On this day, legendary Boston forward John Havlicek was born, and Celtics luminary Dave Cowens was fired as head coach.

The game was a blowout, with the Massachusetts franchise winning 134-109 behind Havlicek's record-setting performance. Hondo's 54-point game needed all 48 minutes of game time for him to produce ...

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.

For much of the first part of John Havliceks career, he excelled coming off the bench as a top scorer. From the Fabulous Forwards Home Video, we see how John Havlicek set the standard as a 6th man.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics drafted Hall of Fame forward John Havlicek. Taken seventh overall in the 1962 NBA draft out of Ohio State (with whom he would win an NCAA ...