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SynopsisThe Boston Celtics are the most storied franchise in NBA history, with a record 18 championships, 24 retired numbers, and dozens of Hall of Fame players. The Boston Celtics: An Illustrated Timeline includes Bob Cousy, Chuck Cooper, Bill Russell, Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Jayson Tatum, and other Celtics greats and their paramount moments, as well as the dominant 2024 championship run. The franchise began as a member of the Basketball Association of America and then became an NBA cornerstone, with Hall of Famer Red Auerbach leading the Celtics to nine championships in a 10-year span, including eight in a row with the likes of Russell, Cousy, and Tom Heinsohn. The Celtics would make history by naming Russell as the first African American coach in American team sports, and he went on to lead the Celtics to two more championships as player-coach. The dominance continued with two more titles in the 1970s, three more in the 1980s, one in 2008, and most recently in 2024. This book tells the illustrated story with detailed descriptions about all those special moments of this benchmark franchise, with a focus on 2024's championship team. The ups. The downs. The big plays. The game-winning shots. The Boston Celtics: An Illustrated Timeline conjures up all these special memories, some that even the most die-hard Celtics fan may have forgotten. Written by longtime beat writer and columnist Gary Washburn, the book is a must for those who bleed Celtics green and those who love NBA basketball then, now, and forever.