NBA's 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: #9

The Lord knows? No, everyone knows what would have happened. Celtics push it to 7 games, where Russell dominates, and crushes the hope of The Hawks. Easily. Like he did every year.

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My favorite part is number 22 raising his hands to catch the ball at :24sec. He acts like he's about to grab it, and it lands 30ft away. Hilarious. Good think he wasn't an outfielder.

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Hey, what do ya know? this is the first out of 51 videos that i havnt seen astro asking for the name of the song....

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Boston lost the series in 6 games, NOT 7. The Celtics had home court advantage in that series and the NBA Finals used the 2-2-1-1-1 format, not the 2-3-2 format it uses today. The only Finals they ever lost at home was the 1985 Finals. Russell's ankle injury occured in Game 3 in St. Louis and the Celtics lost the series on the St. Louis court. Yes, this was a good moment in NBA history, but the Celtics did not lose the series in 7.

Thank you for pointing out my error. I stand corrected: You are absolutely right: The series ended after 6 games (not 7). I do recall, however, that--in spite of his severe ankle sprain--Russell did play in the final game (game 6), wearing an ankle cast. However, despite Russell's gallant effort, Bob Petit (50 points!) and his Hawks were too much for the Celts, prevailing in the final game by 1 point.