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"John Havlicek" - 85 Total Result(s)
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Back to the Finals in ’63
The Celtics celebrated with Coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Cincinnati Royals, 142-131, in Game 7 of the 1963 Eastern Division Finals. Bob Cousy, who would retire at the end of the season, tall ...
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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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Before the Steal
John Havlicek reached around Chet Walker of the Philadelphia 76ers to attempt a layup in Game 2 of the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals. Despite Havlicek’s 14 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double, ...
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Boston’s Team of the Century
No NBA team has quite the storied history as the Celtics, as the signatures by these basketball legends attest. The 17-time NBA World Champions boast 49 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Famers, ma ...
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Changing of the Guard With Hondo
With colorful graphics and a striking image, John Havlicek graced the cover of Boston’s 1967-68 team yearbook. By that season, star players such as Tommy Heinsohn and K.C. Jones retired and the career ...
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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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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 ...
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Dressed to Impress
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 w ...
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Driving to the Rim
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 Celtic ...
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Facing an Old Friend in 1975
Looking to repeat as NBA World Champions, the Celtics won 60 games and collected their fourth straight Atlantic Division title in the 1974-75 season behind All-Stars John Havlicek and Paul Silas. But ...