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Obsessive perfectionism and a deadly jump shot made Jerry West, who died on Wednesday at age 86, one of the greatest guards in NBA history.His uncompromising will to win and encyclopedic knowledge of the game also made him one of the league's all-time great executives.An All-Star in all 14 years of his playing career with the Lakers, West became a byword for brilliance.
Startlingly, West's relentless drive to succeed yielded just one NBA title, in 1972.West's Lakers reached the NBA Finals nine times. Their eight defeats included six to the Boston Celtics.In the seventh game of the 1969 championship series, West played with a leg injury and had 42 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists as the Lakers succumbed to the Celtics yet again.
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