Word: havlicek
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...Sunday, Havlicek moved to guard early in the second quarter with the score knotted at 23 and quickly hit a 20-foot jumper over Frazier to push the Celts into a lead that they never relinquished...
...Havlicek repeatedly victimized Frazier and his eventual substitute Monroe with his size and strength, taking the ball deep inside and either passing it off to Dave Cowens for a left hook or putting the ball up himself...
Occasionally, he picked his defender off and created a one-on-one match against New York's center John Giandelli. Havlicek continually out-faked the gangly big man, drawing the foul, and converting at the charity line, where he was a perfect seven for seven...
...strategy paid off, but the Celts can't go with it throughout their series with the Knicks. If they do, the Knicks will press the Celtics all over the court. Havlicek plays awesome basketball, but his ball-handling is no match for Frazier's quick hands. As ex-Kinck Dave Stallworth once said, "That man is so fast that he could steal the hubcaps off a moving...
...Knicks managed to stay close in the early going because Frazier grabbed five rebounds in the first quarter, but once Havlicek moved to guard, Frazier had other things to worry about...