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Banner Years: 1984, Bird vs. Magic—at last
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. Bird vs. Magic – Showtime vs. well, a team that wasn’t cool enough to have a nickname for its style of play. Boston vs. LA. […]
Mitchell Robinson’s Defense Deserves More Attention
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 […]
Banner Years: 1981, The Legend Arrives
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 […]
What if Gordon Hayward stayed healthy in Boston?
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 […]
Banner Years: 1976, triple the tension with Celtics-Suns 3 OTs
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 […]
Celtics Reacts Survey: History Month era debate
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 […]
Why Doc Rivers’ Hall of Fame induction felt so important
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 […]
Banner Years: 1974, A Return to Glory
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 […]
Banner Years commentary: Respecting the Russell-era Celtics
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 […]
Banner Years: 1969, the perfect ending for the Celtics dynasty
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 […]
Boston Celtics Daily Links 8/16/26
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 […]
Boston Celtics Daily Links 8/15/26
Globe Timberwolves to retire Kevin Garnett’s jersey after their Feb. 28 game vs. Celtics Jaylen Brown talks Celtics exit, MIT dreams, and skydiving on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Hall of Fame coach Doc Rivers’s career includes a Celtics championship, some what-ifs, and few regrets When it comes to buying pro sports franchises, it seems no asking […]
SB Nation Reacts: thanks but no thanks, Ben Simmons
I’m definitely biased, but I’ve long held the opinion that roster-building in the NBA is more difficult than in the three other major sports. Sure, finding the right quarterback could be the difference between a Super Bowl appearance and not even making the playoffs. An ace or a big bat in your lineup can swing […]
Boston Celtics Daily Links 8/14/26
Herald 17 must-see games on Celtics’ 2026-27 schedule Celtics’ 2026-27 schedule revealed: Six takeaways from Boston’s slate Celtics 2026-27 schedule announced: Dates, times for all games Globe Readers share heartfelt farewell messages to Jaylen Brown Celtics release 2026-27 schedule: When will Jaylen Brown return to Boston? Here are the top 10 highlights from the Celtics’ […]
The Odyssey: several extended road trips stand in the way of 50+ Celtics wins
How do you eat a whale? Well, in this case, the 82-game gauntlet of an NBA season. The old adage is to approach the NBA season game-by-game, but it’s always helpful to look at it in chunks, just like the team’s equipment manager might when planning road trips and homestands. In that spirit, let’s try […]
5 takeaways from the Celtics 2026-27 regular season schedule
To some, the NBA regular season schedule release isn’t very notable. Everyone plays everyone and we just find out when they play. However, I love it and wanted to give some takeaways to it. 1. Jaylen Brown’s return I was surprised that Jaylen Brown’s return to Boston was not on Christmas and I was even […]
Banner Years: 1968, Boston is not dead
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. “Boston is dead! Boston is dead !” The winning streak ended in 1967. The eight-peat would not be extended. It seemed like the Philadelphia 76ers […]
The 5 most difficult Celtics road trips, ranked
The 2026-2027 NBA schedule is out, and the Celtics now know where they’ll be from October to April as they look to bounce back from a first-round exit last year. While there’s no telling exactly how the year will play out – and which teams will under- and overachieve – it’s already clear that the team […]
The Celtics’ schedule is out, and here are the 5 games I’m most excited for
The 2026-2027 NBA schedule is out, and it’s filled with must-watch Celtics games. The season tips off on Tuesday, October 20th in Detroit, and concludes at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 11th. In between those games are 80 regular-season games: 40 home, 40 away. Here are the five games that stand out most […]
Boston Celtics Daily Links 8/13/26
Globe Russell Westbrook, career NBA leader in triple-doubles, retires after 18 seasons CelticsBlog Optionality, winning now, and the crossroads the Celtics and Red Sox faced this summer Remembering Don Nelson Banner Years: 1966, one final victory cigar The Pistons represent a good Opening Night test for the Celtics NESN Celtics Legend Issues ‘Scary’ Jaylen Brown […]
Remembering Don Nelson
In the mid 1980s, farmers throughout the U.S. were being squeezed between high interest rates on operating loans and low prices for commodities; lacking a sufficient government safety net, over 300,000 farmers defaulted on loans during this decade and even more farmers found themselves struggling to break even. Clarence Willcome was one such farmer. He […]
Optionality, winning now, and the crossroads the Celtics and Red Sox faced this summer
The Boston Celtics have had a puzzling offseason. By trading away Jaylen Brown, one of their franchise cornerstones, to a long-time conference and division rival in the Philadelphia 76ers, it appears they opened up a can of worms. In a vacuum, Brad Stevens helped to steer the team in the right direction with the latest […]
Banner Years: 1966, one final victory cigar
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. He was a kid born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., whose parents ran a deli. He went to college in Washington, DC, and continued to […]
The Pistons represent a good Opening Night test for the Celtics
The NBA released their opening week and Christmas Day schedules on Tuesday and the Celtics are featured a good bit. They have a weird opening game in Detroit on Tuesday, October 20th at 3pm on NBC — it will be the first game played of the season. However, it represents a good first test for […]
Boston Celtics Daily Links 8/12/26
Herald Celtics schedule: Dates, times for 2026 NBA Cup games announced Globe Jaylen Brown trade has reignited a Boston-Philadelphia rivalry that could trump Boston-New York, and other thoughts CelticsBlog The Celtics NBA Cup schedule is out, and here’s who they’ll face Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were great teammates. Why wasn’t that enough? Banner Years: […]
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