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...league's Most Valuable Player, has been complaining of a mysterious stomach ailment. Forward Tommy Heinsohn, the team's top pointmaker for three out of the last five years, has missed 14 games with a torn ligament and a blood clot in his foot. And Guard John Havlicek has water on the knee...
...Celtics won it 98-95), both squads were mostly walking wounded. San Francisco's Gary Phillips was out for the duration with a back injury, Guy Rodgers was playing with a dislocated thumb, and Al Attles was limping around with a pulled thigh muscle. Boston's John Havlicek had a gash on one knee, and Tommy Hein-sohn sported a magnificent shiner...
There is not one rookie on the ball club, and the bench is so strong that if Boston fielded two teams instead of one, they would probably wind up playing each other for the N.B.A. title. Each Celtic is a specialist. John ("Hondo") Havlicek is a 205-pounder who chose basketball over pro football (he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns), boasts the most efficient elbows in the league. Guard K. C. Jones may not yet be in Cousy's class as a playmaker, but says one insider: "All he needs is a little more time...
...were comfortably ensconced in their accustomed spot-seven games ahead in the Eastern Division. At 34, Bob Cousy is still the most dazzling playmaker on any court; Bill Russell seems to own the backboards with nearly 24 rebounds a game; Sam Jones averages 20 points a game; and John Havlicek is the odds-on favorite for Rookie of the Year honors. Yet other teams have their full share of stars. By common consent. Auerbach is the difference in the Celtics, the man who makes them the best team in basketball...
...Auerbach has made few mistakes since. He cannot afford to, since the team with the best record gets last choice in the annual player draft. Doing his own scouting, he landed Havlicek. who played in the shadow of highly touted Jerry Lucas at Ohio State, and was passed over by other teams. A clever trade gave him Bill Russell. He has the knack of picking up older players-such as Clyde Lovellette-who still have some good seasons left...