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Introducing a New Captain
Without Larry Bird, the Celtics were clearly Reggie Lewis’ team. It made sense when Lewis was elected team captain during training camp in 1992. “I think it’s great that the coaches and players have that kind of confidence in me and give me that kind of leadership on the team,” Lewis said. To help buttress […]
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Jaylen Brown’s Bucket List
Jaylen Brown was magical on January 2, 2022, leading the Celtics to a comeback victory and scoring a career-high 50 points along the way. After hitting 17 points by halftime, Brown kicked it into high gear in the second half and poured on another 30 points – including 21 in the fourth quarter – to […]
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Just Like Starting Over
After Reggie Lewis’ shocking passing and Kevin McHale’s retirement, a new crop of Celtics players took on leadership positions during the 1993-94 season. Kevin Gamble, Sherman Douglas, Rick Fox and Dino Radja, who made the All-Rookie Second Team, stepped into starring roles. Thankfully, familiar faces helped guide the young stars as Larry Bird joined the […]
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KCJ and Practice Make Perfect
Celtics Coach K.C. Jones wore this warmup jacket during team practices in the 1980s. Hall-of-Famer Kevin McHale recalled those practices. “It was always fun. Everybody practiced a lot more back then and everybody practiced hard and everybody liked to play basketball,” McHale explained. “So, at some point, practice was really going to get competitive and […]
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Larry Bird Chooses His Weapon
Larry Bird’s black and white Converse shoe had an intimidating name: the Weapon. Throughout the 1980s, Converse marketed the sneakers with endorsements from NBA stars including Isiah Thomas, Kevin McHale and Bird’s rival from the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson. One Converse ad from the era tells the reader, “Bird and Magic have chosen their […]
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Larry’s Last Warmup
After missing the 1992 Eastern Conference First Round against the Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird returned to the Celtics for Game 4 of the semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He then got his first start since April in a win-or-go-home Game 6 at Boston Garden. Bird thrilled the crowd with 16 points and 14 rebounds as […]
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Larry’s Loyalty to Red
Celtics patriarch Red Auerbach had a hand in each of the team’s first 16 NBA World Championship titles, three of which he won with Larry Bird. “The one thing about Red was loyalty,” Bird said. “That’s why I never wanted to leave there because I knew he always had my back. He cared for me. […]
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Now A Big Five
Offseason foot surgery kept Kevin McHale out of the Celtics lineup until December 1987 as Boston struggled to an 11-8 start. But once the full starting five was in place, the Celtics dominated by winning 44 of the next 57 games en route to their fifth straight Atlantic Division championship. Danny Ainge gave the Celtics […]
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Old Friends, New Uniforms
Kevin McHale and Robert Parish welcomed back former teammate Danny Ainge and his new Phoenix Suns cohort Charles Barkley before a 1993 game. The trio had helped power Boston’s dominance in the 1980s and led the team to NBA World Championship titles in 1984 and 1986. McHale and Ainge had a playful relationship over the […]
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Red Got His Guy
Coaching changes are always hard on a team, but when Red Auerbach hired K.C. Jones to be the ninth head coach in franchise history in 1983, Jones had near universal praise from the Celtics players. Kevin McHale said, “I’m really excited about K.C. giving the orders. Everyone has so much confidence in him and his […]