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Ranking Celtics’ top 10 moments in NBA Finals history originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics are no strangers to the NBA Finals.
On Thursday, the franchise will take part in the league’s championship series for the 23rd time when it hosts the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals.
Only the Los Angeles Lakers (32) have played in more NBA Finals. Both the Lakers and Celtics have won 17 titles, the most of any team.
Those title-winning series (and even some of the losses) have produced many memorable moments for the Celtics, but which ones stand alone as the best?
Here are the 10-best NBA Finals moments in Celtics history so far.
10. 2008 NBA Finals Game 6
The most memorable play of the game happened in the second quarter when Kevin Garnett got shoved to the floor by Lamar Odom and still made the shot, plus the foul, to boost Boston’s lead to 20. The crowd and Boston’s bench went wild, and from that point on there was nothing the Lakers could do to stop the Celtics’ coronation. The Celtics won by 39 points to claim their first title since 1986 and 17th overall. After the game, Garnett gave his legendary “Anything’s possible!” interview with ABC’s Michelle Tafoya. It was the perfect ending to one of the most impressive Celtics seasons in team history.
9. 1986 NBA Finals Game 6
Bird’s championship-clinching performance against the Rockets in Game 6 is one of the best in playoff history. He posted a triple-double with 29 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. He also played phenomenal defense with three steals and several other great plays that don’t show up in the box score. Bird had a massive impact on every single facet of the game. It was pure domination. A clinic of basketball fundamentals.
The most memorable moment came in the fourth quarter when Bird received a behind-the-back pass from Bill Walton under the basket. Instead of trying to score at the rim as the shot clock wound down, Bird dribbled out to the 3-point line, drilled a shot from beyond the arc, and raised his fist in the air in celebration. It was a fitting way for the league’s greatest team of all time to finish a remarkable…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-06-05 22:10:26
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