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When the Boston Celtics signed former Knick Mitchell Robinson to a three-year, $47.4 million deal this offseason, it didn’t take long for one part of his game to dominate the conversation: offensive rebounding. And for great reason. Robinson has established himself as one of, if not, the best offensive rebounders in the NBA, giving Boston […]
NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years. “Anyone who tells you they knew Bird would be as good as he turned out—including me—is a liar.” Red Auerbach After the Celtics won their […]
Normally, entertaining a ‘What if?’ scenario is a fun exercise. You change one thing, start pulling on the thread and see how ridiculous you can make everything on the other end. Maybe Kevin Durant actually says yes to Tom Brady’s recruiting pitch. Maybe Danny Ainge finally cashes in the war chest on Anthony Davis without […]
NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years. In 1974, the Boston Celtics won their 12th championship in a tension-filled seven-game Finals versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Game 6 of that series went to […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Celtics fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s an age-old debate between the generations, often that uncomfortable conversation at Thanksgiving that can divide […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen feud felt so distant and settled that the announcement that they would introduce their 2008 championship head coach Doc Rivers at his Hall of Fame induction didn’t immediately stand out as significant. That’s until the visuals of them arriving, joining together and sitting in […]
The Boston Celtics did not glide smoothly down from the Russell years; they fell off a cliff. They wrapped up the 1969/70 season with a 34-48 record under rookie coach Tommy Heinsohn. Playoffs? The Celtics missed them for the first time in twenty years. The following year, Boston improved to 44-38, but still missed the […]
During the CelticsBlog History Month, I ‘ve had the enjoyable assignment of writing about the 11 NBA championships won by Boston during Bill Russell’s career. The Celtics of 1957-69 achieved so much, set unbreakable records, and overcame obstacles time after time, yet they are often underappreciated by today’s basketball fans and observers. That sentiment came […]
The 10-time champion Boston Celtics entered the 1968-69 season with very few expectations. They were an aging group, with five of their nine core players age 30 or older. Their rivals were younger and getting better. The Los Angeles Lakers had traded for Wilt Chamberlain to team with Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, three of […]
Globe Celtics 2008 championship coach Doc Rivers emotionally reflects on his journey to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Hall of Fame coach Doc Rivers’s career includes a Celtics championship, some what-ifs, and few regrets CelticsBlog 6 NBA teams screwed over by the schedule release NESN Kevin Garnett’s response to Doc Rivers question says everything […]
