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Back on Top
Player-coach Bill Russell, GM Red Auerbach and top scorer John Havlicek shared a laugh after the Celtics crushed the Los Angeles Lakers, 124-109, in Game 6 of the 1968 NBA Finals. The victory reclaime ...
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Coach Russell on the Floor
When Red Auerbach moved on to a front office role, he turned to Bill Russell to replace him as the new Celtics head coach and the NBA’s first Black head coach. Here, in his role as player-coach, Russe ...
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Doubly Satisfying for Bill
Player-coach Bill Russell celebrated at the Los Angeles Forum with Celtics fans after winning the 1968 NBA World Championship title. In doing so, Russell became the first Black head coach to win a tit ...
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Just a Little Light
Following a Game 1 win in the 1968 Eastern Division Finals, the Celtics were thoroughly outplayed by Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers, losing three straight to the team that snapped their c ...
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Player-Coach-GOAT
After missing the NBA Finals in 1967, player-coach Bill Russell had to get the Celtics back on top. In the 1968 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sports Illustrated put Lakers stars Elgin Bay ...
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Russell Off the Bench
It had to be unusual to see Bill Russell not starting a game, but that was the case at the 1968 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. Russell managed to be a contributor in 23 minutes on the flo ...
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The Wind at Our Backs
Bill Russell made a layup against the defending NBA World Champion Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Garden. During the afternoon affair on January 28, 1968, several Sixers players complained that a cold b ...