Sports Greatest Championship Performances

Bill Russell vs. the Lakers (Game 7 of the 1962 finals) - In 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game and Oscar Robertson averaged a triple double for the entire year. Bill Russell’s stats were not as jaw dropping but he won the M.V.P., a championship, and had one of the greatest performances in playoff history.

In game seven of the 1962 finals Russell scored 30 points in a game that went into overtime. Doesn’t really raise any eyebrows. Did I mention that he pulled down 40 rebounds?

That mark still stands as the most rebounds in a finals game. More importantly, Russell led the Celtics to the first of six wins against the Lakers in the finals during the 1960’s.