On their way to winning their 11th of a current NBA-record 17 titles, the Boston Celtics had to win Game 4 of the 1969 NBA Finals, and it took a friendly bounce for it to happen.
The game itself saw a record-low number of assists for any game in the NBA Finals, with a combined total of just 21 assists from both ball clubs recorded in the historic game. The series victory for Boston was unexpected given the arrival of Wilt Chamberlain, longtime foe of Celtics Hall of Famer Bill Russell, who was dealt to Los Angeles from the Philadelphia 76ers over the previous summer.
At the end of the eventual 89-88 nailbiter win for the Celtics, Russell subbed himself out in favor of forward Don Nelson, who got the ball to Sam Jones.
Watch the shot for yourself to see how close things got to a possible Lakers victory that could have changed the momentum of Boston’s title run.
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