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Which Buffalo Brave pulled down the most offensive rebounds in one half?
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Bill's most rewarding season with the Trail Blazers was 1976-77 when the club won the NBA Championship. In the finals vs. 76ers he averaged 19 Rebounds per game and 3.67 Blocks.
A third-round draft choice out of University of Washington where he was the Huskies' fifth leading all-time scorer, George became a starter for the Squires in 1971-72 when injuries sidelined Neil Johnson and Doug Moe. From the 15-to-18-foot range, George is deadly. He carries better than a 50% mark and it has earned him the nickname of "Hawkeye."
Height? Hunger? No, the quality that makes Dikembe one of the NBA's greatest shot-blockers, the five-time NBA leader says, is patience. "Patience comes from studying the tapes and knowing the opponent," he says. Mutombo has been patient enough to rise to seventh on the all-time list of swats (passing Robert Parish last season) - but first in blocks per game (3.57).
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