They might not have known it before tipoff, but the Boston Celtics were about to make history with the Philadelphia 76ers ...
While the Los Angeles Lakers boasted five championships in the ‘80s, the agony of losing the 1984 NBA Finals to their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics, lingered deeply. For Magic Johnson ...
Before Friday, the worst NBA Finals loss for the 17-time champion Celtics was 137-104 to the Lakers in 1984. This was worse ... and Game 5 is in Boston on Monday. AP NBA: https://apnews.com ...
The Celtics frontline has no answers for Bernard King, who scores 43 points to help the Knicks square their series with Boston at 2-2.
Boston is one of the NBA's true heavyweights ... Then, from 1980-81 through 1985-86, the Celtics won three titles in 1981, 1984 and 1986. The Celtics have gone 18-5 in their 23 appearances.