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The 1960-61 Boston Celtics
The Celtics were primed to win the 1961 NBA World Championship title over the St. Louis Hawks thanks to the efforts of three team leaders. Bill Russell averaged 23.9 rebounds per game and Bob Cousy 7.7 assists per game, while Bill Sharman shot over 92 percent from the free-throw line. Though Sharman retired at the […]
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The Key to a Dynasty
Celtics owner Walter A. Brown and All-Star Bill Sharman greeted the team’s newest player, University of San Francisco star Bill Russell, and his newlywed wife Rose (the pair were just married the week before) with a giant key to the city of Boston. Russell led the Celtics to NBA World Championship titles in 11 of […]
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The Last Team Before the Dynasty
The 1955-56 Celtics would be the final squad to take the court before Boston began its remarkable dynasty. Paced by playmakers such as Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman and Jim Loscutoff, this squad was ready to elevate the Celtics to the next level.
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The One that Started It All
Members of the 1956-57 NBA World Championship team, the first in Celtics history, put their signature on this basketball. Led by Head Coach Red Auerbach, the Celtics prevailed in the series’ remarkable double-overtime Game 7 against the St. Louis Hawks. Bill Russell tied the game at the end of regulation, then blocked a Hawks shot […]
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The Red Auerbach Playbook
Red Auerbach famously had only seven plays to run against the opposition. Once, after Bill Sharman noticed that teams had picked up on the plays, Auerbach tried to change the numbers around. The next game was chaos. Sharman later wrote, “Cousy calls ‘Two!’ and half the guys are running our old two play which is […]
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The Sharman Shootaround
Prolific scorer Bill Sharman took aim at the basket during a game against the Syracuse Nationals. Outside of his accomplishments on the court, Sharman was responsible for a basketball tradition that continues to the present day: the shootaround. “I would just go to the gym and take a few shots, but I noticed that I […]
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Watch: From Bob to Bill
Not many players could assist like Bob Cousy. Take a look at this smooth Cousy pass to teammate Bill Sharman, whose shot hit nothing but net as he lived up to his nickname “Bullseye Bill.” Clearly, both players proved why they were fan favorites during early Celtics history.