On this day, the Boston Celtics won the 1964 NBA Championship, the team’s eighth and seventh in a row as the franchise’s 1960s dynasty began to hit its stride.
It was a 105-99 victory over the San Francisco Warriors in Game 5 of the series, Boston only losing one game the whole way through.
Forward Tommy Heinsohn led the team with 19 points and 8 rebounds, wing Frank Ramsey and guard Sam Jones each added 18 points, and big man Bill Russell put up 14 points, 26 rebounds and 6 assists.
It was the first time rivals Russell and Wilt Chamberlain met in the Finals; they would again in 1969.