Banner Years: 1959, the eight-peat begins in Boston

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• Banner Years: 1959, the eight-peat begins in Boston

  NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years. The regular season When the 1958-59 season began, Bill Russell was in an unfamiliar position: he was not a reigning champion. From his junior year in college through his rookie year with Boston, Russell’s teams won two NCAA titles, an Olympics gold medal, and the NBA championship. In his second season as a pro, ...

  Publisher:Celtics BlogArticle published: 2026-08-04 10:00:00 UTC

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• Banner Years: 1960, it’s Celtics vs. Hawks again, plus Wilt arrives

  Boston Celtics' player Bill Russell hooks a shot during the NBA championship's final game in 1960 against the Saint Louis Hawks. NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years. The regular season Something old and something new were the top stories in the NBA’s 1959-60 season, and both of them affected the Boston Celtics. The “something old” was yet another m...

  Publisher:Celtics BlogArticle published: 2026-08-05 10:00:00 UTC

• Banner Years: 1959, the eight-peat begins in Boston

  For History Month at CelticsBlog, we’re celebrating all 18 Boston banners. Today we see how the Celtics fared in their first Finals vs. the Lakers (spoiler: not bad, not bad at all)

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