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"1984" - 14 Total Result(s)
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200,000 Of Their Closest Friends
Just two days after winning the 15th NBA World Championship title in franchise history, the Celtics took part in a public celebration at City Hall Plaza. M.L. Carr, Larry Bird, Red Auerbach, Robert Pa ...
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A New Ring for K.C.
Celtics Head Coach K.C. Jones accepted his 1984 NBA World Championship ring from NBA Commissioner David Stern. When Jones received that ring, the crowd began chanting “DEFENSE! DEFENSE!” as a nod to h ...
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Bird Says “Throw In the Towel”
In Game 7 of the 1984 NBA Finals, the Celtics sported a double-digit lead early in the fourth quarter and fans at Boston Garden, as well as their star forward, began to celebrate a 15th NBA World Cham ...
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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 Conf ...
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Boston Garden to the Rose Garden
President Ronald Reagan addressed a White House gathering to honor the 1984 NBA World Champion Celtics, who were joined by NBA Commissioner David Stern. Despite the formal atmosphere, the Celtics and ...
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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 semi ...
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Michael Young’s Rare Celtics Artifact
While he had a Celtics jacket, Michael Young never appeared in a game for the team. A part of the renowned “Phi Slama Jama” Houston squad, Young left the University of Houston as the school’s third al ...
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Red and Max Lead the Way
Red Auerbach and Cedric Maxwell celebrated the team’s 15th NBA World Championship with a 111-102 victory at Boston Garden. The star forward led all Celtics players with 24 points in the decisive Game ...
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The Legend vs. Magic
There was never a basketball rivalry like Larry Bird and his Boston Celtics against Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his Los Angeles Lakers. The rivalry between Bird and Johnson began with an NCAA men’s bas ...
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The Signs of Anti-Showtime
The Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry was the highlight of the NBA and arguably all professional sports during the 1980s. It featured the “Showtime” Lakers of Pat Riley, Magic Johnson and Kare ...