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Bird Follows Russell and Cowens in Transforming Celtics
December 5, 1979Here by the filthy train trestles of North Station stands basketball's sweet Garden of sweat.This is the home of the Boston Celtics: grean-clad keepers of the flame.Once again, they are...
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Rookie Bird Making an Impact
November 1, 1979The Bird is the word in Boston this year.Larry Bird, the most publicized National Basketball Association rookie since, well, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, is making a big impression on his...
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X-Man Making Presence Felt
October 22, 1992Xavier McDaniel appears to have resumed where he left off last season; he has been leading with his elbows and forearms during the Celtics' exhibition games. Are fists next?"I'm not...
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Ainge Dealt to Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif.The funny thing about it is that Danny Ainge had just begun to breathe easy again.For weeks, he had opened newspapers around America and seen his name mentioned as this or that town's...
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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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Ed MacAuley Finished Career as Third Leading Scorer in NBA History
Ed MacAuley played six seasons (1950-56) with the Celtics and was an all star in all six seasons. Also with the Celtics, MacAuley was a member of the All-NBA first team three times and was the 1951...
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Garnett Makes Pro Debut
KG's Rookie Season11/4/1995The Timberwolves are still, well, the Timberwolves. Turnarounds don't come easy for this team. As a matter of fact, nothing comes easy for the Wolves, especially victories...
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Easy Ed at 62
He`s 62 now, retired and some 44 years removed from when his mother admonished with a presence in her voice he never forgot: ``You can go to any college you want as long as it is Catholic and in St....
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More Love for Easy Ed
Nicknamed "Easy Ed ," he was one of the first superstars for the Boston Celtics. Ed MacAuley played six seasons (1950-56) with the Celtics and was an All-Star each year. During that time, MacAuley was...
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WHEN WE REACHED THE finals of the 1948 National Invitational Tournament, I'm sure there were a lot of people around the country saying, "St. Louis University? I didn't know they had a team. I've never...
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Easy Ed in retirement
ED MACAULEY SOLD HIS INTERESTS IN A cable television venture in St. Louis a few years back and deiced to retire. He wanted to spend more time with is wife of almost 50 years, Jackie, their seven kids,...
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Celtics Sweep Four Games from Lakers in NBAX
1983-84 Boston CelticsPreseasonThe final tuneup proved to be the highlight of the Celtics' 1983-84 exhibition schedule. Returning to this fertile land that yielded Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn and others,...
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Unlike Fitch, KC Jones May Actually Use Employee #8
1983-84 Boston CelticsPre-seasonHe was an extra piece of cord wood stacked against the kitchen wall. He was hot fudge you didn't need on top of your favorite ice cream. When the Celtics acquired Scott...
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Garnett's Game-Face Getting Attention
KG's Rookie Season11/8/1995There was still more than an hour left before Kevin Garnett's first regular-season NBA game in his new home arena, and he already looked unhappy about it. He didn't look 19...
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Hubie Brown to Players: Take Down Cowens
January 12, 1980CELTICS ROLL WITH PUNCHES TO 108-93 WINThe Celtics traded the Atlanta Hawks Dave Cowens for Tree Rollins following a first period brawl between the two centers and it made no difference...
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A 2008 Thank You
April 2008With one more game to go in the regular season, the team will do it's best to stay interested. Rivers has stressed to his team on a regular basis, "don't get bored with the process," and for...
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Bird Named Player of the Month
February 3, 1982Well, you know, he was kinda hard to ignore.Larry Bird played 14 games in January, not including the All-Star Game, where he was the MVP. He averaged 26.9 points, 12.9 rebounds, 7.1...
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Cowens and Tree Rollins Ejected for First Period Fisticuffs
January 12, 1980Hubie Brown shook up his starting lineup in the last Atlanta game, and the result was a 111-107 victory over Cleveland. He inserted center Wayne (Tree) Rollins, forward Tom McMillen and...
View ArticleLarry and Magic multiple posts
1/17/1985It was starry and symmetrical; the kind of celebrity ball you expect when these rosters clash.Relatively speaking, there was little at stake. When the Lakers and Celtics last met, it was 95...
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Ramsey Inducted
May 4, 1982Frank Ramsey, who during his nine-year playing career with the Boston Celtics became one of the NBA's most celebrated "sixth men," was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame...
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