Back to the Boston Celtics Newsfeed

Your Morning Dump… Where Wilt loses to Russell again, and it’s his own fault

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.

Wilt’s infamous failure to win as frequently as Russell has a solid excuse: his supporting casts were almost never as good as the ones Russell had in Boston. When they were good — like in 1967 in Philadelphia (with Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham) and 1972 in Los Angeles (Jerry West, Gail Goodrich) — they were incredible. Both teams won the title, and each set the record for most wins in a season.