The Los Angeles Lakers obviously play on the side of the angels. Their starting center, Darrall Imhoff, is one of the shortest in pro basketball, at 6 ft. 9 in., and boasts a lifetime scoring average of only 6.3 points per game.
Their best guard, Jerry West, is accident prone. Their best forward, Elgin Baylor, is a 33-year-old with two bad knees. Their coach, Bill van Breda Kolff, is a first-year man who learned his trade in the Ivy League. Yet, after losing 22 of their first 44 games this year, they have...
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