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"Robert Parish" - 30 Total Result(s)
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Chief Stands, Captain Falls
Just weeks after collapsing on the court during the 1993 NBA Playoffs, newly-minted captain Reggie Lewis passed away at just 27 years old. The tragic ending made basketball small by comparison, but th ...
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Defense Leads the Way
While great offensive players always grab headlines, the Celtics played fantastic defense during much of their long run of success in the 1980s. Under Head Coach K.C. Jones, the Celtics finished in th ...
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Gavitt and Ford Start Celtics Anew
Some changes in the Celtics front office unfolded ahead of the 1990-91 season. Big East Conference commissioner and future Hall-of-Famer Dave Gavitt became team CEO and former Celtics player Chris For ...
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Great Expectations for Parish
The Celtics seemed to be back at full strength in the 1989-90 season with Larry Bird’s return from injury, productive seasons from Kevin McHale, Robert Parish and Dennis Johnson, and the emergence of ...
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Introducing a New Captain
Without Larry Bird, the Celtics were clearly Reggie Lewis’ team. It made sense when Lewis was elected team captain during training camp in 1992. “I think it’s great that the coaches and players have t ...
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Jones Shows the Way
After a second-straight disappointing playoff run, Boston made a coaching change in 1983 and turned to former player K.C. Jones. He had been a Celtics assistant coach for six years and previously took ...
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Jones: “This is Our Team”
With a team full of superstars, K.C. Jones’ best trait as Celtics head coach was his ability to relate to his players. Red Auerbach said of Jones, “You never hear him say, ‘This is my team.’ It’s alwa ...
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NBA Finals Back at the Garden
After five years, the Celtics were back in the NBA Finals in 1981, this time against the Houston Rockets. In this iconic image, Larry Bird prepared to inbound the ball while Chris Ford (No. 42), Nate ...
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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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Old Friends, New Uniforms
Kevin McHale and Robert Parish welcomed back former teammate Danny Ainge and his new Phoenix Suns cohort Charles Barkley before a 1993 game. The trio had helped power Boston’s dominance in the 1980s a ...