It is also the date of Boston’s 13th championship, won in an 87-80 win in Game 6 of the 1976 NBA Finals.
One game after the triple-overtime thriller since known as one of the greatest NBA Finals games ever played, a determined Phoenix Suns were certain they’d carry the day on their own home court.
They did not.
Big nights from guard Charlie Scott (25 points, 11 rebounds), center Dave Cowens (21 points, 17 boards) and point guard Jo Jo White (15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and a late run put the game — and series — away for good.
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