Celtics (17-4) vs. Pacers (11-15) Saturday, December 1 Market Square Arena Regardless of a pedestrian record, playing the Pacers in Market Square Arena was a tough spot for the Celtics to win. Unlike their date in October, Larry Bird made sure this homecoming to Indiana ended on a more successful note. The Celtics defeated Indiana … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 22 vs. the Pacers
Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 21 vs. the Knicks
Celtics (16-4) vs. Knicks (11-12) Friday, November 30 Boston Garden The Celtics entered the final game of the month filled with hope and optimism. After enduring a 4-10 November in 1978-79 and a 6-7 record in '77-'78, the C's looked to end the month strongly. One of their losses included a one-point set-back at the … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 21 vs. the Knicks
Rondo, Brooklyn brawl at the Garden in Celtics loss
The Celtics fell to the Brooklyn Nets 95-83 Wednesday night at the Garden, but the big story was Rajon Rondo pushing/punching Kris Humphries after a hard foul on Kevin Garnett, which led to the two teams shoving one another and the ejections of Rondo, Humphries and the Nets' Gerald Wallace. Rondo will certainly be suspended … Continue reading Rondo, Brooklyn brawl at the Garden in Celtics loss
Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 20 vs. the Nuggets
Celtics (15-4) vs. Nuggets (9-15) Wednesday, November 28 Boston Garden Good things seemed to happen at the Garden when Dick Bavetta refs. The last time Bavetta reffed a game in Boston, Larry Bird put up a triple-double. Bird followed up that performance with a dominating 29 point, 7 rebound, 8 assist night in a 119-97 … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 20 vs. the Nuggets
A slow time on the local sports scene
With the Patriots playing on Thanksgiving they were on a mini-bye week this past weekend, the Celtics were off Monday and won't be on the court again until Wednesday, and the Red Sox haven't made any big splashes during the Hot Stove season. All of this put together equals a few slow days in the … Continue reading A slow time on the local sports scene
Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 19 vs. the Hawks
Celtics (14-4) vs. Hawks (13-9) Saturday, November 24 Omni Coliseum Both teams entered the game on streaks: the Celtics were winners of the past two while the Hawks had dropped road games to the Bucks and Bulls. The difference in this game, however, came down to one simple fact: the Celtics had Dave Cowens and … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 19 vs. the Hawks
Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 18 vs. the Pacers
Celtics (13-4) vs. Pacers (9-12) Friday, November 23 Boston Garden Just a month after the Celtics dropped their first game of the season in Indiana to the Pacers, Boston looked for a little retribution on their home floor. The Pacers were struggling coming into the Garden, having lost three of the last four. The Celtics … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 18 vs. the Pacers
Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 17 vs. the Nets
Celtics (12-4) vs. Nets (7-12) Wednesday, November 21, 1979 The Celtics looked to begin another winning streak after a turnover-plagued loss to the New York Knicks with a home game against the Nets the night before Thanksgiving. After dropping the game to the Knicks, as well as one to the 76ers, the Celtics fell to just … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 17 vs. the Nets
Q&A with WEEI’s The Big Show co-host Glenn Ordway
One of the longest tenured members of the Boston sports media is WEEI's The Big Show co-host Glenn Ordway. Since 1975 Ordway has been working in the Boston media, working for all four major sports teams in the process. In 1987, when Ordway was a Celtics commentator the team moved their radio programming to WEEI … Continue reading Q&A with WEEI’s The Big Show co-host Glenn Ordway
Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 16 vs the Knicks
Celtics (12-3) vs. Knicks (7-10) Saturday, November 17 The Celtics traveled to Madison Square Garden for the the second half of a back-to-back. The Knicks also played the prior night, losing in Houston, 133-130. New York was mired in a five-game losing streak, but dropped each game by no more than four points. They would … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 16 vs the Knicks
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