With effort and a willingness to do the dirty work, John Havlicek became a Celtics icon and a Hall of Famer. Navigation Toggle. ... Later, in the pivotal Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals, ...

John Havlicek, whose steal of Hal Greer’s inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA ...

John Havlicek, the all-time leading ... Havlicek, who had Parkinson’s disease, played all 16 of his professional seasons in Boston, winning NBA titles in each of his eight finals appearances, ...

John Havlicek, who won eight NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and was ... was named to the All-Star team 13 times and was the 1974 Finals MVP. At 6-5, Havlicek played guard and forward ...

He also ranked in the NBA's top 10 in minutes played and in total points. At the end of his career, Havlicek had so many championship rings that he could have opened a jewelry store." "He had been ...

LOS ANGELES — Most of the time, a life must end to earn its proper commemoration. Behold John Havlicek. He passed away Thursday, at 79. He was the Boston Celtics’ all-time scorer and one of ...

John Havlicek won the Finals MVP award in the 1973–74 season after the Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games. Havlicek averaged 26.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists in ...

On Sunday night in Oklahoma, the Indiana Pacers have a chance to accomplish a feat that only four other teams in the history ...

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.

When the Pacers and Thunder play Sunday, it will be the 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history. ... John Havlicek contributed 16 points and 16 assists and Sam Jones scored 22 points for the Celtics.

Ranking the 10 greatest Boston Celtics ever… 3. John Havlicek. 16 seasons (1962-1978) Rings: 8 MVPs: 0 Stats with Celtics: 20.8 PPG; 6.3 RPG; 4.8 APG; Other Accolades with Celtics: ...