On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Boston Celtics head coach and manager Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York in 1917. The winningest front office ...
KC and Sam Jones in the backcourt, and Satch Sanders as forward in 1964. Naulls played three seasons for the Celtics, averaging 10.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game before retiring in 1966.
A quick look at how it all began reveals that Celtics-Lakers wasn’t a rivalry at first. The Celtics were founded in 1946 but didn’t even win one playoff series until their sev ...