Celtics 60s
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Celtics 60s. In 1950 the celtics signed chuck cooper becoming the first nba. 116 2 5th of 8 srs. The celtics didn t force their way to stardom in the 60s they built a great squad that worked very well around two or three star players.
59 16 finished 1st in nba eastern division coach. A lot of their players were castoffs from other clubs. From 1957 to 1966 and 1968 and 1969 the celtics made the nba finals.
Red auerbach 59 16 executive. However a record that may not be equaled for a long time is the consecutive finals made the celtic dynasty of the late 50s and through the 60s. The boston celtics were formed on june 6 1946 by boston garden arena corporation president walter a.
Louis hawks 4 games to 3 in the nba finals. Recent game results height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score grouped by month. The 1959 60 celtics reeled off a 17 game winning streak on their way to winning the division title by 10 games.
Despite having star point guard bob cousy the celtics still struggled. 124 5 1st of 8 opp pts g. The celtics simply dominated the 1960 s.
Jones and tom heinsohn. They won the championship every year except for 1967 when wilt chamberlain decided to play team ball for once. Jbl sounds of the celtics.
Boston celtics 1960 61 roster and stats. 1959 60 boston celtics roster and stats. Draft lottery and draft position q a.
In 1956 those stuggles ended when the celtics drafted bill russell k c. Brown as a team in the basketball association of america and became part of the national basketball association after the absorption of the national basketball league by the baa in the fall of 1949. The boston celtics of the 1960s are considered the greatest team and dynasty in the history of the nba.
There s nothing more that needs to be said they dominated the decade like no other team prior or ever will. Not even jordan s 90 s bulls had the longevity the 60 s celtics had. The celtics success started before the 1960s.
