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Today in Boston Celtics history, Dave Cowens was born in 1948. Cowens played his NCAA ball with the Florida State Seminoles and was taken by the Celtics with the fourth overall selection of the 1970 NBA Draft on the advice of big man legend Bill Russell, despite the fact that the Florida State alum stood only 6-foot-9.

For the Celtics, that series brought more pain than they could have anticipated, with Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles only worsening the sudden end to a championship defense. Given the opponent, Wednesday’s trip back to the famous arena meant a little extra to the returning Boston players.

The Boston Celtics shot — and made — the highest volume of 3-pointers in 2024-25, and ESPN NBA writer Zach Kram believes they could set an NBA record by shootin

The Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks will tip off Amazon's new NBA on Prime coverage Friday night with a rematch at Madison Square Garden.

Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez impressed everyone from Joe Mazzulla to Jaylen Brown to Blake Griffin in his “awesome” NBA debut.

Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden in New York City, where the Knicks went 27-14 last season. New York is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Celtics vs. Knicks odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 229.

Neemias Queta alleviated some concerns with the Celtics frontcourt with a strong night in the team's season-opening loss to the 76ers​ Wednesday night.