When Red Auerbach retired from coaching he named Bill Russell as the Celtics next head coach. Russell was still playing as well and led Boston to an NBA championship in 1969 at the young age of 35 years old.
Jrue Holiday’s shrug, TJ McConnell being Michael Jordan, and traveling Celtics fans. The Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, punching their ticket to the 2024 NBA Finals.
The Celtics have advanced to the 2024 NBA Finals and seem primed to win the 18th championship in its illustrious history. But for Jayson Tatum, the series means a lot more.
White's versatility helped him achieve some unique history in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Al Horford and the Boston Celtics just punched their second ticket to the NBA Finals over the last three seasons after completing a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Boston Celtics came into the 2023-24 NBA season with one goal; win the Larry O’Brien Trophy. They moved one step closer to achieving that goal on Monday night when they eliminated the Indiana Pacers.
The Boston Celtics pulled off another hard-fought victory in Game 4 over the Indiana Pacers to complete their sweep of them, advancing to the 2024 NBA Finals in the process.
When the Celtics moved Marcus Smart last year, many felt the franchise traded away their heart and soul. And yet the team finds itself back in the NBA Finals. How did the Celtics overcome such a significant loss?
The level of scrutiny elite NBA players face is always high, especially in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is no stranger to that. However, his ample experience in the postseason helped him tune out the noise and lead the C’s to their second NBA Finals appearance in the last three seasons.
Basketball legend and former NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Boston Celtics, Bill Walton has passed away at the age of 71 after enduring a “prolonged battle with cancer,” according to NBA Communications.
Even though he hasn’t won a ring in his career, NBA legend Charles Barkley knows a thing or two about winning one. And if the former power forward is to be believed, the Boston Celtics have a harder road towards a championship than what most people expected.
Indiana, which is facing elimination, nearly won Game 3 without him until Boston staged a fourth-quarter rally.
INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Walton, Hall of Famer and two-time champion, including the 1986 title with the Celtics, has died. Walton, 71, had been in a prolonged battle with cancer. Walton will be remembered as not only one of the best big men to play the game but also as one of the NBA’s greatest personalities.
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