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10,000 For Russell
With a dunk in the first quarter, Bill Russell scored his 10,000th career point during a home game against the Baltimore Bullets. Coach Red Auerbach congratulated Russell with a hug for his historic a ...
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200,000 Of Their Closest Friends
Just two days after winning the 15th NBA World Championship title in franchise history, the Celtics took part in a public celebration at City Hall Plaza. M.L. Carr, Larry Bird, Red Auerbach, Robert Pa ...
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A Collection of Red’s Cigars
When Red Auerbach prepared to light up a cigar as the Celtics were close to victory, the sight didn’t thrill everyone, including some Celtics players. Bob Cousy recalled, “The fans would get more bell ...
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A Final Garden Party
Perhaps trying to summon good vibes for the contemporary Celtics, the 1963 NBA World Championship team graced the cover of the 1995 playoff media guide. Though the modern-day Celtics tried channeling ...
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A Grand Day for Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach achieved his 1,000th career victory (including playoff games) as a professional coach on January 12, 1966. Fittingly, the victory came at home over Boston’s longtime rival Los Angeles Lak ...
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A Haul of Hall-of-Famers
Talk about a Hall-of-Fame hat! More than a dozen Celtics legends, including Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Bill Russell and Red Auerbach, put their signatures on a classic Celtics cap. With so many Hall-of-Fa ...
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A New Era With Bird and Fitch
After a year of waiting, in 1979 Red Auerbach finally persuaded Larry Bird to sign with the Boston Celtics and new coach Bill Fitch. While some Celtics players didn’t have the best relationship with F ...
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A Permanent Record
Following Red Auerbach’s retirement as Celtics coach in 1966, the team put out a record narrated by radio play-by-play man Johnny Most with calls from each of Auerbach’s nine playoff runs with Boston ...
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A Seat Signed by Russell and Red
Both Red Auerbach and Bill Russell signed this seat – stamped with the same number as Russell’s jersey – from the original Boston Garden. Only one NBA Finals series from 1957 to 1969 did not feature t ...
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A Tragic Start to a Title Defense
The Celtics barely got to celebrate their 16th NBA World Championship title when Len Bias, the No. 2 overall pick, passed away just two days after the 1986 NBA Draft and 11 days after the end of the N ...