On this day in 1991, the Boston Celtics made a late-season signing of undrafted point guard A.J. Wyndler.
Wyndler played his collegiate basketball at Umass and Fairfield College before being signed by Boston, for whom he played just six games.
In that short stint, the Bronx native averaged 2 points and 1.3 assists over 6.5 minutes per game.
It is also the anniversary of a victory over the Washington Wizards, who the Celtics beat 88-76 in 2012.
It came about via a then-career night for guard Avery Bradley, who scored 23 points to drive his team to the win.
“It’s all about confidence. Sometimes I would go into the game thinking twice about shooting. Now, if I’m open, I’m open and I’ll shoot it. I’ve been making them,” said Bradley at the time via the Associated Press. “I was fortunate enough for my teammates to find me in transition and give me the ball and I made shots.”
Teammate Paul Pierce added 21 points and 8 rebounds, and Kevin Garnett 10 points, 5 boards and 6 assists, reaching the 24,000 point mark in the tilt for good measure.
Center Greg Stiemsma chipped in 10 points and 7 boards off the bench.
The Celtics also defeated the Sacramento Kings today in 2018, winning 104-93 as reserve guard Terry Rozier continued to forge the legend of “Scary Terry” with his late-season surge starting in place of injured Kyrie Irving.
The Ohio native would score 33 points for a career-high on 12-of-16 shooting (including 8-of-12 from 3-point range) in one of the best games of his Boston tenure.
“A lot of credit goes to my teammates and my coaches because they steady believe in me every game and the make it happen for me,” said Rozier courtesy of the Associated Press. “My job is easy. All I have to do is try to make the shot.”
Boston also saw solid performances from shooting guard Jaylen Brown with 19 points, and big man Al Horford, who contributed 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
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