🚨Celtics Capture Fourth Consecutive Championship in OT Win over Lakers
Apr. 18, 1962 - The Boston Celtics captured their fourth consecutive NBA championship tonight by vanquishing the Los Angeles Lakers,...
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- Apr 16, 2022
NBA Finals: Celtics Even Series with Lakers at 3-3, Game 7 in Boston Wednesday Night
Apr. 16, 1962 - The Boston Celtics rallied on Sam Jones’ shooting in the third quarter tonight and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers,...
- Apr 14, 2022
NBA Playoffs: Lakers Upset Celtics in Boston, Elgin Baylor Drops Record 61 Points
Apr. 14, 1962 - Elgin Baylor smashed a string of NBA scoring records tonight in leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-121 upset of the...
- Apr 11, 2022
NBA Playoffs: Celtics Even Series with Los Angeles, 2-2
Apr. 11, 1962 - The Boston Celtics combined good shooting, fine board play, and a demoralizing defense tonight to beat the Los Angeles...
- Apr 11, 2022
NBA: Philadelphia Warriors May Move to San Francisco
Apr. 11, 1962 - Unless Eddie Gottlieb (pictured with Wilt Chamberlain in 1960), the owner, has a change of heart within the next two...
- Apr 8, 2022
NBA Finals: Lakers Tie Series With Celtics at 2-2
Apr. 8, 1962 - The Los Angeles Lakers survived a Boston Celtic 24-point comeback, staged a late rush of their own, and scored a 129-122...
- Apr 6, 2022
NBA: Bob Cousy To Play One More Season With Celtics
Apr. 6, 1962 - Bob Cousy, the fine playmaker of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, today signed a three-year contract to coach basketball at...
- Apr 5, 2022
NBA Playoffs: Celtics Top Warriors, Move On To Face Lakers in Finals
Apr. 5, 1962 - A jump shot by Sam Jones (pictured #24) with two seconds left tonight enabled the Boston Celtics to score a 109-107...
- Apr 3, 2022
NBA Playoffs: Lakers Top Pistons, Advance to Championship Round
Apr. 3, 1962 - The Lakers blew a 24-point lead in the final period tonight before beating the Pistons, 123-117, as 6,347 fans in Detroit...
- Apr 1, 2022
NBA Playoffs: Celtics Top Warriors in Fight-Filled Contest
Apr. 1, 1962 - The defending champion Boston Celtics built a 23-point first-half cushion and held on through a brawling fourth period...
- Mar 27, 2022
NBA: Warriors Top Celtics, Even Series at 1-1
Mar. 27, 1962 - The Philadelphia Warriors rallied and defeated the Boston Celtics, 113-106, at Philadelphia’s Convention Hall tonight,...
- Mar 25, 2022
NBA: Lakers Top Pistons, Leads Series 2-0
Mar. 25, 1962 - Jerry West scored 40 points today as the Los Angeles Lakers posted their second straight victory in the finals of the NBA...
- Mar 24, 2022
NBA: Celtics Crush Warriors, 117-89, in Game 1 of Finals
Mar. 24, 1962 — The Boston Celtics, led by Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, crushed the Philadelphia Warriors, 117-89, today in the opener of...
- Mar 22, 2022
NBA: Warriors Eliminate Nats as Wilt Scores Record 56; Celtics Up Next
Mar. 22, 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain broke his NBA playoff record tonight with 56 points and led the Philadelphia Warriors to a 121-104...
- Mar 21, 2022
NBA: Cousy To Play One More Season
Mar. 21, 1962 - Bob Cousy said today he would play one more season for the Boston Celtics, the NBA champions. The 33-year-old former Holy...
- Mar 20, 2022
NBA: Pistons Win Semifinal Series Against Royals, Face Lakers Next
Mar. 20, 1962 - The Detroit Pistons won the semifinal playoffs in the NBA’s Western Division tonight by beating the Cincinnati Royals,...
- Mar 18, 2022
NBA: Warriors Top Nats, Lead Semifinal Series 2-0
Mar. 18, 1962 - The Philadelphia Warriors moved into a commanding lead in their NBA Eastern Division semifinal playoffs today with a...
- Mar 14, 2022
Chamberlain Scores 4,000th Point of Season as Warriors Top Packers
Mar. 14, 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sank four jump shots in an overtime period tonight in helping the Philadelphia Warriors to score a...
- Mar 13, 2022
Celtics Win 60th, Break NBA Record
Mar. 13, 1962 - The Boston Celtics broke the NBA record tonight for games won during the regular season. They scored their 60th victory...
- Mar 3, 2022
Wilt Chamberlain: A Man of Many Facets
Mar. 3, 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain, the 7-foot-1-inch Philadelphia Warriors’ ace who scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks...
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