Boston coach Red Auerbach is carried off the floor after his Celtics beat the Minneapolis Lakers 118-113, April 9, 1959 to win the NBA Title. Players carrying Auerbach are K.C. Jones, Jim Loscutoff, Tom Heinsohn and Gene Conley.
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Gene Conley, left, of the Boston Celtics snags a rebound from the reach of teammate Gene Guarilia as Rudy LaRusseo of the Minneapolis Lakers moves out of the way at the Boston Garden, Feb. 26, 1960. Celts won the game, 128-111.
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Elgen Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers drives in for a hook shot in fourth period of NBA title game against Boston Celtics April 19, 1962 in Boston, Mass. Boston won fourth straight championship 110-107 in overtime.
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Coach Red Auerbach lets out a victory cry as the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112 to 109 and win their fifth consecutive NBA championship. The Celtics won the playoff series, 4 games to 2.
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Neither Boston Coach Red Auerbach or center Bill Russell can take his eyes from the action as they shake hands on the bench in the final seconds of the Celtics' 112-99 win over the Lakers in a playoff game in Los Angeles April 23, 1965.
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Cigar intact Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach is hoisted aloft as fans surged the floor after team won their seventh consecutive NBA championship today in 1965 beating the Lakers. John Havlicek (17) joins the boss on shoulders of fans.
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Bill Russell (6), Celtics player and coach, attempts to score in the first period of the NBA playoff game against the Lakers at the Boston Garden, Ma., May 3, 1969. Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain (13) goes up for the block.
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Dennis Johnson of the Celtics, right, drives toward the hoop around Magic Johnson of the Lakers in the second half of the Lakers' 115-109 win in the first game of the NBA championship playoff series at the Boston Garden on May 28, 1984.
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Boston Celtics Robert Parish (00) tries to shoot around Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) June 4, 1984 in Los Angeles. The Lakers trounced the Celtics 137-104 to take a 2-1 lead in the best of seven series.
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Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, right, looks back over his shoulder as Celtics center Robert Parish, above, puts on defensive pressure in the second half of Boston's 121-103 win in the NBA playoff game, June 9, 1984 in Boston.
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Kevin McHale of the Boston Celtics, left, out reaches Bob McAdoo of the Los Angeles Lakers for a third quarter rebound in NBA Championship action on Monday, May 28, 1985 in Boston Garden. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 148-114.
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Lakers Magic Johnson goes for a lay-up, Dec.12, 1987 while Boston's Kevin McHale comes up from behind. Johnson scored the winning basket at the buzzer after a disputed call cost Boston the ball, giving L.A. a 115-114 victory.
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Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, left, reaches for a loose ball in front of Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, in the second half of the Lakers' 107-106 NBA championship win at the Boston Garden Tuesday, June 10, 1987.
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Los Angeles Lakers Earvin Magic Johnson, left, grapples for the ball with Boston Celtics Reggie Lewis during the fourth period of NBA action, Sunday, Feb. 19, 1990, Inglewood, Calif. The Lakers downed the Celtics 116-110.
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Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, bottom, grabs a rebound from Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, of Spain, during the second half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals, Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Paul Pierce (34) dumps Gatorade over coach Doc Rivers near the end of the Celtics 131-92 win over the Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA basketball finals Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in Boston. The Celtics won the 2008 championship series 4-2.
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