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Driving to the Rim
Date: 1967
John Havlicek drove around a defender as the Celtics took on the Philadelphia 76ers during a game in 1967. Philadelphia was one of the few teams to provide a roadblock during Havlicek’s storied Celtics career, when the Wilt Chamberlain-led Sixers defeated the Celtics in the 1967 Eastern Conference Finals, 4-1. The Celtics got quick revenge the next season, defeating Philadelphia en route to another NBA World Championship title.
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