Looking back at Tommy Heinsohn’s historic 1957 NBA Finals performance with the Boston Celtics

While the bulk of contemporary fans of the Boston Celtics are very familiar with franchise icon Tommy Heinsohn , for most of them he is a broadcasting legend, his time as a player existing in some remote corner of awareness for many, if at all.

But Heinsohn was a force of nature in his playing days. He was among the league’s best forwards and something of a template for future frontcourt players. He was a critical part in winning eight NBA titles for the Celtics and in no small way crucial to securing the first of Boston’s league-tying 17 banners as a rookie, no less.

And to discuss exactly that on a video clip taken from his eponymous podcast, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons discusses Heinsohn’s legendary 1957 finals Game 7 performance.

Check it out for yourself to learn more about how the originator of the Tommy Point helped get the Celtics on the board as a champion franchise with his contribution of a double-overtime win over the (then) St. Louis (now, Atlanta) Hawks.

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