And while the names had changed, the heart and grit of the franchise remained intact, largely thanks to the understated yet unyielding leadership of John ... Havlicek was named Finals MVP.

As for John Havlicek, he was an eight-time NBA champion, a Finals MVP, earned 13 All-Star selections, 11 All-NBA selections, and 10 All-Defensive selections, but he never won an MVP award.

John Havlicek's game was perhaps underrated ... 4 All-NBA First Team selections and a Finals MVP in 1974. Named one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players, Hondo has been immortalized for his clutch ...

Jerry West has the unique distinction of being the only player to win a Finals MVP while playing ... On the Celtics’ side, John Havlicek stood out with averages of 28.3 points, 11.0 rebounds ...

HoopsHype on Havlicek: “One of just four players in league history with eight championships, John Havlicek was a ... moment from the 1965 Eastern Finals.” Havlicek is the third-greatest ...

On April 15, 1965 John Havlicek made one of the most iconic plays in NBA History with a steal against the 76ers in the final seconds of Game 7 of the 1965 Eastern Division Finals.

The NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award hardware was only named the John Havlicek Trophy following ... Despite making four NBA Finals appearances (and winning a title in 2008) over the next 36 seasons ...