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Jalen Brunson’s forever steal offered a big-game reminder

Nypost · · 137 words · By Mike Vaccaro
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What to know about Jalen Brunson’s forever steal offered a big-game reminder

SAN ANTONIO — As with so many seminal moments in sports, all it requires to take us back is a familiar call burned into our brains.

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What happened

SAN ANTONIO — As with so many seminal moments in sports, all it requires to take us back is a familiar call burned into our brains.

Why it matters

Howie Rose on Stephane Matteau (and Mike Piazza).

Common ground

We hear the words, and we can immediately conjure the image.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “April 15, 1965, inside the sold-out Boston Garden, 13,909 in the stands”
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While evidence confirms the game took place on April 15, 1965, at the Boston Garden, none of the provided evidence sources mention the specific attendance figure of 13,909.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Public Garden, also known as Boston Public Garden, is a large park in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common. It is a part of the Emerald Necklace system of parks and is bou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Public_Garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968 is a concert film starring James Brown. Recorded at the Boston Garden by WGBH-TV the night after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it was broadcast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_the_Boston_Garden:_Apr…
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Claim 2: “Johnny Havlicek stole the ball”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly confirm that John Havlicek stole the ball in the final moments of Game 7 of the 1965 Eastern Division championship, which is the basis for the famous 'Havlicek stole the ball' radio call.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John M. Most (June 15, 1923 – January 3, 1993) was an American sports announcer, known primarily as the raspy radio voice of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1953 t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Most
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Havlicek stole the ball" is a quote by radio broadcaster Johnny Most, as a jubilant reaction to a steal made by the Boston Celtics' John Havlicek against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1965 NBA Easter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havlicek_stole_the_ball
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Joseph Havlicek ( HAV-lih-chek; April 8, 1940 – April 25, 2019), often nicknamed Hondo, was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 16-year career with the Boston Celtics …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Havlicek
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Claim 3: “the Celtics clinging to a 110-109 lead over the 76ers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals”
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Multiple independent sources (Facebook post, NBA Top Moments article, and Wikipedia snippet) confirm that the Celtics led the 76ers 110-109 in Game 7 of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1946–47 Boston Celtics season was the first season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). Walter A. Brown was the man who was responsible for starting the franch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946–47_Boston_Celtics_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics won the East Group C in the inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament by going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Boston_Celtics_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76ers–Celtics rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. The two teams have the most meetings in the NBA playoffs; they have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76ers–Celtics_rivalry
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