Bob Ryan: "THIS is the Greatest Celtics Playoff Run Ever"

Playoff basketball is back! As the Celtics start their run, we sit down with legendary sports writer Bob Ryan to ask an impossible question: Over 60 years of covering the team, what is your single favorite Celtics playoff run?
Bob Ryan does not hesitate, choosing the legendary 1986 Celtics Dream Team. In this deep-dive analysis, Bob breaks down the key moments that made that run iconic, from his famous "selfish 49 points" comment about Michael Jordan to the epic Sunday coming-out party where MJ dropped 63 points.
Bob also details McHale’s skirmish where he scored a basket while sitting on Dave Corzine, Bill Walton’s dominating presence, Robert Parish’s winning jumper, and why Bob considers Larry Bird’s Game 6 performance against Houston "the greatest game he ever played."

Also featuring historical context on:
• The 1976 Suns/Celtics triple OT Game (The " Richie Powers Technical," Glenn McDonald).
• Tommy Heinsohn's collapse after the game.
• Reliving Red Auerbach's last game in 1966 and Bill Russell's in 1969.
• How Bob got the Celtics beat gig at age 23 and his awkward first interview with Oscar Robertson.

🏀 Video Chapters (Essential for retention and search):

0:00 Bob Ryan: What is Your Favorite Celtics Playoffs?
0:41 "History": The 1986 Celtics Dream Team
1:40 Michael Jordan's 63-Point Coming Out Party vs. Bird
2:57 Parish Winner & The Studebaker vs. Porsche Quote
4:20 Bill Walton's Dunk & The Demonstration of History
6:33 Larry Bird's Game 6 vs Houston (Best ever?)
13:25 June 4th, 1976: reliving triple overtime
16:30 Storming the Court & Attacking Richie Powers
18:10 Glenn McDonald: The Dave Roberts of the Celtics
20:50 Red Auerbach's Last Game in 1966 (Ended in Chaos)
23:43 "Oscar Robertson": My First Interview as a Celtics Beat Writer

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