The Other Number 35

Some day I'll write up a more extensive piece on this.

But suffice it for now to say that this number 35

--played four seasons for the Boston Celtics

--won two titles with the Green

--posted three 1000 rebound seasons, and one 900 rebound season

--was a member of 68-win Celtics in 1972-73

--played Kendrick Perkins' enforcer role to Dave Cowens' KG

--named to the All-NBA Defensive First Team twice, and to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team three times

Anyone else think Paul Silas should share a piece of the #35 hanging in the rafters?

The Best Losers

While record losing streaks now seem like distant and painful memory for the Boston Celtics, the green has still managed to string together a few short ones this year. The longest losing streak came after the All-Star break, when the Celtics lost three straight games to Golden State, Denver, and Phoenix. Boston has also lost two straight games on two different occasions this season.

Not bad, but let's see how they stack up with their predecessors at the end of the KG Era.

Never Lost More than Three Games in a Row

Paul Silas

Never Lost More than Four Games in a Row

Bill Russell
Bob Cousy
Tom Heinsohn
Ed Macauley
Bill Sharman
KC Jones
Frank Ramsey
Jim Loscutoff
M.L. Carr
Larry Bird

The Forgotten Big Three (Trivia Answer)

Only five times in NBA history have three players from the same team been earned All-Defensive honors.


1995-96 BULLS Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Michael Jordan

1982-83 SIXERS Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Moses Malone 1

977-78 TRAIL BLAZERS Lionel Hollins, Maurice Lucas, Bill Walton

1975-76 CELTICS Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Paul Silas

1969-70 KNICKS Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed

Boston Celitcs 1972-73 Game Logs

Regular Seasn
10/11/1972 BOS at Detrit Pistns 121 - 108 1 - 0
10/13/1972 BOS Ls Angeles Lakers 112 - 104 2 - 0
10/14/1972 BOS at Chicag Bulls 96 - 88 3 - 0
10/17/1972 BOS at Atlanta Hawks 119 - 115 4 - 0
10/20/1972 BOS Buffal Braves 126 - 118 5 - 0
10/21/1972 BOS at Baltimre Bullets 104 - 101 6 - 0
10/23/1972 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 105 - 85 7 - 0
10/24/1972 BOS at Buffal Braves 105 - 97 8 - 0
10/27/1972 BOS Cleveland Cavaliers 123 - 97 9 - 0
11/3/1972 BOS Baltimre Bullets 109 - 96 10 - 0
11/4/1972 BOS Kansas City Kings 107 - 118 10 - 1
11/8/1972 BOS Glden State Warrirs 128 - 111 11 - 1
11/10/1972 BOS at Buffal Braves 106 - 104 12 - 1
11/11/1972 BOS Detrit Pistns 121 - 118 13 - 1
11/15/1972 BOS Phenix Suns 113 - 94 14 - 1
11/17/1972 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 88 - 95 14 - 2
11/21/1972 BOS at Milwaukee Bucks 116 - 102 15 - 2
11/22/1972 BOS Prtland Trailblazers 126 - 107 16 - 2
11/24/1972 BOS New Yrk Knicks 114 - 97 17 - 2
11/25/1972 BOS at New Yrk Knicks 94 - 97 17 - 3
11/29/1972 BOS Seattle Supersnics 120 - 98 18 - 3
12/1/1972 BOS at Philadelphia 76ers 105 - 99 19 - 3
12/2/1972 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 131 - 120 20 - 3
12/8/1972 BOS at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 - 87 21 - 3
12/9/1972 BOS Cleveland Cavaliers 123 - 88 22 - 3
12/13/1972 BOS at Phenix Suns 105 - 100 23 - 3
12/15/1972 BOS at Ls Angeles Lakers 102 - 98 24 - 3
12/16/1972 BOS at Prtland Trailblazers 123 - 116 25 - 3
12/17/1972 BOS at Seattle Supersnics 123 - 98 26 - 3
12/19/1972 BOS at Glden State Warrirs 112 - 115 26 - 4
12/22/1972 BOS at Kansas City Kings 118 - 90 27 - 4
12/23/1972 BOS at Milwaukee Bucks 98 - 104 27 - 5
12/26/1972 BOS New Yrk Knicks 115 - 106 28 - 5
12/29/1972 BOS Chicag Bulls 99 - 106 28 - 6
12/30/1972 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 117 - 107 29 - 6 at Prvidence, RI
1/2/1973 BOS at Hustn Rckets 130 - 110 30 - 6
1/3/1973 BOS at Hustn Rckets 112 - 123 30 - 7
1/5/1973 BOS at Atlanta Hawks 126 - 108 31 - 7
1/7/1973 BOS at Baltimre Bullets 116 - 98 32 - 7 at Cllege Park, MD
1/10/1973 BOS Hustn Rckets 128 - 107 33 - 7
1/12/1973 BOS Atlanta Hawks 133 - 109 34 - 7
1/13/1973 BOS at Philadelphia 76ers 111 - 95 35 - 7
1/16/1973 BOS at Buffal Braves 106 - 102 36 - 7
1/17/1973 BOS Prtland Trailblazers 117 - 99 37 - 7
1/19/1973 BOS Seattle Supersnics 124 - 104 38 - 7
1/21/1973 BOS Buffal Braves 104 - 97 39 - 7
1/26/1973 BOS Hustn Rckets 139 - 126 40 - 7
1/27/1973 BOS at New Yrk Knicks 108 - 111 40 - 8
1/28/1973 BOS New Yrk Knicks 93 - 96 40 - 9
1/31/1973 BOS Cleveland Cavaliers 94 - 89 41 - 9
2/2/1973 BOS Atlanta Hawks 99 - 100 41 - 10
2/3/1973 BOS at Philadelphia 76ers 104 - 100 42 - 10
2/4/1973 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 123 - 115 43 - 10
2/6/1973 BOS at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 - 110 43 - 11
2/7/1973 BOS Ls Angeles Lakers 113 - 112 44 - 11
2/9/1973 BOS Detrit Pistns 95 - 104 44 - 12
2/11/1973 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 120 - 96 45 - 12
2/13/1973 BOS at Chicag Bulls 105 - 101 46 - 12
2/14/1973 BOS at Kansas City Kings 104 - 101 47 - 12 at Omaha, NE
2/16/1973 BOS at Prtland Trailblazers 112 - 105 48 - 12
2/17/1973 BOS at Glden State Warrirs 110 - 106 49 - 12
2/18/1973 BOS at Seattle Supersnics 106 - 105 50 - 12
2/20/1973 BOS Phenix Suns 107 - 97 51 - 12
2/25/1973 BOS at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 - 92 52 - 12
2/27/1973 BOS at New Yrk Knicks 91 - 123 52 - 13
2/28/1973 BOS Glden State Warrirs 118 - 111 53 - 13
3/2/1973 BOS at Detrit Pistns 115 - 101 54 - 13
3/4/1973 BOS Buffal Braves 125 - 113 55 - 13
3/6/1973 BOS at Buffal Braves 127 - 112 56 - 13
3/8/1973 BOS at Phenix Suns 141 - 134 57 - 13
3/9/1973 BOS at Ls Angeles Lakers 119 - 111 58 - 13
3/11/1973 BOS New Yrk Knicks 122 - 107 59 - 13
3/14/1973 BOS Baltimre Bullets 111 - 107 60 - 13
3/16/1973 BOS at Baltimre Bullets 97 - 103 60 - 14
3/18/1973 BOS Kansas City Kings 109 - 105 61 - 14
3/20/1973 BOS Hustn Rckets 94 - 89 62 - 14 at Prvidence, RI
3/21/1973 BOS Chicag Bulls 106 - 105 63 - 14
3/23/1973 BOS Atlanta Hawks 124 - 108 64 - 14
3/24/1973 BOS at New Yrk Knicks 108 - 103 65 - 14
3/25/1973 BOS at Hustn Rckets 125 - 121 66 - 14
3/27/1973 BOS at Atlanta Hawks 117 - 110 67 - 14
3/28/1973 BOS Baltimre Bullets 120 - 101 68 - 14
1973 Playffs
Date Team Oppnent Scre W-L Lcatin
Eastern Semifinals
4/1/1973 BOS Atlanta Hawks 134 - 109 1 - 0
4/4/1973 BOS at Atlanta Hawks 126 - 113 2 - 0
4/6/1973 BOS Atlanta Hawks 105 - 118 2 - 1
4/8/1973 BOS at Atlanta Hawks 94 - 97 2 - 2
4/11/1973 BOS Atlanta Hawks 108 - 101 3 - 2
4/13/1973 BOS at Atlanta Hawks 121 - 103 4 - 2
Eastern Finals
4/15/1973 BOS New Yrk Knicks 134 - 108 1 - 0
4/18/1973 BOS at New Yrk Knicks 96 - 129 1 - 1
4/20/1973 BOS New Yrk Knicks 91 - 98 1 - 2
4/22/1973 BOS at New Yrk Knicks 110 - 117 1 - 3
4/25/1973 BOS New Yrk Knicks 98 - 97 2 - 3
4/27/1973 BOS at New Yrk Knicks 110 - 100 3 - 3
4/29/1973 BOS New Yrk Knicks 78 - 94 3 - 4

1972-73 Celtics Start 10-0

1972-73 Regular Season

10/11/1972 BOS at Detroit Pistons 121-108 1-0
10/13/1972 BOS Los Angeles Lakers 112-104 2-0
10/14/1972 BOS at Chicago Bulls 96-88 3-0
10/17/1972 BOS at Atlanta Hawks 119-115 4-0
10/20/1972 BOS Buffalo Braves 126-118 5-0
10/21/1972 BOS at Baltimore Bullets 104-101 6-0
10/23/1972 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 105-85 7-0
10/24/1972 BOS at Buffalo Braves 105-97 8-0
10/27/1972 BOS Cleveland Cavaliers 123-97 9-0
11/3/1972 BOS Baltimore Bullets 109-96 10-0