Celtics Collar Kings
1983-84 Boston CelticsCeltics 119, Kings 110Record 36-9February 1, 1984Baseball folks weren't the only ones toasting ex-greats last night. Over on Causeway street, the Celtics and Kansas City Kings...
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Stewart Didn't Say No to Green for More Green
January 27, 1999Stewart Didn't Say No to Green for More Green TORONTO - The Celtics would not promise Michael Stewart the type of contract that the Raptors did. But that's not why the 6-foot-10-inch...
View ArticleWill Jared Sullinger be Better than Big Baby?
At some point this season, the Boston Celtics will play the Orlando Magic, and when they do, I will be hoping for a match-up between Jared Sullinger and Glen Davis. Come on. Admit it. The match-up must...
View ArticleWhere are We at After 20 Games?
Well, 20 games are in the books. OK, it is only 17, but Rondo's return tonight after a two-game hiatus seems like a good place to separate one part of the season from the next. The obvious question at...
View ArticleCulture Showdown
May 29, 1985Section: METROCULTURE SHOWDOWNProfessional basketball has never really hit my hot button. This, because it's not a sport so much as it is 10 guys with glandular problems who run back and...
View ArticleDionte Christmas Reminds Me of Kevin Gamble
They're both 6-5 with stocky builds. They both do a little bit of everything, but are great at nothing, though each could fill up the basket on any given night. Each player spent some time playing...
View ArticleEric Riley: 7 minutes, 6 fouls, no points, no rebounds
Boston No Match for PortlandFebruary 20, 1999 PORTLAND, Ore. - After two down-to-the-wire, strategy-matching, insomniac-rewarding performances out here on the Left Coast, the Celtics submitted a...
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Greatness is Fundamental
August 23, 1996The smile never left his face.Bill Walton slumped to a seat at the far end of the Stony Brook Indoor Sports Complex, sweat dripping from his long forehead and a weary look in his eyes....
View ArticleHouse that Russell Built (part 1)
From 1954 to 1956, the University of San Francisco Dons captured two NCAA titles and fashioned a fifty-five-game winning streak. During this period, they transformed from anonymous underachievers in a...
View ArticlePitino and Fernsten Comfortable with Knicks
1983-84 Boston Celtics Record 43-153/1/1984 The New York Knicks have a little Boston flavor these days. Ex-Celtics center-forward Eric Fernsten is toiling for the orange and blue, and one of his...
View ArticleFor a Game that Doesn't Count, C's Look Pretty Good
January 27, 1999For a Game that Doesn't Count, C's Look Pretty Good TORONTO - SkyDome's gates opened at 5:30 last evening, and soon after, the destruction began. First, two doors and a turnstile were...
View ArticleWalton Decides This Is One of His Playing Nights
November 8, 1983 San Diego Clippers center Bill Walton, who had planned to skip tonight's game against the Washington Bullets at Capital Centre (7:35) in favor of playing Wednesday night against the...
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On Collecting Celtics Basketball Cards
Not long ago, I thought it might be time to solidify my collection of Boston Celtics basketball cards. My collection started in the 1970s, but it was spotty. With the onset of the Larry Bird Era, I...
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Cowens Speaks the Truth
“There’s absolutely no question that the guy is as good as any player that’s ever played for the Celtics, as far as I’m concerned,” Dave Cowens said.I haven't written much about the Truth since the...
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Celtics Ready Themselves for Shot at Banner 13
If the final round of National Basketball Association playoffs goes the full seven games, a score of weary athletes may still be playing their winter sport in the Boston Garden on June 9 - while the...
View ArticleSixers Slam Celts
April 10, 198576ERS FLATTEN CELTICSPlaying as if the Polk County championship were at stake, the Celtics were beaten, 113-104, by the Philadelphia 76ers last night.Two days after exhausting his...
View ArticlePierce Buzzer Beater Takes Down Theo Ratliff and the Blazers
11/11/04Less than a week ago, Doc Rivers talked about the Celtics lacking the kind of toughness needed to pull out close victories. After last night's game at the FleetCenter, no one can question the...
View ArticlePosey, House Lead C's to 15th Win
12/6/2007PHILADELPHIA - The Celtics entered yesterday with the best defense in the NBA. But if you didn't know better, you probably wouldn't have guessed that last night.After a lackluster defensive...
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Foot Injury Interrupts Remarkable Return for Mountain Man
February 18, 1985Before suffering another in a long series of foot and ankle injuries on Jan. 29, Bill Walton had enjoyed remarkable success with the Los Angeles Clippers this season."He's been...
View ArticleExactly Who is Bill Fitch?
Exactly Who is Bill Fitch?February 20, 1980BILL FITCH: WHO IS THIS MAN WHO HAS COACHED THE CELTICS BACK FROM THE DARK AGES TO THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE THEY ONCE TOOK FOR GRANTED? THERE IS NO SIMPLE...
View ArticleDo Celtics' fans really root for clothes?
Quoting Jerry Seinfeld the other day, a popular Celtics' site said that when you boil things down to the nub, Celtics' fans "root for clothes." In addition to being funny, the idea contains an element...
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