The 7 Boston Celtics Who Powered the NBA's Greatest Dynasty

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The Boston Celtics dominated the 1960s, winning nine titles in 10 seasons, including seven in a row from 1960 to 1966-a near-perfect decade that has never been replicated in major North American professional sports. The only year in the 1960s that Boston did not win a title was 1967, the season the Celtics lost to eventual champion Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Celtics’ dynasty had two major inflection points: In 1950, owner Walter Brown hired 33-year-old Arnold “Red” Auerbach as head coach and general manager. On April 29, 1956. Auerbach traded Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan to the St. Louis Hawks for their first-round draft pick, 6-foot-10 University of San Francisco center Bill Russell.

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@kellycoleman715 Жыл бұрын

My sister and her husband went to school in the Boston area and my brother-in-law took me to a Celtics game on the crappy Boston subway. This was the mid-1970’s. But the game was great. I was a Bulls fan at the time and Boston was playing Chicago. John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White were playing for the Celtics. I couldn’t believe I was there.

@manny4552 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@tomsteffen6565 Жыл бұрын

Dave Cowen's dad was my barber late 50's and 60's. Dave was a couple years ahead of me in elementary school and of course in H.S. too. His H.S. coach made Dave into the player he became but give Dave credit for being a super hard worker,he never quit.

@garyaugustus690 Жыл бұрын

JoJo White never slapped hands with anyone on the opposing team before jumpball. Never said anything, smiled or said hello. You were his opponent and not his friend between the lines.

@anthonymason4772 Жыл бұрын

They won 8 Championships in a Row. Wow!!!!. ♥️♥️♥️🤩🤩🤩♥️♥️♥️🤩🤩🤩

@manny4552 Жыл бұрын

Bull Russell and John havlicek were bad to the bone... Great great players

@StevenC32 Жыл бұрын

The Celtics had some great players in the 60s, Sam Jones and K.C. Jones were pretty good too.

@manny4552 Жыл бұрын

@@StevenC32 yes indeed

@manny4552 Жыл бұрын

@@StevenC32 of course havlicek ran in the 1970s till almost the end too

@hesavedawretchlikeme6902 Жыл бұрын

I remember these Celtics even though I was a preteen. Havlicek, Russell, White, Cowens, Cousy, and Coach Red Auerbach. Many of these guys are unknown to the current generation. They were team players, and the game of the past was more pleasurable to watch.

@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Жыл бұрын

Bob Cousy played 13 seasons. He was an All Star 13 seasons, All NBA First Team 10 times and Second Team 2 times. He led the league in assists 8 times in a row. In the first year of the MVP being awarded(1956), he was third in the voting. In 1957, Russell's first year in the league and the first title in the run, Cousy won the MVP award. Cousy was an All Star 6 times, ALL NBA First Team 5 times and led the league in assists 4 times before Russell ever set foot in the NBA. He had almost just as big a part in their success as Russell but gets no credit. Even though Russell came in higher in the MVP voting, Cousy was usually in the Top 5, never coming in lower than 8th place his whole career.

@dchester2 Жыл бұрын

Pretty much every player on the Celtics back then (including Cousy), said Russell was the reason they won those rings.

@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Жыл бұрын

@@dchester2 Not the "reason". The final piece of the puzzle. He was the best player on the best team. NOT the best player in the league. He was only ALL NBA First Team center 3 times in his career. Just like Jordan was the best player on the best team. Jordan only won ONE playoff game in the 5 years he played without Pippen. Without Cousy and Sharmin to get things started, he'd have no rings. Or a lot less. Cousy was never less than 8th place in MVP voting. In 1959, Cousy, Russell AND Sharmin were all First Team players. They had 3 guys on the ALL NBA teams for 10 years straight. Russell didn't make Cousy and Sharmin First Team players, they were long before he stepped foot in the league. Yes, Russell was great, but put him on another team and he doesn't have 11 rings.

@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Жыл бұрын

@@dchester2 Also, I bet most of them really would give credit to Auerbach, who IS the best coach ever. He had 9 rings as a coach, but 4 of his players went on to win 7 rings as head coach in the NBA and one in the ABA. It was his coaching and system which put it all together.

@mc76 Жыл бұрын

"He played against plumbers."--J.J. Redick

@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Жыл бұрын

@@mc76 Reddick wouldn't have even made a team in the 60's And if he did, he wouldn't have started. He "made" the NBA because of expansion. In an 8 or 10 team league, he's a water boy. lol

@cynthiashearer5710 Жыл бұрын

I still remember listening on my 6 volt transistor radio when Havlecek stole the ball

@freddyfurrah3789 Жыл бұрын

And that is one of three iconic sport moments in Boston Sports. Havlicek stole the ball, Bobby Orr scores in overtime against the St Louis Blues in game 7 to win The Stanley Cup, and Carlton Fisk home run in game 6 of The 1975 world series.

@carolegerry8692 Жыл бұрын

I was there. After Russell's inbound pass hit the guy wire and turned the ball over to Philly, Boston Garden got so quite you could have heard a pin drop. Philly threw the ball in with plenty of time to win and score and then "it" happened!!!!!!!!!!!!

@freddyfurrah3789 Жыл бұрын

@@carolegerry8692 Havlicek stole the ball.

@carolegerry8692 Жыл бұрын

@@freddyfurrah3789 That is right!!!! WOW!!!

@brianmolstad1255 Жыл бұрын

The Celtics won EIGHT titles in a row and 11 in 13 years. In one of the "off years" Russell injured his foot and did not play up to speed. That not happening, perhaps the Celtics would have 12 of 13.

@johngrossi166 Жыл бұрын

plus 2 ncaa titles and a gold medal..those last 2 nba titles were when he was a player coach.in 1968 rallied from 3-1 down to beat philly,,,,in 1969 rallied in finals from 2-0 down against wilt ,jerry and elgin to win in 7,the infamous balloon game

@PoliticusRex632 Жыл бұрын

The only man to beat Russell's Celtics was Alex Hannum.

@brianmolstad1255 Жыл бұрын

With some help from Wilt. 3 of the 4 MVP awards Wilt got were AFTER he decided to reduce scoring and start playing center like Russell. Alex Hannum, Philadelphia coach in 1967, suggested to Wilt that he would be more valuable to the Warriors if he concentrated more on defense.

@PoliticusRex632 Жыл бұрын

@@brianmolstad1255 Hannum also coached the Hawks and Pettit over Russell's Celtics in 58.

@brianmolstad1255 Жыл бұрын

That was the playoff final series Russell injured his foot and was limping at half speed. Imagine winning 12/13 championships and 10 in a row! It almost was.

@joes6883 Жыл бұрын

Larry Legend. Enough said.

@StevenC32 Жыл бұрын

Bird was good, but he is only the 41st scorer in nba history, John Havlicek was better than Bird in my opinion, he scored more points than Bird and won more championships than Bird. I believe one year, John Havlicek broke his right hand, but he continued playing and just shot with his left hand. John Havlicek was a true ambidextrous he could shoot with either hand, only a handful of players throughout history were ambidextrous, Paul Westphal and LeBron James are 2 that come to mind. John Havlicek pretty much invented the 6th man position, he did not have a huge ego, he could start or come off the bench, it didn't matter to him, he could also play guard or forward too.

@joes6883 Жыл бұрын

@@StevenC32 Bird used both hands too. Also, Bird along with Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain are thee Only ones who won the NBA MVP 3 years in a Row. Only those 3 have ever done it. I don't recall Havlicek doing it once. I take it you haven't read Michael Jordans opinion who the Best Small forward to ever play the game was, have you? I'll let you guess. Bird is thee Only one to win the Long distant shootout 3 years in a row as well.

@StevenC32 Жыл бұрын

@@joes6883 Bird could use his left hand but he was not ambidextrous like John Havlicek. Also John Havlicek pretty much invented the 6th man position due to his unselfishness. Back then they did not give awards for unselfishness. Havlicek won 8 championships to Bird's 3 championships. Even as a 6th man for much of his career, John Havlicek still outscored Larry Bird 26,395 points to 21,791. John Havlicek did a lot of stuff that did not even show up on the stat sheet, such as his movement without the ball. I have not seen anyone who moves without the ball as well as John Havlicek, and I have been watching the NBA since the 70s.

@joes6883 Жыл бұрын

@@StevenC32 Yeah, Bird did alot that didn't show up on stat sheet either. Also, Only 3rd person in NBA history to win the MVP 3 years in a row. Only Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain did it also. Yeah, Havlicek played longer than Bird because Bird had Back problems from Diving for balls and getting in the Mix all the time under the board. Jordan even said that Bird was thee Best Small Forward to Ever play the game.

@StevenC32 Жыл бұрын

@@joes6883 That's absurd! Everyone knows that LeBron James is the best small forward to ever play the game, and it isn't even close. LeBron has more MVPs than Bird, more points than Bird, more rebounds than Bird, more championships than Bird. Just because Michael Jordan says something, doesn't make it true. I would be interested in seeing what Bill Russell had to say about who he thought was better between Bird and Havlicek.

@danstenmou9913 Жыл бұрын

The greatest dynasty in NBA and it happened when NBA and ABA merged and Celtics were the best team then. It will remained forever as the greatest achievement by any NBA club in history. MJ could only win six and that's the closest any NBA team came to Russell's Celtics.

@rmcfete Жыл бұрын

You forgot KC JONES

@kevingumfory Жыл бұрын

Lol. The comments kill me. Or lack thereof. Kids "don't wanna know the truth. They can't handle the truth". My best Jack Nicholson impersonation. Fitting for his name to be in a Boston clip.

@craigbfolksinger Жыл бұрын

Truth about what?

@eddierivera1860 Жыл бұрын

My man Havlicek

@donquixoterosinante7672 Жыл бұрын

Missing Sharman Ramsey Kc Jones

@mellowrock555 Жыл бұрын

Larry Legend

@googoo-gjoob Жыл бұрын

ida had to expand this list to *8 Celtics*. i couldnt leave Dave Cowens off the list.

@pattilapeche Жыл бұрын

Bill Russell had a broken foot in '67.

@brianmolstad1255 Жыл бұрын

Russell paid 13 seasons, not 15.

@freddyfurrah3789 Жыл бұрын

Played

@joemarshall4226 Жыл бұрын

He said 13.

@freddyfurrah3789 Жыл бұрын

John is my favorite basketball player, but if I started a basketball team I would have to start with Russell.

@FlipTrojan Жыл бұрын

Stopped watching when narrator called Sam Jones a point guard.

@thomasryan5736 Жыл бұрын

Robot commentator.

@chrisconley8583 Жыл бұрын

The Dan Shaunessy quote is what sealed it as this being trash. Shank Shaunessy is “that guy” that nobody wants when they hear “I don’t want to be that guy but…”.

@mc76 Жыл бұрын

Modern fans try to discredit this team because they did not have to run a gauntlet in the playoffs like today's teams do. To that I would counter that today's teams face the 360 best players in the world. Russell's Celtics went against the 144 best players in the world night in and night out. That means there are at least five guys on every team today that would not even be in the league if there were 12 teams.

@DrJohnnyJ Жыл бұрын

There were nine teams and 11 players per team until 66-67. 99 players. You had to be first team all-American to plan in the NBA. Every second starter was an all-star.

@clydeforbush3530 Жыл бұрын

@@DrJohnnyJ I am a Celtic fan, but you have to admit the pool of great players is much larger now, especially African American talent. Let's face it, they simply couldn't have won as many having to run the Playoff gauntlet teams face today.

@cindyknudson2715 Жыл бұрын

@@clydeforbush3530 I think he's saying that with the concentration of talent into the smaller number of teams, just playing the regular season was at least as intense as playoffs now. Just my interpretation.

@FreeTurtleboy Жыл бұрын

KC AND SAM. JONES

@erichottel7783 Жыл бұрын

Won more because of fight & toughness than because of talent!

@StevenC32 Жыл бұрын

Bill Russell wouldn't let the Celtics lose, if someone failed to do their job they had to answer to Bill Russell first, and then to Red Auerbach. Bill Russell was a great leader, he did not care about individual points as long as his team won. He even told Don Nelson who had trouble rebounding, just to block his man out and that he will grab the boards. Bill Russell knew where every player was on the floor at all times, he was basically a coach on the court. That is why they made him player coach for the Celtics last 2 championships during the 60s.

@erichottel7783 Жыл бұрын

@@StevenC32 Yes, they have never won by talent!

@erichottel7783 Жыл бұрын

@@StevenC32 And JFK's "team" wouldn't let him lose in 1960 either.

@mja91352 Жыл бұрын

Your point being what?

@erichottel7783 Жыл бұрын

@@mja91352 No real talent or athleticism, as opposed to other sports' teams in history.

@jcrawf7301 Жыл бұрын

Satch Sanders was the first 6th man for the Celtics

@brandonmartin7713 Жыл бұрын

J Crawf No sir Mr. Frank Ramsey was the Celtics first Famous 6th man.

@charlescohen6140 Жыл бұрын

I hated the Celtics as I hated the Yankees because they never lost. The deck was stacked to me. Few today realized how dominant the Celtics were, as Red had a vision that was implemented once Russell and KC came in 1956, and then adding Havlicek who was the original Sixth Man and perhaps the most underrated player in sports history. The Celtics were basically great because of their defense. Today we are at the cusp of a new dynasty-the OKC Thunder. Don’t jeer!

@dazzle1545 Жыл бұрын

Frank Ramsey was the First 6th man, Havilcek was greater though. Sam Jones was the shooting guard, KC Jones was the point guard

@joeseddit Жыл бұрын

Auerbach.

@arthur-ri4zo Жыл бұрын

Bill Russel, the best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be. LeQueen is just chopped liver. LeQueen whines, complains, and travels 50% of the time he touches the ball.