With 31 seconds left in triple-overtime, Jim Ard sank two free throws to put the Celtics up for good in Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals. The team went on to win the NBA World Championship title over the Phoenix Suns, thanks in part to Ard’s timely free throws. “I was fortunate enough to win an NBA title with the […]

While never quite matching the height of their dominance during the 1960s, the Celtics of the seventies still won two NBA World Championship titles in 1974 and 1976. One of the keys to their success was the mixture of experienced players like John Havlicek and Don Nelson with younger players like Jo Jo White and […]