When did Havlicek steal the ball?
It was April 15, 1965, as the Celtics faced Philadelphia in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. In the final seconds of the game, Bill Russell tried to inbound the ball beneath the Celtics own basket with Wilt Chamberlain defending. The ball misfired, hitting one of the guy wires that used to support the backboards, and careening out of bounds. Ironically, Auerbach had only recently successfully argued that this situation should result in a turnover, when the opposing team had a similiar situation.
