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A Hot Start in ’09
After a disappointing defeat in the second round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics made a significant addition for the upcoming season by signing four-time All-Star Rasheed Wallace to beef up the bench. Boston got off to an amazing start and sported a 23-5 record after a win on Christmas Day. While the starting […]
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Adding Veterans to the Mix in 2011
The Celtics core of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kendrick Perkins and Rajon Rondo needed some help in order to keep their championship hopes alive in the 2010-11 season. The team added future Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal and six-time All-Star Jermaine O’Neal to the mix. Boston won 56 games and their fourth-straight Atlantic Division title […]
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Back-to-Back Atlantic Titles
Boston’s title defense got off to a great start in the 2008-09 season as the C’s won 27 of their first 29 games and the Big Three were all named All-Stars. Unfortunately, a leg injury kept Kevin Garnett from playing much of the second half of the season and the entire playoffs. Kendrick Perkins, along […]
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Have Your Own Celebration
If you want to have your own champagne ready the next time the C’s win it all, try and find this commemorative bottle of Monterey Cristal made to honor the 2008 NBA World Champion Celtics. Suspecting a Game 6 victory as the Celtics held a 29-point lead in the third quarter, staff began setting up […]
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He’s More than a Logo
Lucky might have been just a mascot for some, but for many Celtics players he was a symbol of “Celtic Pride” and the tradition of the franchise. When a rival player maliciously stepped on the Lucky logo after a playoff game, Celtics players from Cedric Maxwell to Kevin Garnett cried foul. Glen Davis, a member […]
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On the Cover: The New Big Three
The 2007-08 Celtics found the right formula by adding superstars Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, along with important role players like Eddie House, James Posey and Glen Davis, to a core of Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. Boston recorded 42 more victories than the previous season, by far the biggest turnaround in NBA […]
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Ubuntu: “I Am Because We Are”
The concept of “ubuntu” in the NBA started with the 2007-08 Celtics and Head Coach Doc Rivers. The Nguni Bantu word means “humanity” and is occasionally translated to “I am because we are.” Kendrick Perkins recalled that Rivers made the rookies research the concept. Perkins relayed Glen Davis’ report which summarized, “I can only be […]
