logo" Position: Point guard Jersey Number: 44 Birth date: May 28, 1938 Place of Birth: Cheylan, WV, USA Plays: Right-handed Teams: Los Angeles Lakers (1960-61 / 1973-74) NBA Seasons: 14 Team Titles won:
NBA Championships: 1 - 1971-72 Personal Titles and Awards: NBA Finals MVP: 1 - 1960 Career highlights: Best Websites: Lakers Universe, LakersWeb.net Other interesting information: his influence in the NBA was so strong that the silhouette of a basketball player dribbling you can see in the NBA logo is the figure of Jerry West. Jerry West nickname, "Mr. Clutch", was not an exaggeration, he was one of the best basketball players in the crucial moments. A perfectionist of the game, West didn't give up until he got an NBA championship. Even though he was one of the best players ever and is at the top ten in almost every historical stat, he played in an era dominated by the by Red Auerbach's Boston Celtics. He lost six NBA finals in the hands of Bill Russell, John Havlicek and Sam Jones and then another against the Knicks. But his days of glory finally arrived in the 1971-72 season. Coached by Bill Sharman and led by West, Wilt Chamberlain and Gail Goodrich the Lakers won 33 consecutive games in the season, still a record for all U.S. professional sports. Jerry West averaged 25.8 points and a league best 9.7 assists. The Lakers finished with a 69-13 record, the NBA's best until Michael Jordan and his Bulls broke the mark with 72-10 record. The 1972 playoffs were easy for a consolidated basketball group that won 12 of 15 games, beating the New York Knicks 4-1 in the Finals. |
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