McHale's Sense of Humor was the Glue
June 6, 1986 An intangible but unmistakable strength of the Boston Celtics is their great camaraderie, usually expressed in the form of irreverent, biting humor. Personal fouls are a way of life...
View ArticleFour Dumb Dogs and Larry?
June 9, 1986Watching Larry Bird perform must be very much like being on the same court with him, only safer. The unfortunate teammate who looks away or relaxes for just an instant may get smacked in...
View ArticleRed was Special
June 8, 1986To an NBA draft list already deep and dazzling, one more name should be added. He's not that much taller than Spud Webb and couldn't shoot a basketball if somebody provided the gun. He'd...
View ArticleLarry Goes for 16, 8, and 8 in First Half of Championship Clincher
June 9, 1986Watching Larry Bird perform must be very much like being on the same court with him, only safer. The unfortunate teammate who looks away or relaxes for just an instant may get smacked in...
View ArticleThe Legend Continues
June 9, 1986Legends take root and grow on days like this one in the Boston Garden. Legends of heroism and legends of the opposite sort, too.With his incineration of the Houston Rockets in the sixth and...
View ArticleLarry was King Again
June 9, 1986 Walking through the joyous Boston Celtics' locker room Sunday was to appreciate the tapestry of a champion. Woven into the Celtics' 114-97 blowout of the Houston Rockets for the...
View ArticleCan the Celtics Repeat?
June 10, 1986Through 82 victories, 67 during the regular season and 15 in the playoffs, Coach K. C. Jones, his aides, and Red Auerbach, the club's president, were repeatedly asked whether the Boston...
View ArticleThe Party Starts Here
June 10, 1986Bursting with pride and roaring their devotion, a green-tinted, beer-drinking throng of more than a million fans jammed city streets Tuesday to hail the Boston Celtics as the conquering...
View ArticleSixteen Championships in 30 Years
June 11, 1986In this city, which has produced Paul Revere, John Adams and John F. Kennedy, there is only one man who has been deified by a statue erected in his lifetime - Arnold Auerbach.A bronze...
View ArticleWas Bill Walton the Most Talented Player Ever?
June 19, 1986"Hello, I'm Bill Walton of the Boston Celtics," the man said, thrusting out a huge paw and smiling sincerely through his shock of unruly hair.As if such an introduction were necessary,...
View ArticleIt's June 1986 and Bill Walton Envisioned only Endless Blue Skies
June 24, 1986The smile is irrepressible, and it won't be falling from the face of Bill Walton for a long time.Having just wound up a season with the Boston Celtics that culminated in an NBA...
View ArticleWalton to Wooden: Maybe You Should Coach the Celtics
June 29, 1986It has been a year now since Big Red met Little Red. A year ago here, at a celebrity tennis tournament, Bill Walton phoned Red Auerbach to talk business, and it was love at first sound."It...
View ArticleRed had a Knack
July 1, 1986Everything _ a trade, a draft lottery, a championship _ seems to go Red Auerbach's way. The image persists that his mere touch will turn a valueless object into gold."I don't discourage it...
View ArticleA Short Recap of the Greatest Show on Earth
July 3, 1986The Boston Celtics' drive to their 16th NBA title started a year ago when the 1984-85 season and playoffs left the regulars exhausted.The starting five of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert...
View ArticleThat Old Loving Feeling
June 10, 1986 In Sunday's afterbath of a sweet 16th pro basketball championship, with wives hugging trainers and assistant coaches toasting superstars, it was not difficult to ascertain who among...
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Kevin McHale Speaks from the Gut
“There’s something special about being a Celtic,” he said. “At the end of the day, when I see people, that’s who I am. I’m Kevin McHale who played for the Boston Celtics. And that supersedes Kevin...
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