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"Dennis Johnson" - 15 Total Result(s)
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A Basketball Out of the Spotlight
Everyone knows Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and John Havlicek, but the players that signed this basketball were all major contributors to championship teams – and some were even inducted into t ...
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A Hall of Fame Shot by Bird
Take a look at this shot! Larry Bird hit a jumper in Boston’s Game 5 win in the 1987 NBA Finals to keep the team’s championship hopes alive. One reason the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry th ...
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A Haul of Hall-of-Famers
Talk about a Hall-of-Fame hat! More than a dozen Celtics legends, including Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Bill Russell and Red Auerbach, put their signatures on a classic Celtics cap. With so many Hall-of-Fa ...
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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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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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DJ Sets the Play
The early 1980s Celtics were good, but they became great in 1983 when Red Auerbach made a trade for 1979 NBA Finals MVP Dennis Johnson. A tough player and tenacious defender, Johnson helped deliver NB ...
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Johnson’s Last Dance
Dennis Johnson joined the Celtics in 1983 as the team made a run for the NBA World Championship title. His 22-point performance in Game 7 of the 1984 NBA Finals helped the Celtics defeat the Los Angel ...
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K.C. and DJ Talk Things Over
The acquisition of Phoenix Suns point guard Dennis Johnson in 1983 appeared to be the missing link in bringing two more NBA World Championships to Boston. The 1979 NBA Finals MVP with the Seattle Supe ...
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Now A Big Five
Offseason foot surgery kept Kevin McHale out of the Celtics lineup until December 1987 as Boston struggled to an 11-8 start. But once the full starting five was in place, the Celtics dominated by winn ...
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Red’s Retired Number
Other than winning NBA World Championship titles in Boston, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Red Auerbach and Robert Parish had something else in common. The Celtics retired each of their numbers – even ...