1958 NBA Finals Game 6 Boston Celtics @ St. Louis Hawks IN COLOR

Universal-International newsreel footage of Game 6 of the 1958 NBA Finals, which found St. Louis Hawks overtaking the Boston Celtics for the title, 110-109, on April 12…now presented IN COLOR Known as the “Bob Pettit Game” for his then-record 50-point performance, most historians discount the Hawks’ championship because the Celtics’ Bill Russell was hobbled with an ankle injury, and only played about 20 minutes Pettit turned in a spectacular performance. He scored 31 points in the first three quarters, then zoomed off in the final period, nailing 19 of his team&last 21 points. His last two points, on a tip-in with 15 seconds remaining, put the Hawks ahead 110-107. The Celtics scored one final bucket but could do no more. The Hawks finally had a title, 110-109. Pettit had scored 50 points, including 18 of the Hawks&final 21 points in propelling the Hawks to the championship. Pettit&50 points set a new Finals record for most scored by a player in a Finals-clinching game, a record that was tied by Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021 The Hawks are the last all-white team to win an NBA title