🚨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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