Kareem had some of his worst playoff performances when Nate Thurmond guarded him in the 1972 WCSF Kareem was held to 22ppg on 40 shooting and held to 22 on 42 in the 1973 WCSF The clip shown is the elimination game of the 1973 WCSF

Lew Alcindor later known as Kareem 1965 High School

Bill Russell asking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is there anyone that today that gets you up at allKareem Ted StepienBill Russell cannot stop laughing May 1982Ted Stepien was widely considered one of the worst and most incompetent owners in NBA history

John Salley's Block Party on Bird McHale and Ainge in Conference ClincherGame 6 of the 1988 Eastern Conference FinalsJune 3 1988

Landry Shamet full FOOTAGE vs San Antonio Spurs 115-111 L - Game 3 - 2026 NBA Finals3 Points on 18 FG 125 17 from 3 143 4 Rebounds 2 Off Rebs 2 Assists ZERO turnovers 1 Block 5 PF and a - of -20 game worst - by far in 2324 minutes played off the bench

Wilt's finest hour finally eliminating Russell and ending the Celtics' 8-year-straight championship run The 1966-67 Sixers are the only playoff team to beat the Celtics when Russell was healthy

The Barkley before Barkley some sources had Wes Unseld's height as low as 6'5 12 However despite competing in a golden age of centers against guys like Wilt Kareem Russell Reed etc he managed to still be a monstrous rebounder