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Quoting Jerry Seinfeld the other day, a popular Celtics' site said that when you boil things down to the nub, Celtics' fans "ro...

Exactly Who is Bill Fitch? February 20, 1980 BILL FITCH: WHO IS THIS MAN WHO HAS COACHED THE CELTICS BACK FROM THE DARK AGES TO THE LEVE...

February   18, 1985 Before suffering another in a long series of foot and ankle injuries on Jan. 29, Bill   Walton   had enjoyed remar...

12/6/2007 PHILADELPHIA - The Celtics entered yesterday with the best defense in the NBA. But if you didn't know better, you probably w...

11/11/04 Less than a week ago, Doc Rivers talked about the Celtics lacking the kind of toughness needed to pull out close victories. Aft...

April 10, 1985 76ERS FLATTEN CELTICS Playing as if the Polk County championship were at stake, the Celtics were beaten, 113-104, by the ...

 If the final round of National Basketball Association playoffs goes the full seven games, a score of weary athletes may still be playing t...

“There’s absolutely no question that the guy is as good as any player that’s ever played for the Celtics, as far as I’m concerned,” Dave...

Not long ago, I thought it might be time to solidify my collection of Boston Celtics basketball cards. My collection started in the 1970s, b...

November   8, 1983    San Diego   Clippers   center Bill   Walton,   who had planned to skip tonight's game against the Washington Bul...

January 27, 1999 For a Game that Doesn't Count, C's Look Pretty Good    TORONTO - SkyDome's gates opened at 5:30 last evenin...

1983-84 Boston Celtics   Record 43-15 3/1/1984   The New York Knicks have a little Boston flavor these days. Ex-Celtics center-forward Eri...

 From 1954 to 1956, the University of San Francisco Dons captured two NCAA titles and fashioned a fifty-five-game winning streak. During thi...

August 23, 1996 The smile never left his face. Bill Walton slumped to a seat at the far end of the Stony Brook Indoor Sports Complex, ...

Boston No Match for Portland February 20, 1999  PORTLAND, Ore. - After two down-to-the-wire, strategy-matching, insomniac-rewarding perf...

They're both 6-5 with stocky builds. They both do a little bit of everything, but are great at nothing, though each could fill up the ba...

May 29, 1985 Section: METRO CULTURE SHOWDOWN Professional basketball has never really hit my hot button. This, because it's not a ...

Well, 20 games are in the books. OK, it is only 17, but Rondo's return tonight after a two-game hiatus seems like a good place to separ...

At some point this season, the Boston Celtics will play the Orlando Magic, and when they do, I will be hoping for a match-up between Jared S...

January 27, 1999 Stewart Didn't Say No to Green for More Green    TORONTO - The Celtics would not promise Michael Stewart the type...

1983-84 Boston Celtics Celtics 119, Kings 110 Record 36-9 February 1, 1984 Baseball folks weren't the only ones toasting ex-greats ...

July 13, 1997 Two deals last week gave credence to the truest of all NBA truisms: You can't coach height. Starting next season, Bry...

 January 5, 1981 CELTICS ONLY TEAM NOT TO LOSE TWO STRAIGHT PORTLAND, Ore. The Celtics ended a highly successful perambulation through...

2013  The Boston Celtics managed to a fill a need for an offensive scoring punch off the bench when they traded for Wizards guard Jordan Cra...

June 8, 2007 Corey Brewer and Al Thornton - two of the players the Celtics are considering for the fifth pick in the draft - had a right t...

October 11, 1984 CARLISLE STEALS SHOW; CELTICS WIN, 124-105 This town has been good to the Celtics. A couple of youngsters named Bob Cou...

 Heading into this season Damien Wilkins was considered a defensive stopper with limited offensive skills. Brought into Seattle as a free a...

1990-91 Boston Celtics Remembering the 29-5 Start   November 3, 1990    His numbers tend to slip through the cracks, much like the man hims...

November 28, 2005 DNP-CD. That was Mark Blount's fate Friday night, a surprising one given that he had started the first 11 games of...

December   6, 1979 Red Auerbach hardly knows where to begin. The Boston   Celtic   president has been so smart recently, after being to...

A state jury today unanimously cleared Celtics Larry Bird and Dave Cowens of any wrongdoing or damages in connection with a Jan. 5, 1980, ...

11/3/2007 The Celtics have been on every magazine cover but Foreign Affairs. The coach is amused. "I can't control that,...

November   20, 2005 Is there anyone playing better basketball, anywhere, than Allen Iverson? "I've never seen him play better,...

Rick Carlisle played with Larry Bird in Boston and he coaches Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas, so he is often asked which player is better. ...

January   5, 1979 Picture the Boston Celtics with Pete Maravich at guard and   Larry Bird   at forward. Picture the Celts rising from t...

Tip of the cap to Michael for reminding me of this piece from the Globe The man who brought Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers recently...

January 2, 2005 Former Celtics first-round draft pick Joseph Forte is trying, once again. Forte, whom the Celtics selected with the 21st...

November 1, 2007  Not quite a year ago Larry Bird was asked about the challenges facing his former teammate, Danny Ainge, at a time when ...

November 16, 2005 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Once again, the   Celtics   proved they could play with the Pistons. But not for an entire game...

 

No Picassos in Celtics Win January 6, 2005 The word "ugly" was tossed around rather freely last night - and with good reaso...

March 31, 1983 Larry Drops 53 in W He is the keeper of the flame. He is continuity with the past, excellence of the present and hope for...

Much of Celtic Nation has been hitting the snooze bar since the green closed out wins against Phoenix and New Orleans at home, while other C...

November 06, 2005 The release of Curtis Borchardt Oct. 27 did more than just finish off the Celtics' roster. It also pretty much close...

Bird & Co. Pick Up against Bucks Where they Left Off against Hawks The days and nights of the next week suddenly stretch forever for th...