Did Red ever light up too soon ?

[tenn_smoothie]

My favorite Celtic of all time is Red Auerbach. He was a genius coach and team president. Of course, Red was the original arrogant trash talker and did not back down from anyone. One of his most famous habits was lighting up a cigar when a game was in hand, but not over. Comrade Silver would probably try to arrest Red for such behavior these days.

So my question is, did Red ever light up a cigar late in a game the Celtics were winning that they ended up losing, either as coach or as GM ?

[lbgreen33]

My favorite Celtic of all time is Red Auerbach. He was a genius coach and team president. Of course, Red was the original arrogant trash talker and did not back down from anyone. One of his most famous habits was lighting up a cigar when a game was in hand, but not over. Comrade Silver would probably try to arrest Red for such behavior these days.

So my question is, did Red ever light up a cigar late in a game the Celtics were winning that they ended up losing, either as coach or as GM ?

Ill be interesting to see if anyone know that?  I was shooting an NBA event in the early 2000's. There were a lot of celebrities and I wanted a break from working. I found this empty room well away from the event and went in there to chill for a little while. As I am sitting there in this fairly dark room away from everyone, K.C. Jones walks in. I was a sports cameraman and tried never to be that guy, but holy crap this was K.C. Jones! He said to me, looks like you were trying to get away from all the noise too, I laughed and said I was a huge Celtics fan. He got quite smiled and asked me, do you have a family? I said yes, I was married with 2 kids. He said, remember work is important, but the most important thing in your life is your family. I carried that with me to this day.