Word: foul
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Boston, whose fourth period rally failed, outplayed Cincinnati everywhere except from the foul line, but that made the difference...
Larry Siegfried's hot shooting sparked the Celtics to a 40-40 tie for the only time in the game, in the second period. Boston then began to blow foul shots and the half ended with the Celts down...
...Celtics, after a cold third quarter, started their patented fourth period rally. Russell, who missed nine foul shots in the game, and Johnny Havlicek brought the Celts to within one point, 83-82, and within one again, 87-86, before Robertson and Lucas with clutch shooting gave Cincinnati an eight point lead with 40 seconds to play. But a series of Royal miscues allowed the Celts to close...
With six seconds left in the game, Havlicek, the hero of last year's playoffs, attempted his speciality, a steal of the pass-in-bounds. He fouled Robertson, for whom the pass was intended in the back-court, and the "the Big O" sank two foul shots to clinch the upset...
...wide open contest all the way, with the referees showing a rare disdain for whistle-blowing. The Crimson was awarded only 10 foul shots and Dartmouth 13, in marked contrast to Saturday's game against Yale, in which Harvard was 45 of 56 from the free throw line...