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1998 Boston Celtics retire Robert Parrish's #00

1997 Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics

1995 1st NBA game at FleetCenter, Boston Celtics lose to Mil Bucks, 101-100

1995 Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics)

1995 Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92

1993 Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27

1992 Chuck Connors, U.S. NBA/baseballer/actor (Boston Celtics), dies at 71

1990 Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128

1990 Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games

1990 Boston Celtics worst ever (6 pts in 2nd vs New Jersey Nets) and lose 87-78

1989 Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games

1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid

1988 Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid

1988 Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938)

1987 Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59

1987 41st NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2

1986 Len Bias, 1st pick of Celtics, suffers fatal cocaine-induced seizure

1986 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2

1986 Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record

1985 39th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2

1984 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3

1981 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2

1981 Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak

1976 Chauncey Billups, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics

1976 Antoine Walker, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1976 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2

1976 Ron Mercer, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics

1975 John Thomas, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1975 Dontae' Jones, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1975 Thomas Hamilton, NBA center for the Boston Celtics

1974 Travis Knight, NBA center for the Boston Celtics

1974 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3

1974 Walter McCarty, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1973 Roy Rogers, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1973 Tyus Edney, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings

1973 Andrew DeClercq, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics

1973 Junior Burrough, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1972 Eric Williams, NBA forward, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics

1971 Greg Minor, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics

1971 Bruce Bowen, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics

1970 David Wesley, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics

1970 Todd Day, NBA guard and forward for the Boston Celtics

1969 Boston Celtics sold for an NBA record $6 million

1969 Rick Fox, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics

1969 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3

1968 Dee Brown, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics

1968 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2

1967 Dino Radja, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1967 Dana Barros, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics

1967 Pervis Ellison, NBA forward and center for the Boston Celtics

1966 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3

1966 Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics)

1966 Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics

1965 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1

1964 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 1

1963 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2

1962 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3

1961 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1

1960 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3

1959 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title

1959 Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers

1958 Alton Lister, NBA forward and center, Portland Trailblazers, Celtics

1958 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2

1957 Kevin McHale, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1957 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3

1956 Larry Bird, hoop star for the Boston Celtics

1953 Robert Parish, NBA center, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets

1952 Bill Walton, NBA center, Portland Trailblazers, Boston Celtics

1950 Paul Westphal, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns

1948 Dave Cowens, NBA forward, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks

1940 John Havlicek, born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer for the Boston Celtics

1934 Bill Russell, Monroe, Louisiana, NBAer, Boston Celtics, Oly-gold-56

1928 Bob Cousy, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP

1928 Ed Macauley, NBAer, Boston Celtics



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