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A Record of a Title
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 […]
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Bird’s Playoff Return with Indiana
After the excitement of winning the Atlantic Division, Celtics fans hoped for a long playoff run in 2005. Unfortunately, Larry Bird’s Indiana Pacers were in the way once again. In an absurd Eastern Conference First Round series that saw four blowouts and four road victories – two by each side – it was the Pacers […]
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Michael Young’s Rare Celtics Artifact
While he had a Celtics jacket, Michael Young never appeared in a game for the team. A part of the renowned “Phi Slama Jama” Houston squad, Young left the University of Houston as the school’s third all-time leading scorer. Boston selected him with the No. 24 pick of the 1984 NBA Draft. But before the […]
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Rick Learned From Red
Boston’s third-round pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, Rick Carlisle relaxed in a pair of Converse high-tops. While he played only three seasons with the Celtics, Carlisle said in a 2017 interview that his time in Boston helped change his life. Specifically, it was Celtics President Red Auerbach who helped. Carlisle said, “Red had a […]
