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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 Permanent Record
Following Red Auerbach’s retirement as Celtics coach in 1966, the team put out a record narrated by radio play-by-play man Johnny Most with calls from each of Auerbach’s nine playoff runs with Boston ...
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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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Ainge in the Spotlight
Danny Ainge was an indispensable part of two Celtics NBA World Championship teams in the 1980s. A great shooter and quick defender, Ainge recalled later that the 1986 team was “the greatest of all tim ...
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Al: the Ageless Wonder
No one was more fired up than veteran big man Al Horford in Game 4 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Playing in his second stint with Boston, Horford put up huge numbers during the playoff se ...
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All the Ray Back
In one of the biggest comebacks in NBA Playoffs history, the Celtics took a 21-point first quarter deficit in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals and turned it into a 97-91 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. ...
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Allen’s Championship Warmup
Hall-of-Famer Ray Allen wore this green and white warmup jacket during the 2008 NBA Finals, complete with the Finals logo on the left sleeve. Allen’s best game came in the decisive Game 6 blowout over ...
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An Unexpected Playoff Trip
The rebuilding Celtics unexpectedly made the NBA Playoffs in 2015. With the December trade of Rajon Rondo, one of six trades made by Danny Ainge during the season, the 2008 championship core was left ...
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Back on Top
Player-coach Bill Russell, GM Red Auerbach and top scorer John Havlicek shared a laugh after the Celtics crushed the Los Angeles Lakers, 124-109, in Game 6 of the 1968 NBA Finals. The victory reclaime ...
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Back to the Finals in ’63
The Celtics celebrated with Coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Cincinnati Royals, 142-131, in Game 7 of the 1963 Eastern Division Finals. Bob Cousy, who would retire at the end of the season, tall ...