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Period: to
1st African American player in NBA
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Minneapolis Lakers win 5th title in 6yrs.
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Boston Celtics win their 1st championship
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Celtics win 1959 title
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Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single game
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J. Walter Kennedy named president of the NBA
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Los Angeles Lakers defeat NYK in 1972 NBA Finals
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3 point field goal introduced
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Larry Bird & Magic Johnson start their rookie seasons
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Chris Ford scores NBA first 3 Point Field-Goal