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"1967-68 Season" - 7 Total Result(s)
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Back on Top
Player-coach Bill Russell, GM Red Auerbach and top scorer John Havlicek shared a laugh after the Celtics crushed the Los Angeles Lakers, 124-109, in Game 6 of the 1968 NBA Finals. The victory reclaime ...
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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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Doubly Satisfying for Bill
Player-coach Bill Russell celebrated at the Los Angeles Forum with Celtics fans after winning the 1968 NBA World Championship title. In doing so, Russell became the first Black head coach to win a tit ...
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Drama Off the Court
In addition to being an All-Star player and head coach of the Boston Celtics, Bill Russell tried his hand at acting. In 1967, Russell guest-starred in Chuck Connors’ series “Cowboy in Africa” by playi ...
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Just a Little Light
Following a Game 1 win in the 1968 Eastern Division Finals, the Celtics were thoroughly outplayed by Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers, losing three straight to the team that snapped their c ...
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Russell Off the Bench
It had to be unusual to see Bill Russell not starting a game, but that was the case at the 1968 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. Russell managed to be a contributor in 23 minutes on the flo ...
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The Wind at Our Backs
Bill Russell made a layup against the defending NBA World Champion Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Garden. During the afternoon affair on January 28, 1968, several Sixers players complained that a cold b ...