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A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. In 1980–81 the Boston Celtics went 62-20 under coach Bill Fitch. Despite losing center Dave Cowens to retirement late in training camp, the Celtics went on to capture the 1981 NBA Championship over the Houston Rockets. The highlight was that this championship ...
The "Celtics" nickname and the team's mascot "Lucky the Leprechaun" are nods to Boston's historically large Irish population, and also to the Original Celtics, a barnstorming basketball team that played in the early 20th century. [13] The Celtics have a notable rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers, who are second in NBA history with 17 ...
The 1979–80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of 23-year-old rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved from 29–53 the previous year, to 61–21, at the time the best NBA single season turnaround ever, and would cruise to the Eastern Conference finals but lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1.
What this franchise accomplished in the 1980s and how it saved professional basketball is unmatched. Built and nurtured by Red Auerbach, the Celtics won the NBA Championship in 1981, 1984 and 1986.
The 41 wins were the lowest totals the Celtics achieved as a playoff-bound team since 2004. The Celtics trailed 3–0 to the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, before losing the series in six games. In Game 6, the Celtics nearly completed a comeback when they went on a 20–0 run to cut the lead to 4, but that was the ...
Boston Celtics all-time roster. Tools. Appearance. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one regular season or playoff game for the Boston Celtics NBA franchise. Contents.
Inducted in 2006. David William Cowens (/ ˈkaʊənz / COW-ənz; born October 25, 1948) [1] is an American former professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), [2] he played the center position and occasionally played power forward. Cowens spent most of his playing career with the Boston Celtics.
1983–84 Boston Celtics season. The 1983–84 Boston Celtics were champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the 15th time in franchise history, led by regular season and finals MVP Larry Bird. In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Washington Bullets in the First Round in three games, defeated the New York Knicks in the ...