Where Did Celtics Go Wrong?
May 4, 1983JUST WHERE DID THE CELTS GO WRONG?It is a city that's been weaned on disappointment.It suffered Bucky Dent's shot over the Green Monster at Fenway Park in the memorable 1978 American League...
View ArticleC's Versatility Draws Raves
January 10, 1983CELTICS' VERSATILITY DRAWS RAVESThe last leg of the 13-day journey began with a wakeup call at 4:30 a.m. But few of the Celtics were complaining and some stayed up all night in...
View ArticleDecent value at the 5-spot
June 17, 2007 Assessing next week's NBA draft, some have said that picks No. 3 through 15 are of similar quality, if not completely interchangeable.But don't tell that to the Celtics, who are mulling...
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KG Leads Wolves to Surprise Victory Over Fakers
KG's Rookie Season11/8/1995It didn't take Kevin Garnett long to get special attention at center court after a Timberwolves game at Target Center.Not only was he interviewed Tuesday night at midcourt...
View ArticleC's Beat Bulls as Bird Goes for 30, 10, & 10
1983-84 Boston CelticsApril 9, 1984First, it was a rainy, blah Sunday. Second, the Celtics already were assured of the NBA's best record. Third, they were playing Chicago (27-51). This is a list of...
View ArticleNo Deal Imminent as Draft Nears
June 2007 The Celtics finished up their work in the gym yesterday, prepared to use their first-round pick in tonight's NBA draft. But they're also prepared to deal it away.Though he said it is unlikely...
View ArticleTony Allen Showing Promise
Tony Allen Showing PromiseJanuary 9, 2005CHICAGO - It was quite a homecoming for Chicago native Tony Allen, who finally got a chance to play before friends and family at the United Center. The rookie...
View ArticleRicky Davis Returns to Cleveland
November23, 2005CLEVELAND - The boos came early and often, every time Ricky Davis touched the ball. They grew louder every time he put up a shot or got called for a foul. With 2.1 seconds remaining in...
View ArticlePowe Bloodies Baby Twice in Same Practice
November 4, 2007The relative serenity of yesterday's Celtics practice was broken when Glen Davis took exception to getting his nose bloodied by Leon Powe. By NBA standards, it was absolutely nothing...
View ArticleLeBron too Much for C's
November23, 2005 CLEVELAND -Too much LeBron James. There really is no other way to describe what happened to theCeltics last night.Just as the Celtics put themselves in position to tie the Cavaliers in...
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EZ Ed's Belated All-Star MVP
His performance one night 47 years ago was to become a part of basketball history, but Easy Ed Macauley -- and everyone else involved -- did not know it at the time. On March 2, 1951, 20 of the best...
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Bird and McHale Showing Some Early Signs of Chemistry
Larry Bird and rookie Kevin McHale combined for some last-minute magic last night to lift the Boston Celtics to a gutty 101-99 victory over the Bullets.A Capital Centre crowd of 11,718, the second...
View ArticleSlimmer Quinn Buckner Making a Difference
1983-84 Boston CelticsCeltics 119, Bucks 105Record: 2-111/3/1983If you ask Quinn Buckner, he'll tell you he owes his success to clean living and target practice. Translated, that means the veteran...
View ArticleBattle of the .800 Teams
January 29, 1981When a couple of teams are playing over .800 ball this far into an NBA season, it's only natural to examine the seasons enjoyed by the all-time percentage champions in NBA history for a...
View ArticleReggie Miller to Make It a Big 4?
August 9, 2007Never underestimate Danny Ainge's ability to think differently.Karl Malone, Antonio McDyess and Allen Iverson were all targets of the Celtics executive director of basketball operations...
View ArticleGive Geoff Petrie an Assist
June 25, 1998Give Geoff Petrie an AssistSend your thank you notes to Geoff Petrie in Sacramento. If you're as excited about Paul Pierce as Rick Pitino is, then you've got Petrie, the Kings' basketball...
View ArticleJordan Airball Allows C's to Escape
2/6/1985CELTICS ESCAPE BULLS AFTER JORDAN'S AIRBALL, 110-106CHICAGOThe Second City Hoop Renaissance is making Chicago a dangerous NBA outpost once again.The Celts escaped from archaic Chicago Stadium...
View ArticleThe defense needs work
November20, 2005 And now for the hard part. The Celtics finished arguably the easiest stretch of their schedule one game below .500 after defeating Toronto Friday night and enjoyed yesterday off from...
View ArticleWolves Broadcaster Calls KG a Choker
December 2008Chad Hartman, a former Minnesota Timberwolves broadcaster, reflects on the Celtics-Spurs game, and, in doing so, basically calls out KG as a choke artist. He advises Boston fans what to...
View ArticleRay's Trey Moves C's to 11-1
11/25/2007CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Imagine that. A Celtics game with no double-digit leads - by either team. A Celtics game with more than 20 lead changes. A Celtics game where - gulp - the Celtics actually...
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