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 seasonWhen 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,