Nba 75 Celtics Great Bob Cousy Bows Out With A Fifth Consecutive Crown
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Bob Cousy made a sensational farewell to pro basketball and the bearded one, Bill Russell, was brilliant as always, but Tom Heinsohn came through with two clutch plays in the sixth game as the Boston Celtics won a record fifth straight National Basketball Association championship. A record Los Angeles Sports Arena crowd of 15,521, plus another 6,000 watching over closed circuit TV in three L.A. theaters, saw the Celtics score an exciting 112-109 victory here the night of April 24 and take the windup of the best-of-seven series with a 4-2 margin....