On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise set a record for the ages by holding their challenger on the night to the fourth-lowest rating in their ball club’s seven-plus years of presence.
That record would be set in the group’s really initially season of presence (1946-47) — bytheway, likewise the veryfirst season of the Basketball Association of America (BAA, a precursor league to the NBA) — in a videogame that was played simply 2 days after Boston set a record for the second-lowest rating an challenger was held to, a 48-43 win over the (now defunct) Pittsburgh Ironmen.
The Celtics almost duplicated the task in a 52-46 win over the New York Knicks on Jan. 25, 1947.
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Boston was led by 17 points from forward Al Brightman, with huge guy Connie Simmons breaking in 16 more.
Only one gamer on New York’s lineup broke double digits with a lots points, that being forward Bud Palmer.
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It is likewise the date of a 38-point efficiency from Celtic point guard Isaiah Thomas on this date in 2017.
IT likewise pulled down 5 rebounds and dished out 9 helps in the 120-109 house win over the Houston Rockets for one of the finest well-rounded regular-season videogames of his profession.
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