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January 9th, 1972-Los Angeles Lakers’ 33 game winning streak comes to an end

By: Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief • January 9, 2025
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In 1971, the Lakers continued to establish their reputation as one the most dominant teams in the NBA during the late 60s and early 70s. Led by Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, they began what is still the longest winning streak in NBA history.

The winning streak came to an end against league MVP and future Laker, Kareem Abdul Jabaar and the Bucks. Abdul-Jabaar led the charge, scoring 39 points against Chamberlain’s usually impressive defense. West led the Lakers with 20 points but had little backup with the second highest scorer being Chamberlain with just 15 points.

The Lakers would still go on to win the 1972 championship and went down as one of the most dominant teams in NBA history.

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Dylan Miller
Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief
Dylan Miller is currently a Senior at Colonia High School. He enjoys participating in sports, earning varsity letters in cross country, winter track and spring track. In addition to participating in sports, Miller also follows the NFL, NBA and MLB. Scouting is a large part of Miller’s extracurricular activities as an Eagle Scout. At this level he will learn more about leadership and communication, which Miller is eager to add to his skill set as he prepares for college. When he’s not busy in school or running, he enjoys watching TV shows like Ted Lasso. He also likes listening to sports analysts Colin Cowherd, Jim Rome or Dan Patrick. He aspires to work in the sports field and run track in college.