The Over and Back NBA podcast is celebrating the NBA at 75 by rewatching some of the greatest Slam Dunk Contests in NBA history. The 1986 NBA slam-dunk contest is famous for being the night when ...
Editor’s note: While the games are on pause, the Globe is reaching into its archives to bring you “Replay,” stories from the past that highlight something interesting, timely, or revealing. This story ...
The Boston Celtics clinched another championship Monday night and while we wait for details on their victory parade, we're digging into the archives to travel back to their 1986 and 2008 celebrations.
The Celtics won 67 games (Boston’s second-best regular season record ever) while Bird picked up his third and final Most Valuable Player award, with Walton getting the Sixth Man of the Year award for ...
L.A.'s 1986 playoff loss to Sampson's Houston was the only time the Lakers missed the NBA Finals from 1982 to 1989.
One can make a case that the 1986 Boston Celtics are the best team in NBA history. Led by Larry Bird, the Celtics won 67 games and lost just once at home all season, playoffs included. Bird was one of ...
With apologies to the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, the 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers, and the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors, the 1985-86 Boston Celtics are the best team in NBA history. Yes, they didn’t have a ...
Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan had an incredible 15-season career in the NBA, marked by numerous ups and downs. Many significant moments from his professional journey are featured in his ...
Twenty-five years ago Len Bias died, and with him the false serenity that star athletes who lived right were somehow immune from the frailties and temptations that could doom a less disciplined person ...
Malcolm Brogdon’s season-long sacrifice of coming off Boston’s bench paid off Thursday in the form of hardware. The NBA announced that the veteran combo guard was voted the Sixth Man of the Year for ...
That player would be Golden State guard alum Kevin Henderson. After ending his college career at Cal State Fullerton, Henderson was picked up with the 50th overall selection of the 1986 NBA Draft by ...