John Havlicek

In one of the most iconic plays of sports history, the eight-time champion spins from his defensive position with five seconds remaining, his basketball instincts counting down each heartbeat as Philadelphia holds possession beneath their own basket trailing by one. The Hall of Famer who revolutionized the sixth man role anticipates Hal Greer’s desperation lob toward Chet Walker, leaping to tip the pass toward Sam Jones. Boston Garden erupts as the deflection preserves a 110-109 victory and propels the Celtics toward their seventh consecutive championship. The perpetual-motion machine whose inhuman stamina and defensive genius defined two generations of Celtics dynasties delivers the clutch play his coach Red Auerbach called “the guts of the team.” This Moment immortalizes the play that represents everything Hondo brought across 16 seasons and 26,395 points.

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