On this day: Celtics icon Red Auerbach retires as coach, 1966 championship won

On this day, renowned Celtics head coach and GM Red Auerbach retired as coach of the team after winning the franchise’s 9th championship.

It is also the anniversary of Boston setting an NBA single-game playoff scoring record after beating the New York Knicks 157-128 in Game 2 of the first round of the 1990 Eastern Conference Playoffs.

The Celtics shot .670 (63-of-94 from the field overall), also a playoff record at that time. Kevin McHale led Boston with 31 points and 10 rebounds.

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