Basketball Finals: Celtics Victory Sets Record
Basketball Finals: Celtics Victory Sets Record
The Boston Celtics top the Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Garden -- 95 to 93. Boston's incoming player-coach Bill Russell is the Celtics high scorer and the Celtics win in their eighth straight championship, setting a record in major professional sports.... Fourteen thousand basketball fans are at Boston Gardens for the finials Celtics vs. Lakers MBA Playoff games. They are in the stands clapping and cheering. CU of Bill Russell in Boston front zipper sweatshirt and retiring coach, Red Auerbach. The opening tap off and John Havlicek executes a hot shot and scores a basket. Walt Hazzard, No 42 of the Lakers shoots and scores and the crowd goes crazy. High Angle Shot - Boston's K. C. Jones puts some points on the score board. Basketball fans totally intense on the game. Bill Russell of the Celtics executes a beautiful hook shot. Bill Russell has the basketball passed to him and he does a 2-point encore. Boston's Sam Jones and 2-points more is scored. Laker Jerry West scores 2-points. Walt Hazzard gets the basketball and he scores 2 more points. Celtics win the game 95 to 93 for their eighth straight title and fans pour out of the stands and on to the basketball court.