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The Celtics finished the 1956–57 regular season with a 44–28 record, the team's second-best record since beginning play in the 1946–47 BAA season, which guaranteed Russell his first NBA playoffs appearance, [73] where the Celtics met with the Syracuse Nationals, a team led by Dolph Schayes, through the Eastern Division finals.
Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, an NBA record. The following is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players who won the most championships. The NBA is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
The Celtics are commonly regarded as the most successful team in NBA history and hold the records for most NBA championships won, with 18, and most recorded wins of any NBA franchise. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The Celtics' rise to dominance began in the late 1950s, after the team, led by coach Red Auerbach , acquired Bill Russell in 1956, later becoming ...
He anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA championships in 13 years. Bill Russell, all-time NBA great and Boston Celtics basketball legend, dies at 88 Skip to main content
Bill Russell (off ball) was a member of one of the first dynasties in the NBA, winning eight straight titles while contending against Wilt Chamberlain (on ball). The Boston Celtics won 11 of the 12 NBA Finals they reached during 13 seasons (1956–57 to 1968–69), including eight straight NBA championships from 1959 through 1966. [ 9 ]
Bill Russell, who has been called the greatest team player in sports, leading the Celtics to 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons, died. He was 88. NBA legend Bill Russell, who won 11 NBA titles ...
Boston Celtics legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell died on Sunday at the age of 88. A look at his life on and off the court in pictures. Photos: Bill Russell (1934-2022) through the years
The 1969 NBA World Championship Series to determine the champion of the 1968–69 NBA season was played ... team. In Boston, player-coach Bill Russell was ...