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The second game was a flipflop. The Knicks, with their customary clawing defense, lost the ball only nine times while forcing the Lakers into 19 costly turnovers. Reed, Jerry Lucas and Phil Jackson, a 6-ft. 8-in. gangle-shanks who uses his elbows like scythes, cut Chamberlain down to size by the simple expedient of climbing up his back. It was a sensible risk; Wilt the Stilt is the worst foul shooter in N.B.A. history and, true to form, he missed eight of nine attempts from the charity line. West, as usual, missed hardly anything, hitting for a game-high total of 32 points. Proving once again that they are the best-balanced team in the league, the Knicks had five scorers in double figures as they outlasted the Lakers 99-95.
Frazier, who contributed 20 points and was his old playmaking self, won back his pride. All that remained as the two teams moved on to New York was to determine who had enough pride to win that $ 100,000 profit.