The GOAT’s Life – April 21, 1957

A mere eight days after the GOAT (along with his coach and all but one of his teammates) won his/their very first professional championship, this happened.

Bend (OR) Bulletin, April 22, 1957Here’s the box score.

And here’s the story (well, the beginning of Michael Hamel’s accounting of the NBA life 65 years ago):

On Saturday afternoon, April 13, 1957, the Boston Celtics captured their first NBA Championship by defeating the St. Louis Hawks 125-123 in double overtime. The next day, most of the Celtics flew to Des Moines, Iowa, to begin a 21-game tour through the western United States, Hawaii, and British Columbia, bringing their sport to cities and towns that did not have a pro basketball…