Big changes were in store for the Celtics in the 2017-18 season as they traded away Avery Bradley, Jae Crowder and Isaiah Thomas and added All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. That season’s yearbook celebrated Celtics players with a “fun facts” section. Some notable tidbits: Irving’s father starred at Boston College and had his No. […]

No one was more fired up than veteran big man Al Horford in Game 4 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Playing in his second stint with Boston, Horford put up huge numbers during the playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. In the Game 4 victory – which was also his 132nd career postseason game […]

Al Horford’s bobblehead night marked the first time in over a decade that the Celtics created player-specific bobbleheads. The first 5,000 fans at TD Garden that night got to take home the Horford collectable. Despite Horford’s 13 points, the Celtics fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 97-92.

With healthy seasons from Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, the Celtics expected to take the next step in the East during the 2018-19 campaign. But Irving, Hayward and Al Horford missed playing time and the Celtics had an uneven season, landing with a 49-33 record and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. A […]

Al Horford’s first stint in Boston lasted three seasons. He enjoyed a special campaign in 2017-18 by making not only the NBA All-Star team, but also the NBA All-Defensive team. While he left for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019, the veteran big man returned to Boston ahead of the 2021-22 season. In announcing his return, […]

Expectations were high for a loaded Celtics roster that featured three recent All-Stars in Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford along with young stars Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart. Boston played well in the first half of the 2018-19 season and sported a 36-21 mark at the All-Star break. After stumbling down […]

Danny Ainge bolstered the Celtics in the 2017-18 season by adding All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward to the mix. Hayward reunited with his former Butler University Coach Brad Stevens, but his season ended five minutes into his first game when he suffered a leg injury. Irving’s All-Star season ended in March due to injury, […]

A four-time All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics signed Al Horford to a free agent contract in 2016. The dominant center added muscle to a deep Celtics team and helped push them to back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals. Horford was named an All-Star for the fifth time in 2018, the same season he earned […]

When you get opportunities, it is best to do with them what you can. Though Robert Williams earned the nickname “Time Lord” after missing his introductory press conference, a flight to Boston and the team’s first practice in 2018, he quickly stepped up his game. He wore this jersey during the 2020 NBA Playoffs bubble […]

The Celtics built on the previous season’s success in the 2016-17 campaign with 53 wins and an Atlantic Division title. All-Star Isaiah Thomas’ career season continued as he finished third in the NBA scoring race (28.9 points per game) and made the All-NBA Second Team. The Celtics went into the 2017 NBA Playoffs with the […]