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re: 40 years ago, Pistol Pete won the NBA scoring title ...

Posted on 2/17/17 at 5:39 pm to
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 2/17/17 at 5:39 pm to
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He played a few exhibition games with Dr. J when the Hawks thought they had his rights. They were a match made in heaven with Pete averaging 14 assists/game and winning big


Doctor J said he has great memories of the two preseason games with Pete. He said if you were open, Pete would get you the ball.
Those two would have made Atlanta a basketball town.

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He goes to the Celtics and becomes a role player but retires because of his knee issues


Pete's knee wasn't the problem, his head was. He could still play. He scored 38 in the intrasquad game and retired the next day.
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