Boston Celtics

Lakers-Celtics Rivalry. Recent Achievements:. HEAD COACH: Doc Rivers
ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Wohl, Tony Brown, Jim Brewer, Kevin Eastman, Armond Hill and Paul Pressey
. They played in the American Football Conference until 2002, when, with league realignment, they were returned to the National Football Conference. Bench. A year later, they switched conferences with their expansion partners, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and joined the AFC West. Starters. The Seahawks joined the league in 1976 as a member of the NFC West division.

Under current general manager Danny Ainge and coach Doc Rivers, the Celtics won the division championship in the 2004-2005 season, but lost to the Indiana Pacers in game 7 in the postseason. The Seattle Seahawks are a National Football League team based in Seattle, Washington. In 1994 the Celtics moved from the Boston Garden into the Fleet Center. Chad Brown. After the retirement of Bird, the Celtics yet again went into rebuilding. Franco Harris. The three Finals where the Celtics played the Lakers featured the matchup of Bird versus NBA great Magic Johnson. Jim Zorn.

Jones led the Celtics to four consecutive NBA Finals appearances against the Lakers and the Houston Rockets between 1984 and 1987, winning championships in 1984 and 1986. Williams. Jones was named head coach. John L. The team won a title in 1981, and the following year K.C. Ricky Watters. With the acquisition of NBA legend Larry Bird, Robert Parish, and Kevin McHale, the Celtics yet again became a dominant team in the NBA, playing in 5 NBA Finals in the 1980s. Curt Warner (not to be confused with the Cardinals' Kurt Warner).

The rebuilding phase only lasted two years. Shawn Springs. After the 1976 victory, though, Boston went into another phase of rebuilding. John Randle. In 1974 the team bested the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals, and in 1976 the team won yet another championship after defeating the Phoenix Suns. Joe Nash. However, with Dave Cowens, Paul Silas, and Jo Jo White, the Celtics became dominant again. Franco Harris.

The next season was one of rebuilding as the Celtics had their first losing record in a long time. Jacob Green. sports history. Joey Galloway. The streak of 8 consecutive NBA championships is the longest streak of consecutive championships in U.S. Kenny Easley. Russell retired after the 1969 season, effectively ending a dominant Celtics dynasty that had garnered 11 NBA titles. Dave Brown.

The aging team managed two more championships, though, in 1968 and 1969, each against the Lakers in the NBA Finals. Brian Bosworth. Russell took over as a player and coach. However, that year the Celtics' string of NBA titles was broken. Brian Blades. After the 1966 championship, though, Auerbach retired. 80 Steve Largent (brought out of retirement for a portion of the 2004 season for Jerry Rice, who received Largent's blessing). The Celtics would eventually meet the Lakers a total of 10 times in the NBA Finals. 12 (dedicated to Seahawks fans, the so-called "12th man").

During that timespan, the Celtics met the Lakers in the Finals six times, starting an intense- and sometimes bitter- rivalry. Grant Wistrom. Under coach Red Auerbach, the Celtics won another seven championships for eight championships in a row. Marcus Trufant. In 1959, with Russell and Jones, the Celtics won the NBA Championship with the sweep of the Minneapolis Lakers. Darrell Jackson. Jones, the Celtics began a dynasty that would last 8 seasons. Matt Hasselbeck.

However, with the acquisition of K.C. Shaun Alexander. In 1957, the Celtics again advanced to the NBA Finals, this time losing to the Hawks in 6 games. Steve Largent (also a former member of the United States House of Representatives). Louis Hawks in seven games, giving the Celtics the first of a NBA record 16 NBA Championships. Franco Harris. Russell had an immediate impact; that year, the Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals and defeated the then St. Carl Eller.

After the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League to form the NBA, the Celtics acquired rookie Bill Russell in 1956. Won their third division championship in 2004, when they claimed the NFC West title. The Celtics were formed in 1946 as a team in the Basketball Association of America. Some current players were either very young children or not even born when the last 49ers shutout occurred. The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. While the 49ers were in a position to score in the 4th quarter, an interception and a fumble recovery sealed their fate. G - #13 Delonte West (Saint Joseph's). This marked the end of the 49er's league record 27 year streak without a shutout - the last such game being Atlanta in 1977.

SF - #9 Justin Reed (Ole Miss). On September 26, 2004 the Seahawks shutout the San Francisco 49ers 34-0. C - #43 Kendrick Perkins (Clifton J. Ozen HS, Beaumont, Texas). PF - #7 Al Jefferson (Prentiss (MS) HS). G/F - #12 Ricky Davis (Iowa).

C - #30 Mark Blount (Pittsburgh). PG - #11 Marcus Banks (UNLV). G/F - #34 Paul Pierce (Kansas). F - #8 Antoine Walker (Kentucky).

F/C - #45 Raef LaFrentz (Kansas). SG - #42 Tony Allen (Oklahoma State). PG - #20 Gary Payton (Oregon State). Len Bias.

Broadcaster Johnny Most. Loscy Jim Loscutoff (asked that his #18 not be retired). 35 Reggie Lewis. 33 Larry Bird.

32 Kevin McHale. 31 Cedric Maxwell. Jones. 25 K.C.

24 Sam Jones. 23 Frank Ramsey. 22 Ed Macauley. 21 Bill Sharman.

19 Don Nelson. 18 Dave Cowens. 17 John Havlicek. 16 Satch Sanders.

15 Tom Heinsohn. 14 Bob Cousy. 10 Jo Jo White. 6 Bill Russell.

3 Dennis Johnson. 2 Red Auerbach (legendary coach and executive). 1 Walter Brown (founding owner). 00 Robert Parish.

Paul Silas. Don Chaney. Danny Ainge. Bill Walton.

John Thompson (only played in the NBA for two years; inducted for his coaching career at Georgetown University). Bill Sharman (inducted both as a Celtics player and as a coach, most notably with the Los Angeles Lakers). Bill Russell. Arnie Risen.

Frank Ramsey. Andy Phillip. Robert Parish. Kevin McHale.

Pete Maravich. Ed Macauley. Clyde Lovellette. Sam Jones.

Jones. C. K. Bailey Howell.

Tom Heinsohn. John Havlicek. Wayne Embry (inducted as a contributor, not as a player; he was the first African-American to serve both as a general manager and a team president in the NBA). Dave Cowens.

Bob Cousy. Walter Brown. Larry Bird. Nate Archibald.