To celebrate Boston’s first NBA World Championship title in more than 20 years, the team wore these hats after they won Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. In the locker room after the game, Kevin Garnett told Celtics legend Bill Russell, “I got my own. I got my own. […]

After the Celtics closed out their 17th NBA World Championship title in 2008, players received commemorative shirts to wear while celebrating the victory. The accomplishment was certainly deserved as the Celtics took the court in a record 26 playoff games in pursuit of their title. Said Kevin Garnett, who had been dogged by questions about […]

The 2008 NBA World Championship title-winning Celtics brought home banner No. 17 in a hard-fought postseason that saw Boston play at least six games in all four playoffs series. The 2008 NBA Finals MVP, Paul Pierce, and fellow Hall-of-Famers Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen all signed this basketball, along with their teammates.

The Celtics were no doubt disappointed by their early playoff exit in 2009, but with a healthy Kevin Garnett the team hoped for a return to the NBA Finals in 2010. Boston won 50 games and another Atlantic Division title in the regular season before dispatching the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic in […]

Many observers believed the 2011-12 season would be the final together for the Big Three of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. In the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round and won the seven-game semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Boston faced the Miami Heat in […]

Big changes were in store for the Celtics in 2013 as Head Coach Doc Rivers departed for the Los Angeles Clippers, and Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce went to the Brooklyn Nets on a trade. In their stead, Director of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge brought in Butler University Coach Brad Stevens and filled the roster […]

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 […]

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 […]

With Kendrick Perkins injured and Rasheed Wallace retired, the Celtics needed some heft inside and turned to a couple of O’Neals – future Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal and veteran forward Jermaine O’Neal. Overall, 21 players suited up for Boston in the 2010-11 season as the Celtics won 56 games and their fourth consecutive Atlantic Division title. […]

The Celtics took a well-deserved victory lap in the 2008-09 team yearbook with six pages of essays and photos honoring the 2008 NBA World Champions. With much of the same core back, expectations were high for the first Celtics repeat championship since 1969. Boston succeeded in the regular season with 62 wins and another Atlantic […]