Basketball career
At Bridgeport High School, john havlicek was the star of basketball, baseball and rugby, and was elected the best team in the state in three sports. He is also the star quarterback pursued by many universities (football is thrown 80 yards away). Later, havlicek chose Ohio State University, but did not join the football team. His batting average in baseball reached 40%, but it didn't make him give up basketball. During his three-year school team career, john havlicek averaged 14.6 points and was selected as the best team in the United States. The Buckeye teammates include jerry lucas (top 50), Bobby Knight (famous NCAA player) and future Celtics teammate LarrySiegfried. The record of Ohio State University in these three years is 78 wins and 6 losses, and the NCAA championship is 1960.
After graduating from college, john havlicek was selected by two professional leagues. Cleveland Browns of NFL chose john havlicek in the seventh round of 1962 NFL draft, while Boston Celtics chose his name in the first round of NBA draft. Mr. and Mrs. Browns appreciated john havlicek's 6-foot-5-inch, 205-pound figure and his ability to run and jump, and let him try to take over the position. John havlicek was fired after several exhibition games, giving way to Gary Collins, the champion of the all-American team.
John havlicek finally turned to the Celtics who finally selected him in the first round. At that time, bill russell was already in his post. According to coach RedAuerbach, his initial expectation for john havlicek was just to find someone to replace veteran FrankRamsey as the sixth man.
When john havlicek 1962 officially joined, the Celtics had won four consecutive championships. Although the team is full of elites, BobCousy, BillSharman and JimLoscutoff are all nearing the end of their careers. John havlicek's vitality and toughness have given this old team a shot in the arm. As a backup striker in the rookie season, he averaged 14.3 points per game, many of which were Cusi's famous passes in the fast break. "I live by BobCousy," john havlicek often said. John havlicek showed active fighting and tenacious defense, and was selected as the best rookie team in the 62-63 season.
John havlicek also has an internal driving force, which is called "the pride of Celtic". After the first season, he returned to his hometown to practice outside shooting and ball control techniques. The following year, john havlicek became the team's leading scorer, averaging 65,438+09.9 points, which proved that he was ready to take over Ramsey's sixth man task. In the 63-64 season, Cousy retired, but the Celtics won 59 games and defeated the San Francisco Warriors in 5 games to win the NBA championship. John havlicek was chosen as the second team in the NBA.
In the next five seasons, john havlicek was the best bench player on the court. As a "super substitute" in Boston, he can take the place of striker and defender, and he is usually on the court at the last moment of the game. He and Bill Russell are often the longest-playing players in the team all season.
John havlicek doesn't mind the position of the sixth person. "I never worry," he once said, "because I think this role is very important to the team. I learned one thing from RedAuerbach-ending the game is more important than starting the game, and I was basically there before the game ended. "
Before the end of the 68-69 season, the Celtics' old pattern was doomed to become a thing of the past. KCJones has retired, Sam Jones is 36 and Russell is 35. "Sage Sandels is 30 years old. The team ranked fourth in the regular season. The Celtics, who were in urgent need of offensive firepower, looked for offensive firepower from john havlicek. As a result, he averaged 2 1.6 points per game. With john havlicek's wonderful performance, Bearded Boston defeated the Los Angeles Lakers of wilt chamberlain in seven games and won the championship. This is john havlicek's sixth championship in seven NBA seasons.
The 69-70 season was the end of the Celtic dynasty. Jones and Russell retired and the team was suspended from the playoffs for the first time in 20 years. Under the leadership of new coach TomHeinsohn, John havlicek has become the main force and offensive core of Boston. He has been brilliant this year and rarely leads the team in three statistics: 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists. Ranked eighth in the league in scoring and seventh in assists.
John havlicek, nicknamed "Hondo" (inspired by JohnWayne's movie of the same name), led the team to rise again in the early 1970s. 70-7 1 and 7 1-72 season scored 28.9 points and 27.5 points respectively. The 70-year-old havlicek is over 30, but his playing time has ranked first in the league in these two seasons, averaging more than 45 minutes per game.
As the only surviving superstar of the Celtic dynasty, john havlicek took the post of captain, and now his teammates include joe wright, Doncheney and newcomer David Cowens. In the 72-73 season, the team adopted fast-break tactics, which reminded people of the Celtics in the Cusi era and achieved an impressive record of 68 wins 14 losses. The Celtics had a chance to win the championship, but unfortunately, john havlicek suffered a serious shoulder injury in the third game of the Eastern Conference finals against the new york Knicks. Although he came back bravely, the Knicks eliminated the Celtics after seven games. Before the fourth game of Madison Square Garden superstar, new york fans stood up and applauded havlicek in casual clothes.
1974, five years after Russell retired, the Celtics finally defeated Milwaukee Bucks and returned to the NBA championship. John havlicek was chosen as the most valuable player in the finals and became a recognized leader of the new generation of Celtics. 78-79 was his last season. John havlicek, 38, played 82 games, averaging 16 points. This year, the Celtics had a poor record and fell to the last place in the Atlantic, but "Hondo" got a farewell tour for two months, and fans from all over the world flocked to pay tribute to this great player.
John havlicek retired with a string of amazing data. He was the player who played the most times in the league at that time, ranking first in total playing time and total score 10. His ring is enough to open a jewelry store, one ***8, six of which were obtained with Russell and the other two were not Russell's.
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John havlicek was born on April 8th, 1940, and his height is1.95m. Eight NBA championships, four consecutive NBA All-Stars, and 13 NBA All-Stars. John is a "human motor" who can never run out of physical strength, and he is also an excellent scorer, ball control expert and defense expert. His brain, hands and feet are always faster than his hands. Havlicek, a descendant of Czechoslovakian immigrants, was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Since he was a child, he likes to run to school and home at a sprint speed. In high school, he joined the school basketball team, baseball team and football team at the same time. Results In these three sports, it was rated as the best team in Quanzhou High School. Among them, his performance level is the highest in American football and he is a talented quarterback with great potential. However, Huff celik has a special liking for basketball. After he entered Ohio University, he chose the basketball team. After graduating from college, he joined the NBA. From 1962 to 1978, Yi played 16 seasons in the NBA. Huff celik has comprehensive skills, and he can play well both as a striker and a defender. In the heyday of the Boston Celtics in the 1960s, he was known as the "Super Sixth Man" in the NBA. In the 1970s, as a captain, he led young players to win the championship twice in 1974 and 1976. And won eight championship rings, four times selected for the NBA best team, seven times selected for the NBA second team, five times selected for the NBA best defensive team, and 13 times participated in the All-Star Game. So far, they have won the most points for the Boston Celtics. He played 1270 times, hitting 26,395 points, averaging 20.8 points per game. In addition, he has a record of 8007 rebounds, 6 1 14 assists. The most memorable moment in Hef celik's basketball career occurred on April 1965, when Russell, the patron saint of rebounding, and Chamberlain, the basketball emperor, led their teams to the finals respectively, and the two sides drew 3-3 in the first six games. In the seventh game, the Celtics led 76 ers 1 minute with 5 seconds left in the game. Experienced Russell served at the baseline, but because of overexertion, the ball was not held by his teammates, but fell into the hands of opposing defender Harold Greer. Greer catches the ball and passes it to Chamberlain at the basket. At this critical moment, havlicek steals the ball, and as soon as it leaves Greer's fingertips, it is quickly transported to the frontcourt. This incredible tackle allowed the Celtics to win the NBA championship for the seventh time in a row. 1978, hafcherik retired. 1980, the NBA named him one of the best stars since the league was founded 35 years ago.