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Best Celtics moments of the decade
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Seems like a good day for it. What are the most memorable/fun moments as a Celtics fan since 1/1/2010?

No downers please! I'll start with a real early one:



The fun of this one is Rondo set LeBron up for it all season by repeatedly trying (and failing badly) to dunk on him starting with the season opener. LeBron expected the same thing this time in the playoffs. He expected wrong.

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Obviously the early part of the decade had a lot of exciting moments with the Big 3 plus Rondo, but this one stood out to me as a big moment that totally went our way:



The gif wouldn't post for some reason, but you guys get the idea.

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Obviously the early part of the decade had a lot of exciting moments with the Big 3 plus Rondo, but this one stood out to me as a big moment that totally went our way:

I can't get any gifs to work either - maybe a limit per page?

What was great about that moment was that play was a real gutshot that could've swung the series against us. But the Sixers arena people thinking it was a 3 immediately launching a big dumb celebration - for a single home win! - and the subsequent cleanup totally deflated it for them. Great moments in clowning yourself as an organization.

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Pierce returning for his final game at the Garden and hitting the three pointer.

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Here's the video as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_uulujs-MM

edit: TP to Celtic Fan Forever for beating me to it!


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I'll add another:



Rondo dives for the ball against the Magic in the 2010 ECF
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Can't forget this one even if game didn't go the way we wanted.


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I'll add another:



Rondo dives for the ball against the Magic in the 2010 ECF

This is the one I was going to add.  One of my all time favs.

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I already added one from the Wiz series, but this one needs to be mentioned:



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Always loved this moment from 17-18 too. Down Hayward, Kyrie, Horford, Morris. Still took out the Jazz at home with a crazy comeback capped by this play:





Oh yeah and can't forget the Marcus Smart double flop on Harden to cap off a 27 point comeback the same year. Had to be the most purely fun season of the decade, except for Hayward of course.



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The "Let's Go Celtics" chants at the end of Game 6 vs the Heat in '12.  Even though that was a loss, shows how special this fan base is.

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So many to add but I'll reach back a bit to that GLORIOUS 2011-12 ECF:



Thanks KG.

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How about this one:




Celtics break Warriors' 54 game home win streak on April 1, 2016.

Warriors were 68-8.


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