His 1974-75 team, renamed the Washington Bullets, went 60-22 and beat the Celtics in a wild six-game series to win the Eastern Conference but was swept by the Golden State Warriors in the finals. Two years later, in 1978, the Bullets won their only NBA championship. “[Jones] was honest and always available,” remembered David DuPree, the reporter who covered Jones and the Bullets for The Washington Post. In his nine years with the Celtics, Jones won eight NBA championships. We talked and remembered.”George Solomon was assistant managing editor for Sports at The Washington Post from 1975 to 2003.

Source: Washington Post December 26, 2020 22:24 UTC