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Message: [QUOTE="phillydad, post: 209260, member: 755"] As much as I loved Wilt growing up in Philly in the 60s, and despised anything Boston, there were times when Wilt came up small in instances Russell never would have. Apr 1968 - Game 7, Sixers blow a 3-1 Series lead and lose to Boston as Wilt takes 2 shots in the 2nd half. A Russell team would never blow a 3-1 series lead. And I never heard anyone question why Wilt didn't go to work on Willis in game 7 May 1970 vs the Knicks. I realize that his offensive game wasn't the same as years before at this point in his career but he did have 40+ pts in Game 6 and Reed could hardly move. Russell had a Jordan/Tiger/Bob Gibson refuse to lose mentality. Wilt never did. [/QUOTE]