bill russell has the most titles in the nba.
bill russell has the most titles in the nba.
who has the most titles in the nba?
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in contrast to the celtics dynasty of the 1960s, the 1970s were a decade of parity in the nba, with eight different champions and no back-to-back winners. at the college level, the ucla bruins, under coach john wooden, built the greatest dynasty in ncaa basketball history, winning seven consecutive titles between 1967 and 1973. ucla had already won two consecutive titles in 1964 and 1965 with teams that pressed and emphasized guard play. after not winning in 1966, wooden's teams changed their style when lew alcindor became eligible. he led ucla to three championships-in 1967, 68' and 69'-while winning the first naismith college player of the year award. during his college career, the ncaa enacted a ban on dunking primarily because of alcindor's dominant use of the shot. his entrance into the nba with the milwaukee bucks in 1969 was timely, as bill russell had just retired and wilt chamberlain was 33 years old and increasingly plagued by injuries. after leading the bucks to the 1971 nba championship, teamed up with legendary point guard oscar robertson, alcindor, who had converted to islam, changed his name to kareem abdul-jabbar. in 1975, abdul-jabbar was traded to the los angeles lakers, and, after the arrival of point guard magic johnson in 1980, formed part of a new lakers dynasty that won five nba titles (1980, '82, '85, '87, '88). in addition, abdul-jabbar won six regular-season mvp awards (1971, '72, '74, '76, '77, '80). at 7'2" (2.18 m), 235 pounds (106 kg), he lacked the strength of chamberlain in his prime, but had a longer wingspan and ultimately proved more durable, adhering to a strict physical-fitness regime that enabled him to play for twenty years, the longest career in nba history at the time. offensively, he was best known for his trademark 'skyhook' hook-shot, almost impossible to block because of his height and wingspan. his career record of 38,387 points has yet to be broken. defensively, the 1973–74 season was the first in which the number of blocked shots were kept, and, over the next seven years, kareem led the league in this statistic or finished second.
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