Hanging legend - starting from "1" and brilliant from "2"

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Turning over the history of the Celtics, this team has been synonymous with toughness, blood, tenacity and simplicity since ancient times, and the championship flag or retired numbers flying above the stadium are the best interpretation of the Celtic spirit in the mouths of our descendants.

But neither Bill Russell's 6, nor Larry's Legendary Bird's 33, can bring back the roots of this team's journey — they're great, but in my opinion, the best interpretation of the entire history of this respectable greenshirt is No. 1 & No. 2.

Starting with "1":

Hopkinton, Massachusetts, George "V" Brown is a permanent resident here, as a sports enthusiast, Brown has helped marathon and ice hockey in the Boston area, it can be said that Boston's sports history began with him, in 1905, the son of the local sports hero George was born - another sports hero - Walter. Brown.

In 1923, Walter attended the Boston Latin School, and his outstanding academic performance and love of sports such as ice hockey determined the future ownership of the Boston Garden Arena.

In 1931, Walter became an avid hockey enthusiast. For the next two years, he actively organized amateur teams to compete in Europe. In 1933, it also became the first stage of Walter's life to shine.

At the 1933 Hockey World Championships, Walter guided the United States to win its first gold medal, becoming the first non-Canadian team to win the gold medal in the tournament, thus breaking Canada's monopoly.

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Walter led the American men's ice hockey team, as the head coach of the team, Walter did his best, although the American team did not have good results, but in Berlin, which was called the "site of the most failed Olympic games", the American ice hockey team still made a good start for the subsequent consecutive expeditions.

After returning to China, Walter continued to devote himself to the construction of sports in Boston, and in 1937, during the offseason of professional ice hockey, Walter went to the stadium in the morning to prepare for the renovation of the stadium, and in the face of the empty stadium, Walter suddenly felt that "instead of stagnating for a long time, it is better to make good use of the resources of the stadium." ”

In the following years, Walter devoted himself to amateur basketball and organization in various regions, and in 1944 became Walter's first step in amateur to professionalism, organizing the Boston-area college basketball league.

With organizational experience, in 1946, along with 11 other team owners, he formed the NBL League, while Walter formed a local Boston basketball team, the Boston Celtics.

Brown hired John Russell as the team's first head coach in his Celtics' first season. The first game in Greenshirts history was on November 5, 1946, but the jump was about an hour later than the schedule at the time, as Celtics player Chuck Connors broke the wooden rebound during a training dunk, and the Celtics lost 55-57 to the Chicago Stags. The 4,329 fans witnessed not only the first official game in Celtics history, but also the first rebound in professional basketball history to be destroyed by a dunk.

In 1949, under the impetus of Walter, the BAA League and the NBL League were integrated to form the NBA League.

At that time, the BAA had 5 teams involved in the fusion: Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers (former Los Angeles Lakers), Philadelphia Warriors (predecessor to the Golden State Warriors), Rochester Royals (predecessor to the Sacramento Kings), and the NBL League was involved in the fusion of the Sirachus Nationals (the predecessor of the Philadelphia 76ers) and the Three Cities Black Hawks (the predecessor of the Atlanta Hawks), it is worth mentioning that as a member of the league, Brown himself created the Boston Celtics. Brown, who is both a boss and a sports expert, is also deeply involved in the formulation of the rules of the game, which other pure business owners can't do:

More famous, that is, in the autumn of 1950, just 4 years after the establishment of the NBA, but because of the popularity problem began to decline. Then-President Portorov traveled to Boston to negotiate a settlement with Celtic President Walter.

After hours of discussion between the two men, drawing on Haskkorn's previous comments, it was decided:

Halfway through the season, the best players from the East and West sides are selected for a confrontation — the predecessor of the NBA All-Star Game.

Since "2" brilliant:

Boston did not have many victories in the early stages to pave the way, walter has hired Fudal, Julian, two well-known coaches in the industry, to take charge, but the team has not achieved more than 36 wins in a single season.

At the beginning of everything, it seems to have encountered a bottleneck.

Meanwhile, Washington Congress won the division championship twice in 1947 and 1949 with a win rate of more than 80 percent, and at the end of the 1949 season, walter saw an opportunity when the capitol coaching contract expired.

The man walter had a crush on was named Arnold. Jacob." Red"Auerbach.

Auerbach's shrewdness was not only due to his own Jewishness — it was evident during his time in Congress.

"Red of 175 watched George McCann on the field of 206 frantically wreak havoc on the team he had built with the highest winning percentage in the next two decades or so, and he couldn't help but hesitate."

--NBA Memorabilia

McCann didn't retire the day Auerbach beat him, however, and his knees couldn't stand much longer, but he gave Auerbach some hints.

Perhaps Lakers head coach Kundera is the first famous coach in the history of the NBA, although some public opinion believes that he is not talented, relying only on McCann, Pollard and other famous players to win five championships. But Auerbach clearly didn't see it that way, and his assessment of Kundera was:

"A lot of strong teams on paper, they get nothing. And Kundera, who made the Lakers a strong team, did a great job of it. ”

Walter saw the boldness of Auerbach's words and the shrewdness of checking for gaps when managing the team — after all, even Falkes was the top scorer under him with an average of 30 percent per game and less than 24 points per game.

Auerbach hit it off with Walter, and in 1950, the Cardinal officially took over the Boston Celtics.

Due to McCann's influence, Auerbach was very keen to bring a "big man with arm span, dominance" when he was in charge of the draft for Boston for the first time, just like McCann, who was very interested in Bob. Cousy's gorgeous dismissiveness:

"I don't want to belittle anyone, whether it's Cush or anyone else. I only care about ability, and Bob hasn't proven his ability to me yet. I would never make a choice just because he was a local. Cush's fancy style of ball can bring no more than 12 spectators. What really keeps attracting spectators is a team that always wins. That's my goal..."

But apparently, because Walter himself drew lots and smiled at the media and said, "Cousy is still our man", Auerbach was not able to say anything.

The league was slow, it was the world of giants — the Celtics were 186 in the backcourt, and even a 192 forward could take 15 rebounds on their heads, and although Cush later won Auerbach's respect and affection, the turning point came in 1954.

That fall, the NBA began a 24-second time limit, and slow centers were limited.

Auerbach keenly grasped this, and the calculating Jews judged the direction of the basketball league before everyone else. The Celtics have two 185-centimeter-tall white guards, Bob Cousy, an 8-time assists champion, and Bill Shaman, a seven-time free-throw shooting champion in 11 years: they embody all of Auerbach's inspiration: fast, smart, and projective, and the Celtics are also in some ways ahead of other teams by more than a point.

Walter said: "Boston likes Cousy and Red, but they also have to get tired of Red. ”

"Have you ever seen a rough old man with two white sideburns yelling at the best players in the world on the sidelines?"

But even with Walter saying that, Auerbach is still the man who knows basketball best.

He advocated playing faster and faster after the reforms, with Cusi's assists and Shaman's projection being maximized, and then, in that era of racial discrimination, Auerbach did not hesitate to abandon the local super-newcomer Tommy (Tom. Heinthorne) is also going to take down black player Bill. Russell.

You know, the great Mr. Martin Luther King Jr. didn't make the anti-racial manifesto of "I Have a Dream" until 1968, and we, the least popular Jews in wartime, chose a black man in the 50s of the discriminatory United States and committed ourselves to building a team around black stars.

Walter trusted Auerbach unconditionally because he knew that Red cared only about winning, only the numbers on the win-loss table.

The Celtics of 1956 were the ultimate team, with Auerbach's men including Cush, Charmaine, Heinthorne, K.C. Jones, and Bill Berger. Russell.

"I know a lot of people, even local Boston audiences, didn't like Russell at the time, but Auerbach was Russell's shield, and he protected Bill at all times."

--Hubby. Brown (former NBA head coach)

Auerbach can play his favorite games – fast attack, defense. The games under his command are well organized, Auerbach has the ability to unleash the potential of each player – he knows how to drive his players to help the team, and it looks like this ability has been passed down with the changes in boston, and the old man stands on the edge of the field, and behind him sits Walter. Brown, Auerbach's roar filled the whole game, his tactics were just right, he could make Sam Jones score 7 goals in a row after angry scolding, he swung a big hand, lit a cigar, and in an instant, the Celtics became a super team with nine crowns in ten years - the only championship stolen by the Hawks, in exchange for the Hawks' eight years after being beaten by the Celtics in the Finals or regular season.

In 1964, Walter M. After Brown's death, the NBA named the NBA Championship Trophy after him. On October 13, 1965, Walter Brown was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and the No. 1 jersey was hung in the arena, and the owner's name was engraved on the NBA Championship Trophy until 1977 (the championship trophy was renamed O'Brien Cup that year).

Auerbach was Walter's hand-picked coach and team manager, and Red saw all of this as an honor for himself, and in 1966 Auerbach took a back seat to create players who fit the team's system. Russell became his replacement, Auerbach's departure and the Celtics' defeat seemed to have some kind of inevitability, and the NBA teams that Auerbach ruled for a decade felt the haze dissipate, and the Celtic giant tree that hung over them seemed to fall apart - but just a year later, in 1968, the Celtics beat Philadelphia and stood at the top of the league again; in 1969, Auerbach was on the coaching bench, the Finals, Game Seven, against the Lakers, Auerbach lit the cigar in his pocket again in advance, no, It's even more excessive than this, he points and walks, the Celtics win, everyone, including the Lakers players think so.

The 60s ended with the Celtics' victory, and in the 70s, Auerbach still didn't stop his search, and in the distant Indiana, Auerbach found his goal — just as he discovered Bill of New York. Russell, like Walter discovers him as far away as Washington, D.C.—a white man named Larry "legendary" Bird enters his sight.

"The most exaggerated thing is that Red hasn't seen his (Bird) full ball at all." Heinthorne said, "He just went to the scene, looked at the half-time game (actually three and a half quarters), and decided." ”

Auerbach's vision is so precise and vicious that the people he looks up to have played their due performance – except for Bill. Russell and Bird are his own favorites, as well as Magic, who was chosen by the Lake in the same year as Bird, and Tim, who was "forced" to miss out. Duncan.

The glory of the 70s fell in the curtain of "black and white" and "yellow and green", in 1984, the god of basketball, Michael. Jordan entered the league, exaggerated scoring power and desire to win made Auerbach once again find his motivation to beat the other side, but in 1986, Auerbach's last big show, he got the new man who had once rivaled Jordan - Baias, but the creation of fate made people, Baias's death after the draft made Red heart exhausted, and later, Celtic captain Reggie. Lewis's sudden death in training completely overshadowed the future of the Celtics, and then, one change after another, the Boston Garden Arena was also relocated, the old bishop could not hold on, he had no motivation to say goodbye to the team's management once and for all.

But where the majesty of the bishop can dissipate, the Celtic rookies and players have seen Auerbach before 2006 — more like Auerbach to meet them, for Auerbach, the team is his everything, these juniors, is his children.

In 1998, the Celtics finally ushered in their own savior, Paul. pierce.

In Red's eyes, Pierce is a piece of jade in his hand, and he says that if the world now persuades him to abandon the Celts, he will also fight the world because of Paul (Pierce).

And Paul Pierce clearly deserves the bishop's concern:

When the team honored auerbach awards, Pierce went straight to Auerbach in a wheelchair with a trophy to seek a handshake; a strange smile after dropping a ball into the frame in the 2007 semifinals; and a cigar left for Auerbach after winning the championship – although the bishop had long since passed away, Pierce still felt that the bishop was protecting the team.

Before 2006, Boston was the only team in the league that didn't have cheerleaders because Auerbach tried so hard to stop it because he thought "cheerleading is a blasphemy against basketball." ”

The Celtics' withering years were full of gimmicks, when Boston's 16-sided championship flag was a spectacular aerial dunk by players who were not solid in their basic skills.

Then, in October 2006, he passed away.

Kushi once said, "Auerbach is rough on the surface, but in fact he is gentle like a cat on the inside." ”

Auerbach is so protective of his players that he likes to call Danny. Angie is a jerk because he knows anything angie is in the same kind of person as himself – doing anything for the sake of the team, being decisive and unsentimental. But bishop loves his players too much, and his love even contains majesty, so when Angie says deals to Larry. When Bird and McHale said this, the bishop did not hesitate to send away, it was Danny. Angie.

But Auerbach liked and knew Angie, and even though Angie was traded by him to Phoenix, even when he saw that Bird was equally talented in the general manager position, he was still decisive:

'If I step down from the mantle of team management, I'll pack this position and give it to Angie."

Auerbach was buried where he began his coaching career , Washington, and his name was used in the league's trophy of best coach.

(Pictured is former Nuggets coach George W. Bush. Karl with auerbach trophy)

On November 2, 2006, the Celtics had their first appearance at home with a beautiful cheerleader, a game filled with fans and even posed the displeasure on the faces of the cheerleaders and Angie, a game in which the Celtics fell behind and finally lost to the Hornets.

Until now, far away in Boston's North Shore Garden Arena, you still vaguely feel the green soul floating here, if Walter is the leaves of the Celtic clover, Red Auerbach is this arena, no, the patron saint of the whole team, in the days to come, as long as Boston is on top of the world, the clover logo and the cigars lit in the arena will still be the same mark of Boston.