Remembering the life of NBA legend Jerry West

Remembering NBA legend Jerry West's greatest moments after his death at the age of 86 on Wednesday

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00:00 In 1972, West led the Lakers on an unprecedented run.

00:05 They set an NBA record with a historic 33-game win streak

00:10 and capped it off triumphantly by defeating the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

00:15 The game and the waiting were over. The Lakers had won the NBA championship.

00:22 Jerry West retired from the NBA in 1974.

00:26 Even though his playing days were behind him, his career in basketball was just getting started.

00:32 West became the architect of eight Laker championship teams, five in the Showtime era of the 1980s.

00:40 My years in the NBA is the ultimate challenge in your life.

00:44 But a lot of thrills, a lot of excitement, and I think that's what,

00:49 if you love basketball, as I've done all my life, that's what the game is all about.

00:55 [MUSIC]