A day before Paul Pierce’s retirement ceremony on Sunday Night, Celtics legend, Robert Parish, stated that Paul Pierce is “the greatest offensive Celtic ever”. He doubled down on his statement by saying that Paul Pierce was “more creative” than Larry Bird. Settle down, “Chief”! Let’s start with this. Robert Parish had a great career with […]
The Boston Celtics will go into Tuesday Night’s game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans with the best record in the Eastern Conference at 34-10. The Celtics have led the conference since the first couple weeks of the season. They also finished in first place in the East last season. However, this is different. Although the […]
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 […]
When the Celtics traded for Isaiah Thomas in 2015, they thought they were getting a solid scoring guard off the bench. You know…a Vinny Johnson or a Dana Barros. What they didn’t expect was a guy that takes over games in the fourth quarter who averages more points in a season than any Celtic in […]
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 […]
Who will be the next Boston sports athletes to have their numbers retired? After Wade Boggs had his #26 retired by the Red Sox on Thursday Night, this topic began to be discussed from a Red Sox standpoint. If you would like to read our post on how Wade Boggs would be viewed today, click […]
Today’s Titletown Ten post will focus on the most overrated players in Boston sports since 1980. In February, we posted about the ten most underrated players in Boston sports. We received some feedback from many of our followers who came up with their own lists. Underrated and overrated players always makes for a good sports […]
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. […]