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"1996-97 Season" - 5 Total Result(s)
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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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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 ...
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Home Court Advantage
A piece of the old parquet floor was on display at FleetCenter (now TD Garden) for the Celtics 50th anniversary in 1996. Over the years, many opponents – and even some Celtics players – complained of ...