The Celtics dynasty was littered with lucky breaks, but here’s the most significant of all. After Selvy scored four points to tie the score at 100-all in the final minute of regulation, the two-time All-Star short-armed his favorite shot, an open 12-foot jumper at the left wing. You know the rest.
At most, a Lakers victory would have provided the impetus for a dynasty of their own. At the very least, the Celtics championship run is halted at four in a row, the Lakers get the gorilla off their backs, the legacies of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor are that much greater, and someone named Frank Selvy becomes a legend for all time.
