On this day in 1959, former Boston Celtics shooting guard Charles Bradley was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland.
Bradley played his college ball at the University of Wyoming, and would be selected with the 23rd overall pick of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Celtics.
He would go on to play two seasons with Boston in a reserve role, putting up 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists and as many steals per game over 102 games with the franchise.
The Havre de Grace native would be waived by the Celtics in October of 1983, after which he would sign with the Seattle Supersonics, his final stop as an NBA player.
It is also the anniversary of two playoff wins since the season of Boston’s last title in 2007-08.
The first was a 92-88 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals that saw Ray Allen lead the Celtics with 25 points and 7 rebounds while Paul Pierce added 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
Rasheed Wallace chipped in 13 points off the bench.
“I honestly say we lost ourselves,” Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said via the A.P. “I think we’ve found ourselves again.”
It is also the date of a 107-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of the 2012 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals to give Boston a 2-1 series lead.
Boston was led by 27 points and 13 rebounds from Kevin Garnett and 24 points and 12 rebounds from Pierce. Point guard Rajon Rondo added 23 points and 14 assists, while forward Mickael Pietrus added 13 points off the bench.
“[K.G.] got the ball in his spots,” Rondo said courtesy of the A.P. “He hit a couple of fadeaways. A lot of those guys are smaller than him, so he was just able to turn around and shoot over them.”
