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The energy inside TD Garden felt familiar, thick with the tension of a playoff atmosphere between the Celtics and Knicks in early December. It wasn’t just a Tuesday night game; it was a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals,
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Today in Boston Celtics history: Collins born; 3rd-lowest scoring game; Williams cut
Finally, it is also the date that the Celtics waived forward Sly Williams in 1985. An alum of the University of Rhode Island, Williams was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1979 and played for them and the Atlanta Hawks before joining Boston in 1985.
The Boston Celtics have been linked to a potential trade for a $97 million big man before the trade deadline this year.
Boston erased a 110-98 deficit late in the fourth quarter, tying the score on a 12-0 run with 1:38 remaining, only to have Anthony Edwards and Mike Conley respond and push the Timberwolves to the victory.
But the bad news does not stop there, with Boston also listing star guard Derrick White as out for the game against the Cavs with a right calf contusion, of course joining star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum as out as the St.
Danilo Gallinari is walking away from basketball as the longtime NBA veteran announced his retirement from basketball Tuesday. Gallinari last played in Puerto Rico, winning a title there, after spending 16 years in the NBA.
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