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Auerbach the Entertainer
When his coaching days ended in 1966, Red Auerbach transitioned into a new role as Celtics General Manager. Joking here with Celtics players including Dave Cowens and John Havlicek, Auerbach told one ...
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Back to the Mountain Top in 1974
NBA All-Stars John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White led the Celtics to their 12th NBA World Championship title in 1974 with a fascinating seven-game series win over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Rob ...
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Below the Parquet Floor
Not every piece of the Boston Garden parquet was shined and polished, but they all mattered. Below the glossy surface was a network of wood planks, brass screws and 988 bolts that kept the 247 5-by-5- ...
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Boston Bounces Back
The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks added a chapter to their inter-city rivalry in the early 1970s. The 1973 Eastern Conference Finals went all the way to Game 7, where Boston lost to New York at h ...
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Bringing Celtics Style to Los Angeles
In 1971, former Celtics great and new Los Angeles Lakers Coach Bill Sharman needed to elevate the team: the Lakers had lost seven NBA Finals in 10 years, including six to the Celtics. One of Sharman’s ...
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Camp With the Celtics
It might be hard to imagine, but Celtics rookies and prospective free agents once gathered every summer at a camp in Marshfield, Massachusetts, owned by Jerry Volk. Starting around 1960, Red Auerbach ...
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Cowens Stands Alone
The Celtics and Dave Cowens hoped to return to championship form during the 1977-78 season, but injuries took their toll as Jo Jo White and Charlie Scott missed significant time. The C’s ended up winn ...
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Cowens: Asleep on the Job
Dave Cowens celebrated Boston’s 1974 NBA World Championship title in a slightly unusual manner: by sleeping on a bench in Boston Common. He later said, “It was either very late or very early, dependin ...
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Cowens’ MVP Attitude
The Celtics have had a lot of superstars, but perhaps none as unusual as Dave Cowens. The two-time NBA World Champion and 1973 NBA MVP certainly marched to the beat of his own drum. Among some of his ...
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Crowning Cowens As MVP
Third-year center Dave Cowens took center stage in the 1972-73 season when he was not only MVP of the NBA season but also the MVP of the All-Star Game. He joined Bob Cousy (1957) and Bill Russell (196 ...