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Celtics Cruise
January 10, 1980CELTICS CRUISE, BUT BIRD HURTIt simply might have gone down (and still may) in Celtic annals as just Another Night In The Life of a First-Place Team. The Celtics survived a third-...
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C's Clinch Best Record in NBA
1983-84 Boston CelticsCeltics 113, Cavs 94Record 58-19April 7, 1984Cover your mouth when you yawn, fellas. The Celtics beat Cleveland, 113-94, last night before a Garden sellout crowd to clinch the...
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1984 Purple v. Green: Reality and Rhetoric
June 1984Two weeks of soaring slams, sweeping sky hooks, arching jumpers, savage boardwork, crisp passing and just plain passion have resulted in a deadlock. The Celtics and Lakers, burdened with the...
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Dah Gahden
The time is three o'clock in the afternoon. The blinds are pulled back from the small single window in the office of Boston Bruins general manager Harry Sinden . The city stares him in the face. "It's...
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Volk Set to Replace Auerbach at Season's End
1983-84 Boston CelticsRecord: 15-612/9/1983Red Auerbach has informed everyone from Charles Bradley to Charles Kuralt that this is his last year. The one and only eneral manager in the 38-year history...
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C's Face Tree Rollins Year after He Bit Ainge
1983-84 Boston CelticsRecord: 9-511/26/1983This is a tough house for Tree Rollins to work in. Two years ago he filed a $4-million lawsuit against M. L. Carr (and the Celtics) for an alleged...
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Tiny Returns to Boston in Bucks Uniform
1983-84 Boston CelticsCeltics 119, Bucks 105Record: 2-111/3/1983Tiny Archibald held court before his return to the Garden in a Milwaukee Bucks uniform last night. Asked about his relationship wth...
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1988 NBA Playoffs: Boston's Focus is Defense
4/12/88Another day off? Sure. Celtics coach K.C. Jones liked what a few days of rest last week produced, particularly Sunday's gem, when Boston efficiently dispatched the 76ers in Philadelphia's...
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1988 NBA Playoffs: Celtics Inching Closer to Best Record in East
April 14, 1988The Celtics aren't exactly hung up on it, which is understandable since they aren't planning on losing soon. But let the record show that the Magic Number to clinch the best record in the...
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1988 NBA Playoffs: Walton's Return Remains Unsettled
4/8/1988WALTON'S RETURN REMAINS UNSETTLEDThe four-day respite is over, and so are the Celtics' scrimmages at Hellenic College.If the Celtics work over the New Jersey Nets tonight (7:30, SportsChannel)...
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1988 NBA Playoffs: Walton's Return Now on Hold
4/10/1988The Celtics say they never intended to return Bill Walton to the roster for last night's game, whether or not his foot acted up on him this week. "It was erroneously reported by a local...
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1988 Eastern Conference Finals: RODMAN DEFUSES BIRD
6/2/1988There were but 10 seconds left in regulation, Celtics ready to inbound the ball, and everyone knew the play would be to Larry Bird. Score tied, 92-92, ball to Bird. It was running steadily...
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1988 Eastern Conference Finals: James Edwards Making a Difference
5/30/1988Today the uniform is blue, his team is in Michigan, the games are deciding the Eastern championship and he is the hero. James Edwards is making all of the difference. If the Pistons did not...
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1988 Eastern Conference Finals: Pistons Bring Celtics to Brink
6/2/1988The Detroit Pistons had been wondering aloud exactly what it would take for them to win a close game in Boston Garden. Well, holding the Celtics to 25 percent shooting in a half should do until...
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1983-84 Boston CelticsCeltics 114, Pistons 99Record: 11-511/28/1983K. C. Jones wanted his Celtics to get physical at the start of the fourth quarter last night. Detroit had melted a 21-point Boston...
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