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33 years to the day earlier, forwards Dick Hemric and Jim Loscutoff played their first minutes for the team in 1955 in a 98-87 win over the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors. The Wake Forest alum scored 5 points, going 2-for-4 from the floor, while the future seven-time champ Loscy got 3 points and 2 assists.
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Today in Boston Celtics history: Boston sees the Grateful Dead; Shaw, Hunter debut
Today in Boston Celtics history, several players from the team went to see the Grateful Dead live in concert in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1985.
The Boston Celtics handed the Philadelphia 76ers their first loss of the season and delivered a wire-to-wire reminder of their resilience, edging out a tense 109-108 victory to open NBA Cup play on Friday night.
The Washington Wizards play the Boston Celtics tomorrow night. Here’s the preview. Game info When: Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET Where: TD Garden, Boston, MA How to watch: Monumental Sports Network,
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Payton Pritchard on how historic bad shooting night impacted Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz
The Boston Celtics put up the worst 3-point shooting night of any team in NBA history with at least 50 attempts against the Utah Jazz in a 105-103 home loss on Monday (Nov. 3) night. Given the 3-point heavy style sometimes referred to as "Mazzulla Ball" (named after Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla) is by definition a high variance style of play,
Kevin Durant scored 26 points in three quarters before resting the fourth, Amen Thompson added 17 points and nine rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Boston Celtics 128-101 on Saturday night.
Regarding the tanking aspect, however, head coach Joe Mazzulla didn't even want to bring that up, saying that he doesn't pay attention to it and that he has a responsibility to the fans in Boston and the players in Boston to go out every single night and do his best job to ensure the team has a chance to win.
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Boston Celtics jersey history No. 42 - Kedrick Brown (2001-03)
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Brown wore only jersey Nos. 42 and 5 and put up 5.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
Jusuf Nurkic dropped in a putback with 0.6 seconds remaining and the Utah Jazz overcame a double-digit, second-half deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 105-103 on Monday night