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Bringing Danny Back to Boston
After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002, the Celtics took a step back the following postseason. Boston dropped five games in the standings and bowed out in the second round of the 2003 NBA Playoffs. Not waiting for the season’s end, the team hired former Celtics All-Star player and Phoenix Suns Coach Danny Ainge […]
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Celebration in 2008!
Fans stormed the court after the Celtics won their 17th NBA World Championship title while Ray Allen, James Posey, Kendrick Perkins and Tony Allen celebrated. As Boston’s first title in 22 years, for many fans this was the first Celtics championship they could celebrate. “I grew up watching the Celtics with my father,” said one […]
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Celtics Hall-of-Famers on a Basketball
Some of the greatest names in Celtics history signed this basketball, including Hall-of-Famers Larry Bird, Frank Ramsey, Jo Jo White and Sam Jones. Forty-nine Celtics players, coaches and executives have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the most of any NBA franchise.
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Defense Leads the Way
While great offensive players always grab headlines, the Celtics played fantastic defense during much of their long run of success in the 1980s. Under Head Coach K.C. Jones, the Celtics finished in the top five for defensive rating from 1984 to 1986. Said Jones, “We had strong defense, leading to strong offense.” Boston showed off […]
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Diamond to Hardwood
One player missing from the 1981-82 preseason guide was Boston’s second-round pick out of BYU, Danny Ainge. A third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays since 1979, and apparently disillusioned by the 1981 MLB players strike, Ainge made it clear he wanted to play in the NBA instead. After a protracted legal battle, the Celtics […]
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Dooling’s Admirable Comeback
Keyon Dooling had played 11 NBA seasons before a trade sent him to Boston in 2011. As a backup guard on a strong team that made the Eastern Conference Finals, Dooling seemed to have all anyone could ask for. Behind the scenes laid a history of trauma and abuse that would eventually land Dooling into a mental care facility. […]
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Faith in the Doc
Doc Rivers got a call from President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge to lead the Celtics in a new direction less than a week after parting ways with the Orlando Magic. “He believed in me,” Rivers said in 2021. Rivers’ bobblehead came in only his second game as Celtics head coach on November 5, 2004. […]
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Fighting for 15
After defeating the Washington Bullets in four games in the 1984 Eastern Conference First Round, the Celtics faced the New York Knicks in the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. The physical semifinals went seven games, but Boston came out on top. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics took revenge on the […]
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Garnett’s 2010 NBA Finals Jacket
Kevin Garnett wore this jacket for his expansive pregame warmup routine during the 2010 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Garnett averaged 15 points per game in the series, the Celtics fell to the rival Lakers in seven games. Despite failing to capture the team’s second NBA World Championship title in three years, […]
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Horford’s First Stint in Beantown
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, […]