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  1.                                  the season  before, but 
  2.                                 Elgin turned his new team
  3.                                 completely around. As a
  4.                                 rookie, he averaged 24.9
  5.                                 points, 15 rebounds, and 
  6. 4.1 assists per game, and led the Lakers to
  7. the NBA Finals, in which they lost to the 
  8. Boston Celtics.
  9.  
  10. But ElginΓÇÖs best was still to come. In the 
  11. 1961-62 season, because of military service, 
  12. he played in only 48 games, yet he averaged 
  13. 38.3 points per game! The next season, 
  14. Elgin played a full schedule and averaged 
  15. 34 points a game.
  16.  
  17. Elgin spent his entire career with the 
  18. Lakers, moving with them to Los 
  19. Angeles, in 1960. But he never played