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Havlicek’s Steal

In the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics faced Philadelphia, and the series had reached a seventh and deciding game. The game came down to the wire with Boston leading 110-109 and just five seconds on the clock. Philadelphia was taking the ball out of bounds under their own basket, hoping to set up a desperation shot to get the win. They never got the chance.

Philadelphia’s Hal Greer tried to get the ball to teammate Chet Walker but failed to notice a lurking John Havlicek, who stepped into the passing lane and stole Greer’s pass by tipping it to the Celtics’ Sam Jones. Jones dribbled out the last few seconds to seal the win and the series. The Celtics went on to win the championship over the Lakers in five games.

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