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The 2007–2008 Boston Celtics season was the 62nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Powered by the acquisitions of perennial All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the offseason, the Celtics finished with a record of 66–16 and posted the best single-season turnaround in NBA history, improving by 42 wins from the previous season. They finished 1st in both the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference, and had the league's best record. The 66 wins were also the third-most in franchise history, behind the 1972–73 Celtics' 68 wins. Kevin Garnett was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year, while Danny Ainge, who executed "the most dramatic NBA turnaround ever", was named NBA Executive of the Year.〔 The Celtics also sold out all 41 regular-season home games. Their two-year absence from the playoffs came to an end as they met the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. Eventually, they advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1987, where they met the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics won 4–2, capturing their first championship since , and 17th all-time. However, they had a far more difficult path to this championship, playing 26 games, the most any team had ever played in a post-season. The team's season roster is featured in the video game ''NBA 2K16''. ==Key dates== *June 28: The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City, New York; acquired perennial All-Star Ray Allen. *July 1: The free agency period started. *July 31: Acquired perennial All-Star Kevin Garnett. *October 6: The pre-season started with a game against the Toronto Raptors in Rome as part of the 2007 NBA Europe Live Tour. *November 2: The regular season started with a game against the Washington Wizards. *December 27: Matched their victory total of the previous season with a win against the Seattle SuperSonics. *March 5: First team to clinch a playoff berth for the 2008 NBA Playoffs.〔(Celtics first team in playoffs after beating up Pistons ), ''Associated Press'', March 5, 2008.〕 *March 10: Won 50 games in a season for the first time since 1991–92 with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers. *March 14: Clinched the Atlantic Division title despite a loss to the Utah Jazz.〔Jeff Horigan, (For Celtics, division title a nice consolation prize ), ''Boston Herald'', March 15, 2012.〕 *March 18: Ended the 3rd longest winning streak in NBA history with a win against the Houston Rockets. *March 28: Matched the amount of wins of the previous two season combined (57) with a win against the New Orleans Hornets. *April 2: Won 60 games in a season for the first time since 1985–86 with a win against the Indiana Pacers.〔Mark Murphy, (History by the numbers – 60th win takes you back ), ''Boston Herald'', April 3, 2008.〕〔Marc J. Spears, (Pacesetters – Celtics zero in on best record, home advantage ), ''The Boston Globe'', April 3, 2012.〕 *April 5: Clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, and simultaneously home-court advantage throughout the 2008 Playoffs, with a win against the New Orleans Hornets.〔(No Big Three, but Celts still get top seed, complete NBA's biggest turnaround ), ''Associated Press'', April 5, 2008.〕〔Marc J. Spears, (Celtics shine without stars – Easy win clinches playoff advantage ), ''The Boston Globe'', April 6, 2008.〕〔Mark Murphy, (C’s can do as they please – Stars sit, but team still clinches homecourt ), ''Boston Herald'', April 6, 2008.〕 *April 16: The regular season concluded with a game against the Brooklyn Nets. *May 4: Advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a win in Game 7 of the First Round against the Atlanta Hawks. *May 18: Advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. *May 30: Advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1987 with a win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons. *June 17: Captured their 17th NBA Championship with a win in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul Pierce was named the Finals MVP. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007–08 Boston Celtics season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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