On this day in Boston Celtics history, former shooting guard Charles Bradley was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland in 1959. Bradley played college ball at the University of Wyoming and was selected with the 23rd pick of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Celtics. His teammate and future team general manager Danny Aing.
He played two seasons with Boston in a reserve role, posting averages of 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists and several steals per game over 102 games. The Havre de Grace native was waived by the Celtics in October of 1983.
He then signed with the (then) Seattle SuperSonics (now, Oklahoma City Thunder), his final stop as an NBA player.
It’s also the date we lost former Celtics junior forward Horace Albert “Bones” McKinney in 1997. A native of Lowland, North Carolina who played at both North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina, McKinney played most of his six-season NBA career. With the team that drafted him, the (now defunct) Washington Capitals.
Climbing that team, he was selected by Boston in the dispersal draft, and played a total of 97 games for the team over two seasons, averaging 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and two assists per game before retiring as a player in 1952.
rest in peace.
Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen (20) shoots over Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) during halftime of Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, May 16, 2010. (AP Photo/John) ) ru)
It is also the anniversary of two playoff victories since Boston’s last title season in 2007-08.
The first was a 92-88 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Conference Finals which saw Ray Allen lead the Celtics with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Paul Pierce added 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
Rasheed Wallace scored 13 points off the bench. “I honestly say we lost ourselves,” Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said. Via Associated Press. “I think we’ve found ourselves again.”
May 16, 2012; Philadelphia. Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (9) tackles a pick set by forward Paul Pierce (34) during the second quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Arena. Howard Smith, USA Today Sports
It is also the date of the 107-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of the 2012 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals to give Boston a 2-1 series lead.
Boston led by 27 points and 13 rebounds from Kevin Garnett and 24 points and 12 rebounds from Pierce. Point guard Rajon Rondo added 23 points and 14 assists, while forward Mikael Petros added 13 points off the bench.
“(KG) got the ball in his position,” Rondo said. Courtesy of the Associated Press “He hit a couple of vanishes. A lot of those guys are younger than him, so he was able to turn around and shoot them.”
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