March 12, 1985. Celtics fans in the 1980’s will never forget it. Let’s set the stage. The Celtics were coming off a championship season where they defeated Magic and Kareem’s Lakers in the NBA Finals to raise the team’s 15th banner. The team was in the middle of their absolute peak in popularity in the […]
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Why Celtics vs. Bulls Game 30 Years Ago Today Was Relevant
The Celtics and Bulls are currently battling in the 2017 NBA Playoffs. While these two team have both had a lot of championship level success, it came at different times. It wouldn’t be accurate to say that these two great NBA franchises are rivals. When the history of these two teams in the playoffs is […]
30 Years Ago: The Peak Of The Celtics Big Three
It’s been thirty years since the Celtics 1980’s dynasty began to come to an end. After winning the NBA Championship with arguably the best team in the history of the NBA in 1986, the Celtics were once again loaded and primed to repeat as champions in 1987. Granted, their core was getting older. By the […]
Is Paul Pierce A Top 5 All-Time Celtics Player?
What’s Paul Pierce’s legacy in Boston? We all know that Pierce’s number will be raised to the rafters at TD Garden. It will probably happen next year. But, where does he fit in amongst Celtics greats? The Celtics have more all-time great players than any other team in Boston and also more than any other […]
Titletown Ten: Top 10 Celtics Players Since 1980
After a couple of years on the outside looking in, the Celtics are becoming a relevant threat in the NBA again. Not only are the Celtics 23-14 and third in the Eastern Conference, but they also have the right to swap for the Brooklyn Nets first round draft pick. The Nets currently have the worst […]
1986 Boston Celtics: The Best NBA Team Ever
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the 1986 Boston Celtics championship season. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the Golden State Warriors possibly being the best NBA Team Ever. They’ve been compared primarily to the Chicago Bulls teams of the 1990’s. The teams that are often forgotten in these discussions are […]
Titletown Ten: The Most Underrated Players In Boston Sports
Who are the ten most underrated players in Boston sports in the past 35 years? This will be the focus of today’s Titletown Ten post. Since 1980, Boston sports teams have won a total of twelve championships. Nine of those have come in the past fifteen years. We’ve had the privilege of watching some of […]
Titletown Ten: Dominant Players
This will be First Score Boston’s third Titletown Ten post and it will focus on dominant players in Boston sports. It was a great week for Red Sox fans to remember the great career of Pedro Martinez. Pedro was the greatest pitcher of his era and he changed the baseball experience for Red Sox fans. […]