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1986 Championship Hardware
The Celtics added another piece of hardware to their trophy collection by winning the franchise’s 16th NBA World Championship title in 1986. The two-foot, 20-pound trophy featured 22-carat gold over s ...
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1986 NBA Finals Locker Room Hat
The Celtics received official locker room hats after winning the 1986 NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets. We’re guessing the hats worn by Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge, Red Auerbach and others had mor ...
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1986: The Best Team Ever
Many respected sportswriters believe the 1985-86 Boston Celtics were the best team in NBA history. Others will argue that point, but a few things are undisputed. Five future Hall-of-Famers suited up f ...
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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 a ...
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Addition From the Coast
The Celtics set their sights on avenging the loss in the 1985 NBA Finals by addressing one of their biggest needs: another big man to come off the bench. A September 6, 1985, trade with the Los Angele ...
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Ainge in the Spotlight
Danny Ainge was an indispensable part of two Celtics NBA World Championship teams in the 1980s. A great shooter and quick defender, Ainge recalled later that the 1986 team was “the greatest of all tim ...
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All-Star Celtics in ’86
Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird and Coaches Jimmy Rodgers, K.C. Jones and Chris Ford all participated in the 1986 All-Star Game in Dallas. Bird was a starter and scored 23 points, McHale contr ...
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Celtics Fans Get Creative
Two factors in the 1980s contributed toward an explosion of fan banners: older arenas that did not have enormous advertising signage, and televised games where producers looked for interesting things ...
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Domination to No. 16
Stung by watching the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate their 1985 NBA Finals victory at Boston Garden, the Celtics put on one of the most dominating performances in NBA history in 1986. Boston tore throug ...
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Everyone Loves a Parade
Sports championship parades have gone on since the early 1900s. With Boston’s long tradition of postseason success, there have been lots of opportunities for Celtics fans to see their team riding thro ...