Yesterday, I posted some unique Celtics records from The Unofficial Guide to Basketball's Nastiest and Most Unusual Records (Unofficial Guide)by Kerry Banks. I highly recommend this book for a fun offseason read. You will find every kind of unusual record in this book. Here are a few more of the Celtics related records to whet your appetite for this fun book and to help you pass the time during the offseason.
First NBA player to break a backboard
Chuck Connors, Boston, Nov. 5, 1946

"During the warm-ups, I took a harmless 15- to 20-foot set shot, and, crash, the glass backboard shattered," Connors recalled in a 1986 interview. The backboard crumbled because a worker had not installed a piece of protective rubber between it and the rim. The game was delayed an hour while a truck picked up a spare backboard from Boston Garden, where a rodeo was taking place in front of a packed house.
In 53 career games with the Celtics, Connors averaged 4.5 points per game. After leaving basketball, he tried his hand at baseball, playing briefly for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, before finding his niche in Hollywood as The Rifleman
Only NBA teams to trade Owners
Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers 1978
Faced with declining attendance, Buffalo Braves owner John Y. Brown went looking for a new city for the Braves franchise at the 1977 owners' meeting. The Boston Celtics were owned by Irv Levin, a Beverly Hills resident who wanted to own a club that played closer to his home state. NBA attorney David Stern (who is now the league's commissioner) proposed a novel solution: the Buffalo Braves would move to San Diego, and Brown and Levin would flip franchises. In June 1978, NBA owners voted 21-1 in favor of the swap. The deal included a complicated seven player trade but the most important detail in the transaction was that Boston retained the draft rights to Larry Bird.
Most Regular Season Wins by a Non-Champion
68: Boston Celtics, 1972-73
By adding rising young stars Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White to its veteran cast of John Havlicek, Paul Silas, Don Chaney, Tom Sanders and Don Nelson, Boston raced to the top of the standings. The Celtics notched 68 victories, one shy of the record set by the NBA Champion Lakers the year before. But the Celtics came unglued in the playoff, losing in seven games to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals. No other NBA team has won so many games and not emerged as champion. [Dallas came close, winning 67].
Only Coach to Punch Out an Opposition Owner During the Pre-Game Warm-Up
Red Auerbach, Boston, April 6, 1957

Most Cigars Smoked by a Coach during Games
Several Hundred: Red Auerbach, 1946-1966

Most Game 7 Wins in Playoffs, Career
10: Bill Russell, 1956-1969
Statistically speaking, Russell usually came out second best to his great rival Wilt Chamberlain, but not in the stat that mattered most. Russell won 11 NBA titles to Chamberlain's two, and was an incredible 10-0 in Game 7 during his storied career. Of the 10, eight were won in Boston and two on the road, and five came in the NBA finals.
Most Premature Postgame Celebration in a Finals
Los Angeles Lakers, May , 1969



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Lol at Red knocking out the Hawks' owner.
come on man, the paul pierce one is kinda tasteless
Yeah seriously I agree with the dude above me... the paul pierce stabbing where he almost died is a record to you? Please don't be a fan if that's the case.. very tasteless.
Sorry if it offended you. I just copied the records as recorded in the book that dealt with the Celtics. I removed it as I don't want to offend anyone. I love Paul Pierce and it is a credit to his toughness that he was stabbed 11 times and never missed a game because of it.
FL is probably the biggest Celtics fan out there. No need to ever question her fan hood.
Red was a beast, obviously! Cool stuff. Best part is the game continued. Today? Imagine that Stern theater!
FL don't worry, the article is great and those Anonymous comments? Well, they're ANONYMOUS COMMENTS! lol
I have a strong suspicion that if Mark Cuban was an owner back in the 50's, Red would have knocked him out too.
Red´s stories are amazing. I´ve been watching football for a long time, and there was a "similar" person working for LIVERPOOL at the same time. Sports fans will know him right away. I´m talking about BILL SHANKLY. His life, work,commitment, sense of humour...
In LIVERPOOL, you can find a statue. It´s a tribute to SHANKLY, carved from a famous picture. What happened seconds before the photo was taken is what matters most. In the lower part of the statue you can read a single line:
"HE MADE THE PEOPLE HAPPY"
I think there is a huge paralellism between Red Auerbach and Bill Shankly. When you peel away the clothes, muscles, skin & bones, you will find the heart. These two individuals had it, and their passion, courage and strenght is burning as we speak or write. They used their talent and knowledge to expand the abilities of the people who where beside them, and the achievements speak for themselves. Auerbach and Shankly, they made us better...
Like Ray sweet Ray said when he signed his contract a few weeks ago: "MORE FUEL FOR THE FIRE".
Was that 68 wins by the 1972-1973 team the most by a Celtics team ever?