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...Cleveland's Austin Carr led a significant comeback in the second period, scoring four field goals for the Cavaliers who trimmed the Celtic lead to 10 points, 65-55, at halftime...
...quick with his fists, which are surprisingly effective. Yet Donleavy's New Yorkers are thorough professionals, blunt and disturbingly honest about their own illusions. Unfortunately, Donleavy is rather slippery about his own illusions. The city, he seems to be saying (especially when he pumps his prose full of Celtic twilight), is no place for a wandering Christian...
...only deficiency in Sanders's credentials is a lack of coaching experience, but coming as he does from a long tradition of ex-Celtics who have successfully switched to coaching, this is less of a handicap than it might appear at first glance. Ex-Celtics have a tendency to become outstanding coaches, the most notable being Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, Tom Heinsohn and Bob Cousy, all of whom are now coaching in the NBA. Sanders comes highly recommended, according to Watson, by "a number of prominent people" in the Boston area, including Celtics General Manager Arnold "Red" Auerbach, the winningest...
Nobody, that is, except Celtic coach and general manager Arnold "Red" Auerbach, who felt that the green rookie could become a vital part of Auerbach's championship aspirations. Auerbach saw something in Sanders that everybody else obviously overlooked...
...rest is history. Tom Sanders went on from this inauspicious beginning to become one of the most tenacious defensive players in the NBA, and a vital cog in the Celtic glory string of championships. In 13 seasons, Sanders played on eight championship teams. Sanders, along with Bill Russell, gave the Celtics the strongest defensive front court in the league...