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  1.                                  shooting. He took 22 
  2.                                  shots from the field and
  3.                                  made 21of them!
  4.  
  5.                                  Bill was the Portland Trail 
  6. BlazersΓÇÖ first pick in the 1974 NBA draft. By 
  7. 1977, the Trail Blazers were NBA cham-
  8. pions and Bill was MVP of the playoffs. Bill
  9. led the league in rebounding and blocked
  10. shots per game that year. In 1978, Bill was
  11. voted league MVP despite missing 24
  12. games with a foot injury.
  13.  
  14. Bill played with the San Diego Clippers (now 
  15. the Los Angeles Clippers) from 1979 to
  16. 1982. He joined the Boston Celtics for the
  17. 1985-86 season, helping them win the 
  18. NBA championship. The following 
  19. season, another injury forced him