Boston Celtics History: Canceled Games & Turnaround

0:00It's April 16th. Welcome in. This is Boston Celtics News today, where Team Coverage meets AI. On this day in Boston Celtics history, the NBA canceled a regular season match-up between the Celtics and Indiana Pacers just one day after the two. 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. The lead chose not to reschedule it, honoring the victims in a rare move that skipped the game entirely. That season wrapped with an odd total of 1,229 games league-wide, but the cancellation didn't shake up playoff seeds. Since positions were locked in already, meanwhile, the NHL also scrapped a Bruin Senators game at TD Garden on the bombing day itself. Fast forward to 2008, when Boston capped off the biggest single-season turnaround ever, finishing 66 wins and 16 losses. After a dismal 24 and 58 the year before, they sealed it with a 105-94 win over the New Jersey Nets, powered by reserves like Leon Pals, 27 points. Today, March the birthday of former Celtics owner, Woody

1:04Erdman, born in 1926, who snagged the team in 1969 for a record. Six million dollars, though his shaky investments tanked the franchise until new owners stepped in after bankruptcy. We also remember Celtics-wing Ron Bonham, who passed in 2016, drafted in 1964, he earned rings in 1965, and 66 as a solid reserve, Celtics legacy runs deep on days like this.