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🏀On May 12, 1974 the Boston Celtics won their 12th NBA championship with a 102-87 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Dave Cowens led the Celtics with 28 points and 14 rebounds while John Havlicek (who was named NBA Finals MVP) finished with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. The Celtics decided to abandon man-to-man defense and double and triple team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who still scored 26 points. This marked Boston’s first title in the "post-Bill Russell era

208K views · 4.6K reactions | On this day in 1974… Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knocked down his signature sky-hook before time expired in double OT to force a Game 7 in the NBA Finals against Boston! #NBA75  | NBA | Facebook

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Bill Russell challenged Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Shaquille O’Neal and David Robinson at the #NBAAwards 😂 | NBA TV