The Celtics moved in the wrong direction during the 2005-06 season as they fell 12 games in the standings and missed the playoffs. Director of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge bluntly said, “I expect ...

The struggling Celtics hosted the Charlotte Bobcats on November 25, 2005. Prior to the game, sophomore center Al Jefferson gave a young fan a pair of his shoes. The game itself was a narrow 90-89 Celt ...

Al Jefferson made history before ever suiting up for the Celtics, becoming the first player drafted by the franchise directly out of high school. As a 6-foot-10 center, Jefferson averaged nearly a blo ...

Paul Pierce and the Celtics got the better of Kobe Bryant and the Lakers as the two dueled in Los Angeles on February 26, 2006. Pierce’s free throw with 3.2 seconds left put the Celtics on top for goo ...

The basic Celtics uniform has largely gone unchanged since the 1940s, so management could humorously say that the team always played in “throwback” jerseys. Still, the trend of alternate jerseys was u ...

After winning the Atlantic Division in Head Coach Doc Rivers’ first season, anticipation was high for the 2005-06 Celtics, but a slow start stunted the team. A huge midseason trade shook things up by ...