The overlooked 1970's Celtics Trivia Quiz

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CelticsBlog Trivia: The overlooked 1970's Celtics
By Professor Parquet on Sep 3, 2015, 9:01a 1






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Don't forget about these great teams.


If one wishes to try the harder All-Star edition of the quiz, try to answer the questions without looking at the multiple choice offerings.


Backdoor layup-What rival team did the Celtics face in the Eastern Conference finals three years in a row from 1972-74?*what Celtic was the 1971 NBA Co-Rookie of the Year award winner, and whom did he share it with
A) Philadelpia 76ers B) New York Knicks

Dunk-Which club did the Celtics defeat in seven games in the epic 1974 NBA Finals?*for a three-point play, how many games did the road team win in the 1974 Finals
A) Milwaukee Bucks B) Phoenix Suns

Short jump hook-Which Celtic Hall of Famer was named MVP of the 1973 All-Star Game and the 1972-73 regular season?*for an extra point, name the Celtic who was voted the 1974 Finals MVP
A) John Havlicek B) Dave Cowens C) JoJo White

Free throw-What little-used reserve sank three huge baskets in the third overtime of game 6 in the 1976 Finals to help Boston to a 128-126 victory?
A) Kevin Stacom B) Glenn McDonald C) Steve Kuberski

Free throw-Which Celtic Hall of Famer was named MVP of the 1976 Finals?
A) John Havlicek B) Dave Cowens C) JoJo White

Jump shot-Which Celtic of the 1970s is the only man to be involved in both NBA Finals triple overtime games as a player or coach?*for an extra point, what original piece of strategy did he come up with that helped force a third OT
A) Paul Silas B) Don Nelson C) Paul Westphal
D) John Havlicek

Jump shot-Whose leaning bank shot just before the second OT buzzer appeared to give Boston a 111-110 triumph in the epic game six triple OT battle in 1976? *name the Sun who sank the tying 22-footer at the buzzer on the ensuing play
A) JoJo White B) John Havlicek C) Dave Cowens
D) Don Nelson

Hook shot-Which Celtic broke open a tight, title-clinching game 6 win in the 1976 Finals with nine points down the stretch, including a steal and driving three-point play despite playing with five fouls? *for a three-point play, name the Cleveland standout who missed their conference final battle with Boston due to a foot injury
A) Dave Cowens B) John Havlicek C) JoJo White D) Charlie Scott

Jump shot-Which Celtic canned a baseline jumper at the buzzer to nip the 76ers 113-111 in game 1 of their seven-game battle in the 1977 east semifinals?*for an extra point what team did the defending champion Celtics beat 2-0 in the 1977 1st round mini-series
A) JoJo White B) John Havlicek C) Dave Cowens
D) Charlie Scott

3-pointer-Which Celtic great became the first player EVER to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots in the same season?
A) John Havlicek B) Dave Cowens C) Bill Russell
D) Cedric Maxwell E) Larry Bird

3-pointer-Which Knick's bruising but clean blind screen injured the right shoulder of Celtic superstar John Havlicek in game 3 of the 1973 Eastern Finals, leading to a 4-3 series upset loss for Boston?*for a four-point play, how many games did the Celtics win that regular season to set a franchise record
A) Willis Reed B) Dave DeBusschere C) Jerry Lucas
D) Phil Jackson E) Bill Bradley


30 points is the highest possible score; extra points only apply if the correct answer is given first.



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Answers to The overlooked 1970's Celtics quiz

Backdoor layup-B) The Celtics met rival New York in the Eastern Conference finals three years in a row from 1972-74. The Knicks won in 1972 4-1 and again in 1973 in a 4-3 upset. Boston earned a measure of revenge by taking out the Knicks 4-1 in 1974 en route to the title, sending New York Hall of Famers Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere and Jerry Lucas into retirement.
In the star-studded 1970-71 rookie class, Cowens shared the top newcomer award along with Portland sharpshooter Geoff Petrie. The unheralded duo out-pointed bigger-name college superstars such as Pete Maravich, Bob Lanier, Rudy Tomjanovich and Calvin Murphy for the honor.

Dunk-A) The Celtics defeated Milwaukee in seven games to win the epic 1974 NBA Finals. Five of the seven games were won by the road team, including the seventh game in Milwaukee by the Celtics, 102-87.

Short jump hook-B) Third-year center Dave Cowens was named MVP of the 1973 All-Star Game in Chicago, and for the 1972-73 regular season after leading Boston to the best record in franchise history. A year later, teammate John Havlicek was named MVP of the 1974 Finals.

Free throw-B) With several players foule dout and tired, seldom-used reserve gurd Glenn McDonald came off the bench to can three huge baskets in the third overtime of game 6 in the 1976 Finals to help Boston to a 128-126 victory.

Free throw-C) Recently-inducted Hall of Famer JoJo White was named MVP of the 1976 Finals in a close vote over Cowens.

Jump shot-C) Paul Westphal is the only man to be involved in both NBA Finals triple overtime games as a player or coach. He was a key player for the Suns in their 1976 loss at Boston, a year after being traded from the Celtics. Seventeen years later in 1993, he was a rookie head coach for Phoenix when they won game three of the Finals at Chicago. But each time, Westphal's club lost in six games.
With the Suns down one with a second left in game 6 of the 1976 Finals, Westphal persuaded coach John MacLeod to call an extra timeout to get a technical on purpose. JoJo White hit the foul shot, but the Suns got the ball at halfcourt instead of having to go the length of the floor, which set up the tying basket that forced a third OT.
Westphal, who starred at Southern Cal, was inspired to think of the tactic after having seen USC football coach John MacKay get intentional penalties to stop the clock late in games.

Jump shot-B) John Havlicek's leaning left wing bank shot just before the second OT buzzer appeared to give Boston a 111-110 triumph in the epic game six triple OT battle in 1976. The team ean into the locker room as the clock had run out, but after e wild on-court melee where referee Richie Powers was punched by a fan, it was ruled that one second remaine don the clock.
After an intentional technical foul on Phoenix was converted, weak-shooting Sun forward Garfield Heard canned an improbable rainbow desperation jumper over Don Nelson at the buzzer to force a third OT.

Hook shot-A) Dave Cowens personally broke open the title-clinching game 6 win in the 1976 Finals with nine points down the stretch, including a steal and driving three-point play despite playing with five fouls.
He stole the ball from Rookie of the Year Alvan Adams, drove coast to coast and converted a three-point backhande dlayin to clinch the 13th Boston banner.
Cavalier center Jim Chones missed their 1976 Eastern Conference final battle with Boston due to a foot injury incurred in practice just before the series began. Boston great John Havlicek also missed much of the series with a foot injury.

Jump shot-A) JoJo White picked up a loose ball rebound and canned a left baseline jumper at the buzzer to nip the 76ers 113-111 in game 1 and stun their home Spectrum crowd in the 1977 eastern semifinals. The 76ers rallied to dethrone the champs and win the series 4-3 but fell in the Finals to Portland, 4-2.
Boston swept new NBA member San Antonio in the first season of the NBA/ABA merger 2-0 in their 1977 1st round mini-series.

3-pointer-B) Dave Cowens turned the extremely rare trick to become the first player ever to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots in the same season.
In 1977-78, Cowens tallied 1,435 points (18.6 ppg), grabbed 1,078 rebounds (14.0), passed out 351 assists (4.6), made 102 steals (1.3) and blocked 67 shots (0.9). But in Havlicek's disappointing final season, Boston finished just 32-50 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1971.



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