Many respected sportswriters believe the 1985-86 Boston Celtics were the best team in NBA history. Others will argue that point, but a few things are undisputed. Five future Hall-of-Famers suited up for the team, including Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Robert Parish and Bill Walton – plus Head Coach K.C. Jones, whose team lost […]

Everyone knows Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and John Havlicek, but the players that signed this basketball were all major contributors to championship teams – and some were even inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Though their time in Boston may have been overshadowed by more well-known players, NBA World Championship […]

Take a look at this shot! Larry Bird hit a jumper in Boston’s Game 5 win in the 1987 NBA Finals to keep the team’s championship hopes alive. One reason the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry thrilled audiences was the lineup of great players on both sides. Celtics legends Bird, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson and […]

The Celtics dominated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals, winning the franchise’s 16th NBA World Championship title. Boston impressed with a 114-97 victory in front of a full house at Boston Garden, the 270th consecutive sellout at home. A scorer’s report documented the production of the C’s starting five, who […]

The Celtics set their sights on avenging the loss in the 1985 NBA Finals by addressing one of their biggest needs: another big man to come off the bench. A September 6, 1985, trade with the Los Angeles Clippers brought them former MVP and future Hall-of-Famer Bill Walton. Liberated from the Clippers, Walton would be […]

The Celtics wore special warmup shirts highlighting the 30th, 40th and 50th anniversaries of three of Boston’s NBA World Championship title teams on April 13, 2016. Given the occasion, the Celtics pulled off an inspiring comeback from a 24-point halftime deficit to beat the Miami Heat, 98-88. A galaxy of Boston stars attended the special […]

TD Garden exhibits historic relics from the old Celtics arena, including this gem. What better embodies the franchise than a piece of Boston Garden parquet signed by eight of the greatest players in team history and Celtics patriarch Red Auerbach? Between all nine men, this group owned 61 NBA World Championship rings!

Did you have one of these pennants growing up? This one lists the players who helped bring NBA World Championship No. 16 to Boston, including Hall-of-Famers Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson and Bill Walton. The Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets, led by the “Twin Towers” of Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson and […]

There were high expectations for the Celtics in the 1985-86 season after two straight NBA Finals appearances, and this team did not disappoint. Led by All-Stars Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, the Celtics won 67 games, the second-most in team history. Incredibly, the team lost only once at home all year – regular […]

Larry Bird was the “most heralded collegian since Bill Walton,” proclaimed the 1979-80 Celtics media guide. The Indiana State product would have better seasons, but his rookie campaign more than lived up to the hype as he was named an All-Star, NBA Rookie of the Year and All-NBA First Team member. Bird wasn’t by himself […]