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Red Celebrates Seven Straight
Date: April 26, 1965
Red Auerbach enjoyed his traditional victory cigar while holding up a newspaper about the Game 5 defeat of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1965 NBA Finals. With eight minutes to go, Auerbach lit his cigar, turned to the fans behind the bench and tossed them some cigars to enjoy as the Celtics clinched their seventh straight NBA World Championship title. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics set a then-NBA record for one quarter by hitting 21 field goals.
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