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On this day: Chaney-Washington-Scott trade; most FGAs in one game

On this day, the Celtics dealt Charlie Scott for Don Chaney and Kermit Washington.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded point and shooting guard Charlie Scott for shooting guard Don Chaney and power forward Kermit Washington and a first-round draft pick to their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers in 1977.

Chaney had been picked up from the University of Houston with the 12th overall pick of the 1968 NBA draft by the Celtics, with a stop in the American Basketball Association’s (ABA – a competing league that would later merge with the NBA) Spirit of St. Louis franchise before signing with Los Angeles later on in his pro career.

Washington had been drafted by the Lakers out of American University with the 5th overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft before his involvement in a brawl that left a player hospitalized forced his trade.

On this date: Chaney-Washington-Scott trade; most field goal attempts

On this day, the Celtics dealt Charlie Scott for Don Chaney and Kermit Washington.

On this day in 1977, the Boston Celtics traded point and shooting guard Charlie Scott for shooting guard Don Chaney and power forward Kermit Washington and a first-round draft pick to their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers.

Chaney had been drafted out of the University of Houston with the 12th overall pick of the 1968 NBA draft by the Celtics, with a stop in the American Basketball Association’s (ABA – a competing league that would later merge with the NBA) Spirit of St. Louis before signing with Los Angeles, while Washington had been drafted by the Lakers out of American University with the 5th overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft before his involvement in a brawl that left a player hospitalized forced his trade.

Warriors Rewind: Joe Fulks leads Philadelphia Warriors to 1947 championship over Chicago

Joe Fulks tallied 34 points against the Chicago Stags for the first BAA championship in 1947.

Long before Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green hoisted Larry O’Brien trophies in Oracle Arena, a championship foundation was built at the start of the Warriors organization.

Before the franchise moved to the Bay Area, the Philadelphia edition of the Warriors were winning hardware of their own. In 1947, the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America kicked off with 11 teams in two divisions.  

Eddie Gottlieb’s Warriors earned a playoff bid with a 35-25 record. After eliminating the St. Louis Bombers and New York Knicks, the Philadelphia Dubs faced the Western Division-leading Chicago Stags in the first-ever BAA Finals. 

The Warriors opened the series with a pair of decisive victories to give them a 2-0 lead. In game three, the Warriors stole a three-point road win, but in the fourth game of the series, they could not complete the sweep. After a one-point Chicago win in game four, the Warriors went back to Philadelphia for a chance to clinch the title on their home floor.

April 22, 1947

Philadelphia rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to be crowned champions with an 83-80 victory in game five of the 1947 BAA Finals. 

Future Hall of Famer Joe Fulks capped off his Finals run with 34 points on 10-of-34 shooting. The 1947 BAA scoring champion lived at the free-throw line, knocking down 14-of-18 attempts from the stripe against the Stags. 

View the box score from the Warriors first championship via Basketball Reference — here.

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The BAA championship from the 1946-47 inaugural season will forever be remembered alongside the Warriors five other title banners in San Francisco’s Chase Center. 

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