The 2007-08 Boston Celtics season is the 62nd season of the Boston Celtics at the National Basketball Association (NBA). This marks a season supported by All-Stars acquisitions of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the offseason, the Celtics finished with a record of 66-16 and posted the best single-season turnaround in NBA history. They finished first in both the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference, and achieved the league's best record. The 66 victories are also the third in franchise history, behind 68 Celtics 1972-73 wins and the famous Celtics 67-86 win, 67 including 40 at home. Kevin Garnett was named the NBA's Best Defensive Player of the Year, while Danny Ainge, who executed "the most dramatic turnaround of the NBA ever", was named the NBA Executive of the Year. The Celtics also sell all 41 regular home games of the season.
Their two-year absence from the playoffs ended when they met the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. Finally, they advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1987, where they met the Los Angeles Lakers, rekindled their storied competition. The Celtics won 4-2, winning their first championship since 1986, and seventeenth in franchise history, the most in NBA history. However, they have a much more difficult path for this championship, playing 26 games, the most teams ever to play in the post-season.
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Key date
- June 28 : The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City; was acquired by All-Star Ray Allen.
- July 1 : The free agent period starts.
- July 31 : Acquired an All-Star Eternal, Kevin Garnett.
- 6 October : Pre-season starts with a game against the Toronto Raptors in Rome as part of the NBA Europe Live 2007 Tour.
- November 2 : The regular season begins with a game against the Washington Wizards.
- December 27 : Matches their total wins from the previous season with a win against the Seattle SuperSonics.
- March 5 : The first team to win the playoff spot for the 2008 NBA Playoff.
- March 10 : Win 50 games in a season for the first time since 1991-92 with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
- March 14 : Received the Atlantic Division title despite losing to Utah Jazz.
- March 18 : Ends the longest 3rd win in NBA history with victory against Houston Rockets.
- March 28 : Matches the number of wins from the previous two seasons (57) with a win against the New Orleans Hornets.
- April 2 : Win sixty games in a season for the first time since 1985-86 with a win against the Indiana Pacers.
- April 5 : Reach the best record in the Eastern Conference, and simultaneously host in court throughout the 2008 playoffs, victory against the New Orleans Hornets.
- April 16 : The regular season ends with a game against the Brooklyn Nets.
- May 4 : Upgrade to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in Game 7 in the First Round against the Atlanta Hawks.
- May 18 : Continue to the Eastern Conference Finals with victory in the Game 7 Eastern Semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- May 30 : Continue to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1987 with victory in the Eastern Conference 6 Final against the Detroit Pistons.
- June 17 : Captures 17 NBA Championships with victory in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul Pierce was named the Final MVP.
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Summary
NBA draft 2007: Ray Allen Trade
On 22 May, the Celtics were commissioned in the fifth overall election in the NBA Draft Lottery, essentially losing their chance to draft either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant, both of whom are considered to go 1st and 2nd in the draft. The 5th option is the worst case scenario for the Celtics, which has a 19.9% ​​chance of getting 1st overall selection. However, on June 28, the day of the 2007 NBA draft, the Celtics traded the 5th pick along with Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Ray Allen's All-Star 3-point specialist and 35th overall selection before the event, and by selecting the 5 selected advanced Jeff Green for Seattle. In the second half of the draft, the Celtics selected guard Gabe Pruitt with their 32nd pick, which was their own, and forwarded Glen "Big Baby" Davis with the 35th pick, previously obtained from Seattle.
Trade Kevin Garnett
On July 31, the Celtics traded for the 10-time All-Star and 2004 MVP Kevin Garnett in the single largest trade for one player in NBA history. He was acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Theo Ratliff, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, first draft pick-up in Boston 2009 (top three sheltered), the return of the Minnesota first conditional draft of conditional demand previously obtained in trade and consideration Cash Ricky Davis-Wally Szczerbiak 2006. By adding Garnett to All-Stars Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, the trade brings a new era relevant to the long-struggling franchise but also leaves the shortlist.
Free agent
Garnett's trade left the list exhausted and deep into immediate attention. Finally, the Celtics signed guards Eddie House and Jackie Manuel on August 1, just two days after Garnett's trade, and concentrated Scot Pollard on 9 August. Later, Ainge called and asked Reggie Miller 5-Star to return from her 2-year retirement and join the list in a backup role. Miller strongly considered the possibility of playing with Garnett, but finally announced on 23 August that he would not join the Celtics. On August 27, forward James Posey signed with the team and deemed a decisive signing which immediately gave the Celtics a drastic improvement to their bench.
On September 26, Esteban Batista and guard center Dahntay Jones signed an unsecured contract with the Celtics, two days before the start of the training camp and the team's departure to Rome for the 2007 NBA Europe Live Tour. Surprisingly, Jones was involved in trading back in the 2003 NBA draft, in which the Celtics drew it up with a 20th overall selection, but soon traded it with the 16th pick, Troy Bell, to the Memphis Grizzlies in return for the 13th election, Marcus Banks, and the 27th pick, Kendrick Perkins. In the end, the Celtics unleashed Batista on October 16, and Manuel and Jones on October 25, bringing the list to 14 players, a shy league of a maximum of 15 players, in order to have the flexibility of the list and be able to sign other players on the way. throughout the season.
Later in the season, on December 18th, Celtics released another player, Brandon Wallace, to get more flexibility of the list of coaches that Doc Rivers needed. This move brings the list to just 13 players, which is the minimum league for players allowed in the team list. On 27 February, the Celtics signed the P.J center. Brown for the rest of the season, to strengthen their front court. His decision to come to Boston was greatly aided by conversations with future teammates Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, who convinced him to sign a contract with the Celtics during the 2008 NBA All-Star weekend. On March 4, 2008, the Celtics officially announced that they has signed guard Sam Cassell. After the signing, Cassell flew back to his hometown in Baltimore to attend a funeral for the deceased family member. The signing eventually put the list into the league's maximum of 15 players.
Drawing draft
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Regular season
Standings
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Playoffs
Although the Celtics have the best record in the NBA with 66-16 in the regular season, their way into their first championship since 1986 is far from easy. They ended up playing the most games ever played in the postseason, with 26, surpassing the 1994 New York Knicks, coached by Celtics coach Doc Rivers and Detroit Pistons 2005, each played 25, but lost each of the finals in seven games ( Knicks in 1994, Pistons in 2005). The record is set in Game 6 of the Final, where they won the championship.
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Game 6
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