[SB Nation: Celtics Blog] - Banner Years: 1974, A Return to Glory

The Boston Celtics missed the playoffs in 1970. They did not glide smoothly down from the Russell years; they fell off a cliff. They wrapped up the 1969/70 season with a 34-48 record under rookie coach Tommy Heinsohn. Playoffs? The Celtics missed them for the first time in twenty years. The following year, Boston improved […]