DozOnLife
  • Blogs
    • Sports
    • Music
    • TV
    • Movies
    • Advice
    • Everything Else
  • About
  • Contact

On this Date in 2008...

6/17/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
For the second time in three days it is the anniversary of a Boston championship. I guess that's what happens when you win 100 championships in a decade and a half. Today on DOL we honor the 2007-08 Boston Celtics. The New Big 3.

​It'd be impossible to do an 07-08 Celtics story without their video intro. Chill city. ​That KG scream still fires me up.


​After a horrible 24 win 2006-07 season the Celtics traded for Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett which helped turn the Celtics from one of the leagues worst teams to one of the best. The 07-08 C's won 66 games in the regular season. A 42 win turn around. The Best in NBA history. Complete culture change. They Were about each other, they were a family. Unbutu. "I am because WE are". One of my all time favorite seasons of my life for any team. 

In the playoffs they struggled on the road. It took 7 games to get past the Atlanta Hawks who were a sub .500 team I believe. Then they beat the Cavs in a classic 7 game series. Lebron v. Paul Pierce in game 7 is one of my all time favorite games. They both went off, Lebron just edged Paul in points at 45 to 41 but the Celtics beat the Cavs 97-92.

Don't expect anybody to watch a 12 minute highlight video but here you go. 
Finally against the Pistons the Celtics lost a home playoff game which worried me as they were 0 for on the road. Luckily they won twice in Detroit to win the Eastern Conference, the great mid 2000's Pistons last good team. 

In the Finals it was just like the 60's and 80's Celtics v Lakers. It was awesome to get to experience that rivalry at the highest level. Biggest game that stands out to me is game 4. Celtics were leading the Lakers 2-1, the home team had won all 3 games. C's were down by 24 and it looked like the Lakers were gonna tie the series up. The C's fought back and won to go up 3-1 in the series and basically put it on ice. Lost game 5 but went back to Boston up 3-2 and dismantled the Lakers in game 6. Such an ass beating that it almost took away from the win because it was never in doubt, sometimes in sports its almost better to sweat it out. Just look at Super Bowl XLIX. 

My biggest take away from this Celtics team was all the guys that contributed. Obviously you have the starters, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins but they had a great bench as well in Eddie House, Tony Allen, James Posey, PJ Brown, Sam Cassel, and my man Leon Powe. 

What else stands out is those split face "there can only be one" commercials during the playoffs. That shit was creepy af. 
When I think 2008 Playoffs those commercials almost come to mind faster than the fact the Celtics won the Championship. 

After the C's won we saw the first gatorade bath in NBA History. 
Picture
Learned that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE 
And Shaq asked the age old question "how my ass taste?" to Kobe Bryant after the Celtics took home the title.  It's embarrassing how much I love this song. Means so much to me. 


Can't believe it was 8 years ago that the Celtics won the Championship. I was a sophomore in high school, it happened right as the school year ended... 8 years ago good God. 

​Thank you to the 07-08 Celtics. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Blogs
    • Sports
    • Music
    • TV
    • Movies
    • Advice
    • Everything Else
  • About
  • Contact