A brilliant but underappreciated star from the dawn of the Celtics dynasty and who extended it into the 1970’s. When you look at the Celtics dynasty that Red Auerbach built in the 1950’s and ‘60’s, perhaps the most underrated player on those teams was Tommy Heinsohn.
When it comes to the greatest coaches in the history of the NBA, names like Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, and Gregg Popovich are brought up quickly, and rightfully so.
In today's day and age, a lot of NBA players don't exactly lose sleep over missing games, but the great Larry Bird wasn't like that.
In 1965, the Boston Celtics were in deep trouble. That’s when John Havlicek stepped up. The Boston Celtics dynasty was really kind of a miracle. They hired Red Auerbach, in spite of his abrasive nature.
Did Auerbach and the Celtics really use underhanded tactics at home? Or did opposing players only imagine that they were facing an uphill battle against elite Boston teams?
All win totals were acquired using Basketball-Reference and are accurate as of the end of the 2022-2023 NBA season.
Is there a possibilty that I had read about this before, maybe even on our own site? Yes. I do remember reading about Red's lunches as well as his tennis matches in one of his books back in the day.
Created in 2006, the Red Auerbach Award is an annual accolade given to the Celtics player or coach who best exemplifies the spirit of what it means to be a Celtic through exceptional performance on and off the court.
For today's throwback check out this video of the Boston Celtics visit to the White House following their 1984 championship. Love how the president of the Celtics Red Auerbach seems so at home at the White House.
A couple post-game stogies were a step too far. Legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach famously used to light up a cigar on the Boston bench as soon as he thought that a win was assured.
The Boston Celtics are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA. But much of their success can be attributed to the coaches that have led them over the years.
When it comes to the greatest coaches in the history of the NBA, names like Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, and Gregg Popovich are brought up quickly, and rightfully so.
Tim Bontemps picks Red Auerbach at #4 which more or less turns this into a top 9 Celtics players of all-time. And then he picks Danny Ainge at #10, so that makes it really a top 8 Celtics players of all-time.
The legendary Red Auerbach who led the Boston Celtics to so many titles had Wilt Chamberlain hired as a bellhop and coached him during his years in high school.
Red Auerbach had a solution for when the NBA fined him for smoking cigars. Red Auerbach is one of the most legendary coaches that the NBA has seen. He won nine championships as a coach, all with the Boston Celtics.
Boston is one of the glamour franchises in the NBA and have been racking up titles since they came into existence in 1946. We look back at the championship banners they've been able to raise.
Golden State was warming up when an assistant coach noticed that the rim was two inches too high. All part of home-court advantage in Boston! Historically, the Boston Celtics and Red Auerbach pulled out all the stops to stymie opponents at the old Boston Garden.
Lucky the Leprechaun was featured at center court on the old Boston Garden floor, and he made his way to TD Garden when the Celtics began playing at that venue in the mid-1990s.
Rivers is now tied with Larry Brown with 100 playoff wins apiece
We got new movie stars and breakout actors on television. This happens every year, of course. Ah, but that means it is going to happen in 2022 as well.
As LFO once sang, “The great Larry Bird jersey number 33.” There have been many accolades for the man they call Larry Legend that go beyond being name dropped by the fourth or five most popular boy band of the turn of the millennium.
Remembering NBA icon Bill Russell, who died Sunday at age 88.
"I think it's pretty obvious. Our league is made up of a lot of black guys. To honor that and understand it is pretty simplistic. How would you ignore
John Y. Brown was a successful owner in the ABA. His Kentucky Colonels did win a championship, after all. But he just can’t put his ego aside long enough as owner of the Boston Celtics to let Red Auerbach do what he does best: build championship basketball teams.
Thirty-two head coaches have won NBA championships since 1947. How many can you name?
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