On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111 behind 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals from All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum. The Duke alum had a middling night from deep, only hitting 3-of-9 shots from 3-point range, but connected on 11-of-22 of his field goals overall, and 5-of-6 from the line.
It was the last game that would be played that season for Boston until the season restarted at the end of July in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Orlando bubble. The reason was the onset of and interruption caused by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
It is the birthday of former Boston guard Richard “Dick” Murphy, born today in 1921 in New York. He played for Manhattan College before joining the New York Knicks in the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league to the NBA) era. He didn’t finish the season with New York, however, joining the Celtics for a short stint of 25 games, over which he averaged 0.3 points and 0.4 assists per game.
Finally, it’s also the birthday of wing Edward “Bulbs” Ehlers, who came into this world two years later in Joliet, Illinois, and played collegiately for Purdue before being drafted by Boston with the third overall pick of the 1947 BAA draft.
He played two seasons with the Celtics, averaging 8.1 points and 2.3 assists per game over that stretch.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: Last game before pandemic pause; Murphy, Ehlers born
On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111 behind 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals from All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum. The Duke alum had a middling night from deep, only hitting 3-of-9 shots from 3-point range, but connected on 11-of-22 of his field goals overall, and 5-of-6 from the line.
It was the last game that would be played that season for Boston until the season restarted at the end of July in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Orlando bubble. The reason was the onset of and interruption caused by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
It is the birthday of former Boston guard Richard “Dick” Murphy, born today in 1921 in New York. He played for Manhattan College before joining the New York Knicks in the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league to the NBA) era. He didn’t finish the season with New York, however, joining the Celtics for a short stint of 25 games, over which he averaged 0.3 points and 0.4 assists per game.
Finally, it’s also the birthday of wing Edward “Bulbs” Ehlers, who came into this world two years later in Joliet, Illinois, and played collegiately for Purdue before being drafted by Boston with the third overall pick of the 1947 BAA draft.
He played two seasons with the Celtics, averaging 8.1 points and 2.3 assists per game over that stretch.
Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: Last game before pandemic pause; Murphy, Ehlers born
