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  1.                                  the Sixers to 68 wins in the
  2.                                  regular season, the most 
  3.                                  in NBA history at  that time.
  4.                                  Philadelphia made it to the
  5.                                  NBA Finals and beat San
  6. Francisco for the NBA championship. The 
  7. next season, Wilt concentrated on his 
  8. passing and became the only center ever to
  9. lead the league in assists.
  10.  
  11. Wilt was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers
  12. for the 1968-69 season and stayed with the
  13. team until his retirement in 1973. His final
  14. triumph came at the age of 35: Wilt led the
  15. NBA in field-goal percentage and rebounding,
  16. and he helped lead his team to a record 69
  17. wins and the 1972 championship. 
  18.