The Celtics celebrated their new ownership with a commemorative basketball dated with the completed sale on December 31, 2002. Led by Wyc Grousbeck, H. Irving Grousbeck, Steve Pagliuca and The Abbey G ...

After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002, the Celtics took a step back the following postseason. Boston dropped five games in the standings and bowed out in the second round of the 2003 NB ...

During the 2002-03 season, Boston celebrated back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time since 1993. Head Coach Jim O’Brien, a former assistant at the University of Kentucky, started three Ken ...

The Celtics honored legendary coach Red Auerbach with a bobblehead, complete with his signature victory cigar, during a 2003 game against the New Orleans Hornets. Boston drew on the magic of Auerbach’ ...

Paul Pierce laced up his shoes before a game against the Denver Nuggets on January 24, 2003. Pierce torched the Nuggets for 45 points and 10 rebounds to lead Boston to a 77-58 victory at home. Pierce, ...

Coming off a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals and a mid-summer trade that brought four-time All-Star Vin Baker to Boston, there was real optimism about the Celtics for the first time in a decade. ...

Surrounded by thousands of rally towels, the Celtics fed off their fans’ energy to close out a series win in Game 6 of the 2003 Eastern Conference First Round. Boston made 14 consecutive shots at one ...

Boston’s two young stars Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce landed on the cover of Improper Bostonian magazine in March 2003. Walker and Pierce maintained a strong friendship off the court and Walker call ...

Watch Paul Pierce go through the tunnel and high-five fans on his way to the locker room. “The Truth” became a fan favorite over his 15 seasons wearing the Green and White.