num_pages: 304
description: Explains how the seventh game of the 1957 NBA championship launched the career of Bill Russell despite racist attitudes at the time; proved the effectiveness of Red Auerbach as a coach; and gave Boston Celtics their first championship. By the best-selling author of '78.
language: English
title: Rise of a Dynasty: The '57 Celtics, The First Banner, and the Dawning of a New America
publisher: NAL Hardcover