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OAKLAND — Al Attles, who coached the Warriors to the greatest upset in NBA Finals history as part of more than six decades with the franchise, died on Wednesday at his East Bay home. He was 87.
In all, Attles spent 13-plus seasons drawing up plays, the longest tenure for a Warriors coach. His teams went 557-518 in the regular season, earned six playoff berths and won two division titles. But when the team traded power forward Woody Sauldsberry to the St. Louis Hawks, Attles stuck with it and wound up with a playing career that lasted 11 seasons. He averaged 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists over 711 regular-season games.
“Any time a fight would break out in the days that was there, you knew that your guy was going to be taken to the floor. Gently, but you’re going to the floor, so that you cannot land any blow against a Golden State Warrior.”
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