Boston Celtics

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Bob Cousy (14) of the Boston Celtics takes a rebound off the backboard after an attempted basket by Dick McGuire (15) of the New York Knickerbockers in the fourth quarter of their NBA playoff game at the Boston Garden in Boston, Mass., March 26, 1953. Other identifiable players are: Bob Harris (13) and Bill Sharman (21) of the Celtics: Nat Clifton (8) and Ernie Vandeweghe (9) both of the Knicks. The Celtics won 86-70. (AP Photo/Bill Chaplis)

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Boston Celtics basketball player Isaiah Thomas, right, stands with a fan for a selfie following an NFL football joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New England Patriots, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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FILE - This June 23, 2017 file photo shows Boston Celtics first-round draft pick Jayson Tatum at the team's practice facility in Waltham, Mass. NBA Summer League rosters are typically full of rookies getting their first taste of the league or other players young in their career trying to catch on with a roster. The Utah Summer League will open with the most anticipated game of the three-day session. The 76ers and No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz face Tatum and the Celtics in the first game Monday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)

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FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2016, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, left, drives to the basket against Boston Celtics' Al Horford, from the Dominican Republic, in the second half of an NBA basketball game,in Cleveland. The defending champion Cavaliers have been awaiting an Eastern Conference finals opponent since completing a sweep of the Toronto Raptors. After what will be a 10-day wait, LeBron James and company will travel to face the top-seeded Celtics in Game 1 on Wednesday night, May 17. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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FILE - In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) waits with Al Horford for the Cleveland Cavaliers to bring the ball up court during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston. The defending champion Cavaliers have been awaiting an Eastern Conference finals opponent since completing a sweep of the Toronto Raptors. After what will be a 10-day wait, LeBron James and company will travel to face the top-seeded Celtics in Game 1 on Wednesday night, May 17. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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FILE - In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James dribbles the ball during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, in Boston. The defending champion Cavaliers have been awaiting an Eastern Conference finals opponent since completing a sweep of the Toronto Raptors. After what will be a 10-day wait, LeBron James and company will travel to face the top-seeded Celtics in Game 1 on Wednesday night, May 17. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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FILE - In this March 1, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) lines up a dunk against Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston. The defending champion Cavaliers have been awaiting an Eastern Conference finals opponent since completing a sweep of the Toronto Raptors. After what will be a 10-day wait, LeBron James and company will travel to face the top-seeded Celtics in Game 1 on Wednesday night, May 17. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, FIle)

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Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (0) shoots against Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic during the second half in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Friday, April. 28, 2017, in Chicago. The Celtics won 105-83. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg, left, talks with Jimmy Butler during the first half in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Friday, April. 28, 2017, in Chicago. The Celtics won 105-83. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)