From Tragedy to Triumph

The Celtics is the most storied franchise in all of basketball. Times were great in the 60's when I first started following the Celtics. Every year was a championship year. There were a few years in the 70's when the Celtics faltered, like the 1969-70 season where they finished out of the playoffs for the first time in 20 years. But 2 years later they were back in the playoffs and 2 years after that, they were champions again. After winning the championship again in 1976, the Celtics once again hit a dry spell that lasted until the 1979-80 season when Larry Bird joined the team. The 80's were a fun time to be a Celtics fan as they were contenders every season and won 3 more championships. In 1986, the Celtics and their fans were on top of the world. They had just dominated the league during the season and then bulldozed their way through the playoffs. They had a 67-15 regular season record and went an unprecedented 41-1 at home that season. They lost only 3 games in the...