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The Celtics entered the season as the defending NBA Champions, coming off an NBA Finals victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games, and increasing their NBA Finals victories over the Lakers to 8. On March 3, 1985, Kevin McHale surpassed Larry Bird's Celtics single game scoring record when he netted 56 points against the Detroit Pistons. [1]
Under head coach K. C. Jones, the 1985–86 Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a record of 67–15. This team is generally considered to be the best of Larry Bird's career. In addition to longtime Celtics Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, the franchise was joined on the front line by former NBA MVP Bill Walton.
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The Boston Celtics (/ ˈ s ɛ l t ɪ k s / SEL-tiks [a]) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference .
Carlos R. Clark [1] (born August 10, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'4" shooting guard from the University of Mississippi, Clark played two seasons (1983–1985) in the National Basketball Association with the Boston Celtics. He averaged 2.4 points per game and won a championship with the Celtics in 1984. [1]
Sylvester Williams (born January 26, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in New Haven, Connecticut.In 1979 he was drafted 21st overall by the New York Knicks and he played parts of seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics, appearing in 305 regular season games and seven in the playoffs.
Acres was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. [4] The Mavericks trialled Acres during summer camp but convinced him to play professionally in Europe for development. [4] He was signed by the Boston Celtics as a free agent after two seasons in Europe. [4]
In the fall of 1988, Gamble returned to the Quad City Thunder and scored 27.8 points in a 12-game stint with the team. [4] On December 15, the Boston Celtics signed Gamble after Larry Bird was injured. [5] Initially a reserve, Gamble started the final six games, where he scored over 15 points and played over 30 minutes per game. [6]