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11th Time’s the Charm
No one has won more as a professional athlete than Bill Russell. With 11 NBA World Championship titles in his 13-year career, Russell set an impossibly high bar for anyone to match. Said Russell about ...
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50 Years of the NBA
The NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary season in 1996-97. As part of the festivities, the Association announced its list of the “50 Greatest Players” which included 13 Celtics, featuring franchise st ...
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A Final Garden Party
Perhaps trying to summon good vibes for the contemporary Celtics, the 1963 NBA World Championship team graced the cover of the 1995 playoff media guide. Though the modern-day Celtics tried channeling ...
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A Look Back on Bird
Larry Bird retired after the 1992 NBA Playoffs with a career of highlights that rival any player in basketball history. The 1992-93 team yearbook featured an extensive look back at highlights, records ...
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A Piece of History
After more than 50 years in service, the hallowed parquet floor at Boston Garden was retired just before Christmas 1999. The floor had moved with the team from Boston Arena (now Northeastern Universit ...
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A Sign of the Times
Visitors of Boston Garden and North Station would remember the large billboard that topped the south facade of the building for decades. While it certainly had its detractors – reportedly First Lady o ...
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A Tribute to Dennis Johnson
Celtics players wore commemorative shirts during Hall-of-Fame guard Dennis Johnson’s number retirement ceremony. At 6-foot-4, “DJ” used strength and smarts to become a great passer and staunch defende ...
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A Ways to Go
Following a forgettable 1998-99 season, Coach and Team President Rick Pitino continued to tinker with the team during the 1999-2000 campaign. He traded leading scorer Ron Mercer and two others to the ...
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All Aboard for the 50th Anniversary!
Members of the media received an Amtrack train pass as a ticket to New York City to watch the Boston Celtics take on the New York Knicks on January 11, 1997. The special date marked the 50th anniversa ...
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An Un-Celtics-Like Season
As the Celtics and the NBA celebrated their 50th anniversary season in 1996-97, Boston didn’t have much to celebrate with an injured team. Top scorers Dino Radja, Dana Barros and Dee Brown all played ...