Havlicek's 54-Point Game, Celtics' Home Win Streak

0:00It's April 1st, this is Boston Celtics News Today, powered by AI, your team, your update. On this day in Boston Celtics history, John Havelichek dropped a jaw-dropping 54 points with 24 field goals in game 1 of the 19th. 73 Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Atlanta Hawks. That performance stands shoulder to shoulder with legends like Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. The Celtics crews to a 134-19 win that night thanks to Havelichek playing all 48 minutes and they took. The series four games to two. Later that postseason though, Boston fell short to the New York Knicks in the East Finals. Four games to three as New York grabbed their second NBA title. Fast forward to 2016. The Celtics shattered the Warriors 54 game home winning streak with a 109-106. Road victory in Oakland, powered by Isaiah Thomas' 22 points. Warriors coach Steve Kerr tipped his hat, calling it an incredible feat of intensity and work.

1:02And back in 1977, the team waved shooting guard Bobby Wilson after a short stint where he averaged just two points over 25. Games. Moments like these remind us of the Celtics Roll the Coastal Legacy, full of peaks that echo through Hoops' eternity.