1998 Event Boston Celtics retire Robert Parrish's #00 1997 Event Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics 1995 Event 1st NBA game at FleetCenter, Boston Celtics lose to Mil Bucks, 101-100 1995 Event Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics) 1995 Event Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92 1993 Death Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27 1992 Death Chuck Connors, U.S. NBA/baseballer/actor (Boston Celtics), dies at 71 1990 Event Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128 1990 Event Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1990 Event Boston Celtics worst ever (6 pts in 2nd vs New Jersey Nets) and lose 87-78 1989 Event Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1988 Event Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid 1988 Event Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid 1988 Event Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938) 1987 Event Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59 1987 Event 41st NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2 1986 Death Len Bias, 1st pick of Celtics, suffers fatal cocaine-induced seizure 1986 Event 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2 1986 Event Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record 1985 Event 39th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2 1984 Event 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1981 Event 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2 1981 Event Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak 1976 Birthday Chauncey Billups, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics 1976 Birthday Antoine Walker, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1976 Event 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2 1976 Birthday Ron Mercer, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics 1975 Birthday John Thomas, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1975 Birthday Dontae' Jones, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1975 Birthday Thomas Hamilton, NBA center for the Boston Celtics 1974 Birthday Travis Knight, NBA center for the Boston Celtics 1974 Event 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3 1974 Birthday Walter McCarty, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1973 Birthday Roy Rogers, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1973 Birthday Tyus Edney, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings 1973 Birthday Andrew DeClercq, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics 1973 Birthday Junior Burrough, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1972 Birthday Eric Williams, NBA forward, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics 1971 Birthday Greg Minor, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics 1971 Birthday Bruce Bowen, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics 1970 Birthday David Wesley, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics 1970 Birthday Todd Day, NBA guard and forward for the Boston Celtics 1969 Event Boston Celtics sold for an NBA record $6 million 1969 Birthday Rick Fox, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics 1969 Event 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1968 Birthday Dee Brown, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics 1968 Event 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2 1967 Birthday Dino Radja, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1967 Birthday Dana Barros, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics 1967 Birthday Pervis Ellison, NBA forward and center for the Boston Celtics 1966 Event 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1966 Event Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) 1966 Event Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics 1965 Event 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 1964 Event 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 1 1963 Event 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2 1962 Event 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1961 Event 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1 1960 Event 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1959 Event 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title 1959 Event Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers 1958 Birthday Alton Lister, NBA forward and center, Portland Trailblazers, Celtics 1958 Event 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2 1957 Birthday Kevin McHale, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1957 Event 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1956 Birthday Larry Bird, hoop star for the Boston Celtics 1953 Birthday Robert Parish, NBA center, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets 1952 Birthday Bill Walton, NBA center, Portland Trailblazers, Boston Celtics 1950 Birthday Paul Westphal, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns 1948 Birthday Dave Cowens, NBA forward, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks 1940 Birthday John Havlicek, born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer for the Boston Celtics 1934 Birthday Bill Russell, Monroe, Louisiana, NBAer, Boston Celtics, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics 1928 Birthday Bob Cousy, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP 1928 Birthday Ed Macauley, NBAer, Boston Celtics
