Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics have the most NBA World Championships ever and, are by far the best franchise ever. Even though the Lakers dominance in the early 2000’s can’t be ignored, the Celtics rules overall.The Celtics have valued team work over showmanship and it has paid off. The Celtics are far better than the Lakers franchise with more championships, MVPs and players. The Celtics are probably the reason basketball is so popular today. The Celtics are easily the most prolific basketball team in all of history. The reason is because they play basketball selflessly or at least there best rosters had. There championship teams have had more assists than there non championship teams which proves that's how you win games. Compared to the Lakers the…

interested with Cousins and they are focused on developing from within. However, the Boston Celtics are said to be renewing their interest in acquiring Boogie from the Sacramento Kings before the trade deadline expires. The Celtics are looking great to the start the regular season. Holding a 21-14 win-loss record, they are currently sitting at the 3rd spot of the Eastern Conference division. However, it seems that they are still not satisfied with their campaign and would like to solidify their…

After sitting comfortably at #3 in the Eastern Conference for a month, the Boston Celtics have hit a little bump in the road. With 11 games remaining in the regular season, the Celtics are now tied for the third spot in the conference with the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks. Another .5 games back is the Charlotte Hornets at 40-30 with 12 games remaining on its schedule. With three more teams (Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons) within 3.0-3.5 games of the Celtics, a…

For example, “Bill Russell was the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics' dynasty of the 1960s, an uncanny shotblocker who revolutionized NBA defensive concepts. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 12-time All-Star, an average of 22.5 per game and led the league in rebounding four times” (NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition). Bill Russell was the best defender for the Boston Celtics. He had incredible stats throughout his career and had multiple outstanding seasons. Also, “With Russell anchoring…

When compared to the previous game between these two sides, the Celtics-Nets matchup was fairly one-sided. The hosts went on a run in the very first quarter, never allowing Brooklyn to climb back into the game. After displaying some solid defensive effort in the Thursday’s game, the Nets went back to their old ways by allowing the Celtics to score 120 points. From the first possession of the game, it was obvious the Celtics came out ready to hustle. Atkinson’s team couldn’t get many open looks,…

The Boston Celtics are currently ranked as the number 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Made up of a roster of veterans, rookies, and bonafide superstar in point guard Kyrie Irving, they are expected to make a deep playoff run this year with the NBA Finals in their vision. In addition, with being highly successful on the court, the Celtics organization has made their presence known on social media platforms. With a following of 2.4 million on Instagram, and 3.19 million on Twitter, the Celtics…

Ervin “Magic” Johnson. It was the first time the two star forwards would match talent and wits, but it wouldn’t be the last. His Sycamores lost but they finished an impressive 33-1 record and Larry earned many awards. He earned Player of the Year, Naismith Award, and the Wooden Award. Larry’s career was just getting started. He got drafted by the Boston Celtics and was the number one pick in the draft. He also signed a record $650,000 contract with the Celtics (back then it was a lot of money).…

During the Celtics consecutive championship wins they’ve faced many teams throughout each season but one team would give them the most trouble during this run and they were known as the Los Angeles Lakers (May 15). The Lakers were centered around Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. With Baylor’s and West’s help the Lakers would go to the Finals six time during the Celtics dynasty but couldn’t win a championship.The Lakers were a great team but were missing pieces needed to win a championship which…

The Pistons, who had seven players average double digits in scoring, would be put to the test in the first round as they need to beat the Washington Bullets in a fifth game. In the second round the Pistons would play up to their better levels as they beat the Chicago Bulls in five games to set up a rematch with the Boston Celtics. After the home team won all seven games in the past years, the Pistons appeared to have the advantage i taking game two in Boston. However, after taking game three at…

could most likely tell you. If you told me that the Boston Celtics, New York Yankees, or San Francisco 49ers was playing, I would tell you to switch to all of them. Those are the sports teams that I follow religiously and I have multiple reasons why. The New York Yankees is one of the most well-known…