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John Joseph Havlicek (often nicknamed Hondo) (/ ˈhævlɪtʃɛk / HAV-lih-chek; April 8, 1940 – April 25, 2019) [1] was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A swingman, Havlicek played collegiate basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes from ...
College Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2006. Samuel Jones (June 24, 1933 – December 30, 2021) was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time NBA All-Star, for his quickness and game-winning shots, especially during the NBA playoffs ...
He also surpassed Paul Pierce for the second-most 40-point games in Celtics history with 22. [140] Tatum finished the season with a 30.1 points per game average, becoming the only player in Celtics history to average at least 30 points per game in a season. [141] His 2,225 total points scored throughout the season was also a league-best mark.
1946–1956: Building the dynasty. The 1956–57 team that won the first championship for the franchise. The Celtics were formed in 1946 as a team in the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the National Basketball Association after the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League to form the NBA in the fall of 1949. [1]
1956 Melbourne. Team competition. William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. He was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA championships during his 13-year ...
As humbling as Game 4's loss was, history will be on the Celtics’ side for Game 5. While Friday’s loss was the seventh time that the Celtics have lost by 20 or more points in the finals, they ...
Bob Cousy. Robert Joseph Cousy (/ ˈkuːzi / KOO-zee, born August 9, 1928) is an American former professional basketball player. He played point guard for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963, and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals during the 1969–70 season. A 13-time NBA All-Star [1] and 1957 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), Cousy was a core ...
Sam Cassell. Samuel James Cassell Sr. (born November 18, 1969) is an American professional basketball coach and former point guard who serves as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drafted 24th overall in the 1993 NBA draft out of Florida State, Cassell played for eight different teams during ...