SCP Auctions April 2011 Internet Auction
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 08:00PM EDT - Sun, May 1, 2011 12:25PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 89
RED AUERBACH'S 1976 WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS COMMEMORATIVE GLASS PLATE IN PRESENTATION BOX
Sold for
$1,138.80
Sold Price includes BP
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Boston's opponents in the 1976 NBA Finals were the Phoenix Suns who had posted a 4240 regular-season record. The Team in Green was the oddsmakers' choice in the contest. The Celtics took the first two games at Boston Garden but the Suns came back to win games 3 and 4 on their home court. Game 5 ranks among the all-time thrillers in NBA history. The Suns trailed by 5 points with less than a minute left on the clock but Westphal made up the deficit almost single-handedly sending the game into a first overtime period which ended in a tie. John Havlicek's basket with 2 seconds remaining in double overtime gave the Celtics a one-point lead which Boston stretched to two points after sinking a technical foul. Then the Suns' Garfield Heard hit a last-second basket to send the contest into a third overtime. The longest game in NBA history finally ended after three extra periods with the Celtics winning 128126. Two days later Boston captured yet another NBA championship the 13th in franchise history. Produced in commemoration of the Celtics 1976 NBA championship this 9-1/2" (diam.) glass plate features the leprechaun logo at center encircled by the proclamation "13 World Championships 1976". The facsimile signatures of all Celtics players and personnel encircle the outer rim. The plate remains in perfect condition and comes in its original presentation box. Includes a letter of provenance from the Auerbach estate.
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