Pettit followed up his dominant 1960-61 campaign by averaging 18.7 rebounds the following season. He also averaged a career ...

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When the Pacers and Thunder play Sunday, it will be the 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history. Take a look at how the other 19 played out.

Bob Pettit had the third-highest scoring total in a Game 7. He had 39 for the St. Louis Hawks against the Celtics in 1957 ... and Boston won that game as well. The highest-scoring Game 7s in a winning ...

Bob Pettit had the third-highest scoring total in a Game 7. He had 39 for the St. Louis Hawks against the Celtics in 1957 … and Boston won that game as well.

Cliff Hagan and Bob Pettit, Hawks Not the Atlanta Hawks, the St. Louis Hawks. Hagan and Pettit were the first members of the finals 40-30 club. — April 5, 1961: Hagan scored 40, Pettit scored 30 and ...

Cliff Hagan and Bob Pettit, Hawks Not the Atlanta Hawks, the St. Louis Hawks. Hagan and Pettit were the first members of the finals 40-30 club.

Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks was named to the All-NBA First Team every year from 1955 to 1964.

Atlanta's best and an all-time great from the St. Louis days It would be difficult to argue that Trae Young has joined the conversation with Dominique Wilkins and Bob Pettit.

Among the highlights was his 1957 NBA Championship ring, awarded after the Celtics defeated the Bob Pettit-led St. Louis Hawks in that year's Finals.