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1970: Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, ... Baylor scored a then-NBA record 71 points (and pulled down 25 rebounds) in a 123-108 Lakers road win over the New York Knicks.

Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday of natural causes. Baylor, 86, played a major role in revolutionizing basketball from a ground-bound sport into an aerial show.

Willis Reed, the heart and soul of the Knicks’ most recent NBA championship teams, and the man who gave New York City sports one of its most iconic moments, died Tuesday. He was 80.

Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game.

I fell in love with Elgin Baylor’s talent in 1957. His college performance with Seattle University’s basketball team was spectacular. It was Seattle versus the University of Connecticut in New ...

Los Angeles Laker Egin Baylor after scoring 71 points in a game against the New York Knicks. (Bettmann / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to ...

Baylor became the first NBA player to surpass 70 points with a 71-point game Dec. 11, 1960, against New York. ... RELATED: Elgin Baylor, silky-smooth Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86.