Mikan Leads Lakers To 1st NBA Title Despite Broken Hand; Game 5, 1949 NBA Finals:
“When we think of playing hurt in the NBA Finals, we think of Willis Reed. But the NBA’s original dominant big man, George Mikan, played Game 5 of the 1949 Finals with a cast on his broken wrist. He scored 22 points as the Lakers went on to win their first-ever NBA title. His scoring tear also gave him a then-record 303 points in one postseason (10 games). It was the first of five NBA titles for Mikan and the Lakers, the NBA’s first dynasty.” – NBA.com