FILE - Los Angeles Lakers greats pose after the unveiling of a statue of Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers player Elgin Baylor, second from left, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles in this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. From left are Jerry West, Baylor, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, musician Bill Withers, and Shaquille O'Neal. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers' 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, of natural causes. He was 86. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Career highlights of Elgin Baylor, who died Monday at 86:
1958 - Takes Seattle University to the NCAA finals for the first and only time. His team loses to Kentucky.
1958 - Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers with the No. 1 overall pick.
1959 - Scores 55 points in a game, the third-highest total ever at the time.
1959 - Takes the Lakers to the NBA Finals, where they lose to the Boston Celtics.
1959 - Voted NBA Rookie of the Year
1960 - Becomes the first NBA player to crack the 70-point barrier, scoring 71 against the New York Knicks.
1961 - Scores 61 points in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and sets a playoff scoring record that stands for 24 years.
1962 - Averages 38.3 points a game and again takes Lakers to NBA Finals.
1971 - Retires from the Lakers
1977 - Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
1986 - Hired as vice president of basketball operations by the Los Angeles Clippers.
2006 - Voted NBA Executive of the Year
FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Elgin Baylor drives against the Boston Celtics during the NBA championship game in Boston, in this April 19, 1962, file photo. Celtics' Tom Sanders (19) is at right. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers' 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, of natural causes. He was 86. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side. (AP Photo/File)
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