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Abdul-Jabbar played in 95 percent of his team's regular-season games during his career, [112] including 80 or more games in 11 of his 20 seasons. Five times he played in all 82 games. [ 163 ] After claiming his sixth and final MVP in 1980, he continued to average above 20 points in the following six seasons, [ 1 ] including 23 points per game ...
On the Lakers possession, Darryl Dawkins was trying to front Abdul-Jabbar but to no avail as Magic threw a pass overhead so only Erving stood between Kareem and the basket. Abdul-Jabbar, bad ankle and all, dunked emphatically over Erving and drew the foul with 33 seconds left. He converted the 3-point play to take a 106–103 lead.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks among the NBA's all-time leaders in points scored, minutes and games played, and rebounds, and he led his teams to six NBA titles.. Some of his records are getting ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Norm Nixon (10) The Summit 13,985 39–20 60 February 15 Dallas: W 107-99: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Norm Nixon (9) The Forum 11,920 40–20 61 February 17 New York: W 96-87: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Michael Cooper (11) Michael Cooper (9) The Forum 13,279 41–20 62 ...
The three-point field goal was introduced in the NBA at the start of the 1979–80 season. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] To qualify for the scoring title, a player must appear in at least 58 games (out of 82). However, a player who appears in fewer than 58 games may qualify as annual scoring leader if his point total would have given him the greatest average ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots a sky hook over Clippers player Benoit Benjamin during a November 1987 game at the Forum. (Los Angeles Times)::
Abdul-Jabbar drop-stepped and sky-hooked his way to 38,387 points, passing Wilt Chamberlain in 1984 with a sky hook on the right wing against the Utah Jazz, then putting the record nearly out of ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the Lakers' primary half-court option. The most important component of Showtime was the Lakers' fast break. [12] In a typical sequence, rebounders such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kurt Rambis, and A.C. Green would quickly release an outlet pass to Johnson, who would race down the court and distribute the ball to players such as Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy, Byron Scott, and ...