In the annals of Boston Celtic lore, that evening’s festivities at the Old Boston Garden seem a lot like a New Year’s Eve, with its “midnight” striking just prior to the Opening Night’s Tip-off.
It was indeed exactly half a century ago before a Garden gathering of 13,755 that Red Auerbach and company were raising their 11th championship banner and kicking off their 24th season of play.
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No less than nine members of the 1968 NBA champions suited up for the home team that night.