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An Old Friend Downs the Celtics
The Celtics returned to the NBA Playoffs in 1983, facing a powerful Milwaukee Bucks team in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Coached by former Celtics standout Don Nelson, Milwaukee swept Boston in four games – the first time the Celtics had been swept in a best-of-seven-games playoff series. “This is a very special feeling,” Nelson said. […]
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Bird Shoots a “J” Over Dr. J
The 1980s rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers got all of the headlines, but Larry Bird and the Celtics had another great rival in Julius “Dr. J” Erving and his Philadelphia 76ers. The two Eastern Conference heavyweights met four times in the playoffs after Bird’s arrival with each team winning twice. The pair of future […]
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Bird Takes Flight in ’81
A new championship era in Boston began in the 1980-81 season with the additions of Robert Parish and Kevin McHale to a young team that already featured Larry Bird, Gerald Henderson and Cedric Maxwell. The roster combinations worked out for Coach Bill Fitch as the Celtics captured their 14th NBA World Championship title. Bird had […]
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Fighting for 15
After defeating the Washington Bullets in four games in the 1984 Eastern Conference First Round, the Celtics faced the New York Knicks in the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. The physical semifinals went seven games, but Boston came out on top. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics took revenge on the […]
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Red Looks Ahead
The 1984-85 preseason media guide looked back on the team’s recent NBA World Championship title, but ahead of that season Red Auerbach looked toward the future by trading his starting point guard Gerald Henderson to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for their 1986 first-round pick. Auerbach later said that even then he had his eye […]
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Watch: Henderson Saves the Day
Watch Gerald Henderson’s memorable play to save Game 2 of the 1984 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Said Henderson about his heroics, “I had to go for it, got the steal and put it in.” The Celtics won the game in overtime, 124-121, to even the series at one game apiece.
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Win One With the Gipper
Just one day after winning the 15th NBA World Championship title in franchise history, members of the Celtics were feted by President Ronald Reagan at the White House. Just back from a trip to his ancestral Ireland, Reagan compared Boston’s basketball team to the Celtic warriors of old. “You threw yourselves into that final battle […]