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...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...
Elbow Deep. Back into the game for Boston rushed the Celtics' "sixth man," Forward John Havlicek, who trained for the unsung-hero role as Ohio State's No. 2 man behind three-time All-America Jerry Lucas. Havlicek scored 15 points, and the Celtics bounced back. With 5 sec. to go and Boston leading 110-107, Chamberlain leaped up and rammed the ball through the basket-all the way up to his elbow...
...pass deep to Forward Chet Walker, set up a long set shot; Chamberlain was to station himself under the basket and try to stuff in the rebound. In the Boston huddle, Coach Red Auerbach simply told the Celtics to gang up on Chamberlain. Then he turned to Forward Havlicek: "Keep an eye on Walker...
Souvenir Sneaker. Havlicek watched nervously as Greer set himself to throw the ball in. "I could tell he was going deep," he said. "I decided to gamble on the interception." Greer threw, Havlicek pounced. Timing his jump perfectly, he reached up and deflected the ball-straight into the hands of Teammate Sam Jones. The buzzer sounded, and by the narrowest of margins-one slim point-the Celtics retained the Eastern Division championship...