Decade Summary: The 1960s were simply a decade of domination for Bill Russell and his Boston Celtics. In Russell's 13 years in the league from 1956 to 1969, he won 11 titles for his team. Other key contributors to those Celtics include Sam Jones, John Havlicek, and Bob Cousy. Before Russell, George Mikan dominated the league with the Los Angeles (then Minneapolis) Lakers from 1946 to 1956, as he was the very first true basketball superstar. After Mikan came Bob Pettit, who took control with the Atlanta (then St. Louis) Hawks from 1955 to 1965, but after that it was all Celtics. Their biggest competition came from the Lakers, who featured two Hall of Famers: Jerry "Mr. Clutch" West and Elgin Baylor, but year after year Boston just kept winning. Perhaps the most talented player of this decade was Wilt Chamberlain, who bounced from team to team, setting countless records that still haven't been touched to this day. Unfortunately, Chamberlain's teams were never very good, and it wasn't until the early 1970s, after Russell had retired, when he teamed up with West and Baylor in LA did any of the three ever win a title. The same holds true for longtime Cincinatti Royal (Sacramento Kings) Oscar "Mr. Triple Double" Robertson, who finally won a ring in 1971 with the Milwaukee Bucks and their young superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Which is a nice segway to the next decade...