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Did Jerry West win a title as a player?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 12/9/2022

Yes he did. Jerry West won an NBA championship in 1972 with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers defeated the New York Knickerbockers 4 games to 1 in the 1972 NBA finals.

He helped lead his team during the 1971-72 season, with 25.8 PPG, 9.7 APG and 4.2 RPG.

West finally won an NBA championship in 1972, after losing in the NBA finals 7 times previous to 1972 (and once the following year).

1962 NBA Finals - Lost to the Boston Celtics
1963 NBA Finals - Lost to the Boston Celtics
1965 NBA Finals - Lost to the Boston Celtics
1966 NBA Finals - Lost to the Boston Celtics
1968 NBA Finals - Lost to the Boston Celtics
1969 NBA Finals - Lost to the Boston Celtics
1970 NBA Finals - Lost to the New York Knickerbockers
1972 NBA Finals - Defeated the New York Knickerbockers
1973 NBA Finals - Lost to the New York Knickerbockers

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∙ 14y ago

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