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Personal awards: Nine-time All-Star, five-time first Team All-NBA, two-time second Team All-NBA, All-Star Game MVP
Career averages: 26.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.2 spg, 0.8 bpg on 51.1 FG%
Closest he pertained to winning: Two Western Conference Finals looks, one Eastern Conference Finals look

The Iceman George Gervin ended up Top 3 in the MVP vote 3 straight seasons from 1977 and 1980, leading the league in scoring in all 3 of those projects. He didn’t experience that much playoff success in those years, however, as his San Antonio Spurs just won one playoff series because stretch. To this day, Gervin is remembered even more for his scoring expertise than for his group success.

That may be a bit unreasonable, nevertheless, as Gervin did make 2 Western Conference Finals looks and one Eastern Conference Finals look in his profession, all as a member of the Spurs (they transferred to the Western Conference in 1980-81).

Gervin’s finest opportunity to a minimum of make a Finals look in his profession was available in 1978-79, when he and Spurs took the ruling champ Washington Bullets to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, a series in which Gervin was stunning, balancing 31.0 points and 6.3 rebounds on 52.4 percent shooting.

Game 7 was a timeless, too, with Gervin going off for 42 points on 16-of-31 shooting to choose 6 rebounds and 3 takes however it wouldn’t suffice, as Washington took home the triumph 107-105 to seal another journey to the NBA Finals.

Hall-of-Famer Bob Dandridge struck a late game-winner because video game and Gervin wasn’t able to get the ball to get a last shot up for San Antonio, as Washington sealed the triumph and the series.

Gervin was definitely a much better playoff entertainer than he may be kept in mind for today (not winning a title will do that), considering he made 8 straight playoff looks with the Spurs upon the franchise signing up with the NBA in 1976-77 – and balanced 27.9 points on 50.8 percent shooting in the postseason NBA looks.

He simply didn’t have adequate aid to get him over that bulge to win a champion in his NBA profession.

Had NBA gamers been enabled to bet Team U.S.A. in the Olympics throughout his prime, Gervin may not be on this list. Unfortunately, that simply wasn’t the case yet. He likewise didn’t have any luck winning any group honor throughout his time in the ABA, reaching one semifinal in 1976, falling in 7 video games to Julius Erving and the New Jersey Nets. The 2 ultimate NBA legends had one heck of a back-and-forth because series, with the Iceman balancing 27 and 9 and Dr. J setting up 32, 11 and 5 to take the triumph.