The second legend: the thief of the century, Celtic havlicekNo. 17.

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Havlicek, the Celtics' "Hando", is one of the best all-around players in NBA history.

He is omnipotent at both ends of the court and always runs tirelessly, but he never shows the problem of exhaustion. His defense is like the devil's inseparable to his opponent, and the key moment is "havlicek's performance moment" for him.

1940, havlicek was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, USA. As a descendant of Czechoslovakian immigrants, havlicek was smart, capable and brave since childhood, but he was different because of his height, wingspan and excellent physical strength.

Havrikek grew up in a small town in Ohio, where there was nowhere to play except a mountain. So he climbed the mountain when he was young, and later he got into the habit of trotting wherever he wanted to go. There is also such a news, which was widely circulated in Havaricek's era:

"Havaricek's lungs are much bigger than normal people. When taking an X-ray, a negative one can't hold her lungs at all. It takes at least one and a half negatives to take out all his lungs. "

In high school, havlicek was selected by three teams at the same time-baseball, rugby and basketball. At the same time, he won the best player team in the state in all three teams, and as a famous new quarterback in the United States, havlicek was chased by countless universities.

(havlicek during the high school football team)

In the end, havlicek chose Ohio State University in the same state as his hometown for further study, but he gave up the opportunity to become a football star and chose to join the school basketball team.

Havlicek has performed well in his three-year school team career, averaging 14.6 points per game. He was selected as the best team in America for three years in a row. In these three years, the record of Ohio State University was 78-6, 1960, and havlicek led the team to win the NCAA championship.

1962 After graduating from college, havlicek was selected by two professional leagues at the same time: Cleveland Browns of the American Football League was selected in the seventh round of the NFL draft; The Boston Celtics also selected him in the first round of the NBA draft.

Brown team admired havlicek's figure and ability to run and jump, so the team asked him to try to take over the position outside the team. Gary Collins, the winner of the best team in the United States, was more suitable for the team, so at the end of 1962, after being laid off after several exhibition games, havlicek officially joined the Boston Celtics and became a member of the professional basketball team, starting his brilliant basketball career.

The Celtics of 1962 have won the championship four times in a row, and their championship team is very strict with the rookie. However, it took havlicek less than five games to fully occupy the position of the team's main substitute. In the 62-63 season, havlicek averaged 14.2 points per game, which showed his spirit of active struggle and tenacious defense and was selected as the best rookie team of the year.

In the 63-64 season, Celtic legend robertjoseph cousy announced his retirement, and havlicek took over the offensive banner of the team. In the second year, he averaged 19.9 points and became the main attack of the team. This season, the Celtics won 59 games, and solved the San Francisco Warriors in five finals, winning five consecutive championships.

Every time I go to see the Celtics game, I can always hear the name of havlicek, the "best star on the bench". He can take the place of striker and defender, so at the last moment of the game, he usually stays on the court and fights with his opponents.

Havlicek's most famous scene took place in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on 1965:

1 April 5, 965, in the last five seconds of the final game of the finals, the Celtics led the 76 ers1minute. At this point, bill russell served at the baseline, but the ball was not caught by his teammates because of the excessive force, but fell into the hands of 76ers defender Harold Greer. Greer catches the ball and passes it directly to Chamberlain at the basket. At the crucial moment, when the basketball left Greer's fingertips, havlicek stole the ball like lightning. This bizarre steal made the Celtics win the NBA championship for the seventh time in a row, which is also one of the most famous steals in the NBA.

(havlicek classic sneak shot video)

1969, the history of Celtic team was reconstructed for the first time. KC Jones retired that year, and the results of other main players were around 35 years old. Such an elderly Celtic needs havlicek to stand up.

That year, havlicek lived up to the team's trust. Average 2 1.6 points per game. Although the team ranked fourth in the East, in the playoffs, the Celtics once again showed their strength. They reached the finals and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 to win another championship.

The following year, the retirement of sam jones and bill russell declared the end of the Celtic dynasty, but havlicek was still a surprise for the team-averaging 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists. Ranked eighth in the league in scoring and seventh in assists.

Since 70 years, havlicek has been at the forefront of all players' playing time in the league for a long time:

70-7 1 season, playing 45.2 minutes per game;

7 1-72 season, playing 45.8 minutes per game.

Playing for a long time made havlicek's nickname "Hondo" even louder. Auerbach once said of havlicek:

"The child is never tired, all he sees is running."

Yes, havlicek just kept running. He and the Celtics only experienced one season of undervaluation. 1972-73 season, the team adopted fast break tactics-this season's Celtic tactics were later carried forward by then Celtic player Nelson, and achieved an impressive record of 68 wins and 65,438 losses.

Havlicek once again averaged 39 minutes per game, which hurt his shoulder a lot, but the team still entered the Eastern Conference finals, facing the new york Knicks.

In the third game of Dongjue, havlicek's shoulder injury recurred. Later, it was once reported that he was reimbursed for the season and could not even go out with the team. However, in the fourth game of Dongjue, havlicek appeared at the home of new york in a casual dress, which also made the fans of new york Arena stand up and applaud this "Hondo".

1974, Boston returned to the finals with the outstanding performance of havlicek, 34. Havlicek averaged 22.6 points, 5.9 assists and 6.4 rebounds this year. Celtic also defeated Milwaukee Bucks in the finals and became the champion again. Havlicek also won his own FMVP trophy.

From 65438 to 0976, Havlicek suffered the most serious injury in his career-Havlicek broke his left ligament in the playoffs from 65438 to 0976.

At this time, the plan given by the team doctor is to soak in ice water for 3 hours every day, which can promote circulation and reduce pain, while the fierce havlicek will go home for 6 hours. During the whole playoffs, he will soak for 6-7 hours every day, because he thinks the effect will be doubled and he can come back early.

In the third overtime game of the fifth game of the finals in the same year, Hawary Chek dragged an injured foot for 58 minutes. The coach said:

"It's not that I won't let Hawary Chek rest, but that he can't hold on."

1978, 38-year-old havlicek temporarily slowed down his running pace, and he ushered in the last season of his career. He still played 82 regular-season games this year, averaging 16 points per game. However, due to the team's poor record, the management once advised him not to work too hard on the court, because even in his last year, havlicek was often seen fighting to the death on the court.

1April 9, 978, havlicek ushered in the last game of his career. In the game against the Buffalo Warriors, he scored 29 points and led his team to win.

Before the end of the game, the stadium fans collectively shouted "Hondo", which is also one of the touching moments in NBA history. After several months' retirement tour in havlicek, havlicek officially announced his retirement at the end of the same season.

1in June, 1978, Boston officially announced the retirement of havlicek's 17 jersey. At the retirement ceremony, havlicek left his own feelings about the game and talked about the Celtic spirit, so that auerbach had to remind him that the speech time was too overtime.

But in the end, havlicek left these words:

"That's how I play. I am eager to use all my strength. "

"I wear this jersey, number 17, so I won't rest on the court."

20 19 On the evening of April 25th, john havlicek died of Parkinson's syndrome at the age of 79. In the playoffs of that season, the Celtics wore black ribbon jerseys and lost to Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals 1-4.

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