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On this day: Paul Pierce goes for 42; Larry Bird scores 40, Saul Mariaschin passes

Two Celtic legends had particularly productive nights on this day, and a third left us.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Celtics champion forward Paul Pierce scored 42 points in a 108-99 win at Fleet Center (now, TD Garden) in 2002 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and his future Banner 17 teammate and fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett.

The Celtics improved to 17 wins and 9 losses for the 2002-03 season with the win, with Pierce’s full stat line being 42 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and a block for the contest. The Inglewood native would go 11-for-25 from the floor that night, including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Pierce made 16 of his 18 shots from the free-throw line over just under 45 minutes of playing time.

On this day: Gamble, Hamer, Stump born; Mariaschin, Ehlers debut; Duerod passes

On this day in Celtics history, Kevin Gamble, Steve Hamer, and Gene Stump were born, Saul Mariaschin debuted, and Terry Duerod left us.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Kevin Douglas Gamble was born in Springfield, Illinois in 1965. A product of the University of Iowa, Gamble was drafted 63rd overall (there were many more rounds to the draft in that era) in the 1987 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

He would play for that team briefly before spending time playing for teams in the Continental Basketball Association (an analog to today’s G League), the Philippine Basketball Association, and the World Basketball League. In December of 1988, Gamble got picked up by the Celtics to help cover for an injured Larry Bird and managed to parlay the opportunity into increasingly important roles, eventually becoming a starter by the 1990-91 season.

He would play for Boston for a total of six seasons, averaging 11.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while with the team.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 4

Today’s installment focuses on the 30 players who wore No. 4 over the years as of September 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history or interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 30 players who wore No. 4 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: Boston’s Saul Mariaschin born, Bevo Nordmann passes, Cs react to Blake shooting

On this day in 1924, former Boston Celtic Saul Mariaschin was born, Bob Nordmann passed away, and the team reacted to the killing of Jacob Blake.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, guard Saul Mariaschin was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924. Mariaschin played his college ball at Syracuse and Harvard University. While at Harvard, he also played baseball and was a teammate of future United States President George H.W. Bush.

He helped drive the Crimson to a 19-1 record and their sole NCAA Tournament appearance until the 2011-12 team that was led by Jeremy Lin. The Brooklyn native was drafted 63rd in the 1947 Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) by the (now defunct) Washington Capitals, but he did not report to that team.

Instead, he signed with the Celtics, for whom he played one season. He was the last Harvard graduate to make an NBA or BAA postseason until Lin did it with the Houston Rockets in 2013. Mariaschin averaged 7.7 points and 1.4 assists per game. Rebounds were not yet tracked as a statistic.

On this day: Paul Pierce goes for 42; Larry Bird scores 40, Saul Mariaschin passes

Two Celtic legends had particularly productive nights on this day, and a third left us.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Celtics champion forward Paul Pierce scored 42 points in a 108-99 win at Fleet Center (now, TD Garden) in 2002 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and his future Banner 17 teammate and fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett.

The Celtics improved to 17 wins and 9 losses for the 2002-03 season with the win, with Pierce’s full stat line being 42 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and a block for the contest. The Inglewood native would go 11-for-25 from the floor that night, including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Pierce made 16 of his 18 shots from the free-throw line over just under 45 minutes of playing time.

On this day: Gamble, Hamer, Stump born; Mariaschin, Ehlers debut; Duerod passes

On this day in Celtics history, Kevin Gamble, Steve Hamer, and Gene Stump were born, Saul Mariaschin debuted, and Terry Duerod left us.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Kevin Douglas Gamble was born in Springfield, Illinois in 1965. A product of the University of Iowa, Gamble was drafted 63rd overall (there were many more rounds to the draft in that era) in the 1987 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

He would play for that team briefly before spending time playing for teams in the Continental Basketball Association (an analog to today’s G League), the Philippine Basketball Association, and the World Basketball League. In December of 1988, Gamble got picked up by the Celtics to help cover for an injured Larry Bird and managed to parlay the opportunity into increasingly important roles, eventually becoming a starter by the 1990-91 season.

He would play for Boston for a total of six seasons, averaging 11.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while with the team.

On this day: Boston’s Saul Mariaschin born, Bevo Nordmann passes, Cs react to Blake shooting

On this day in 1924, former Boston Celtic Saul Mariaschin was born, Bob Nordmann passed away, and the team reacted to the killing of Jacob Blake.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, guard Saul Mariaschin was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924. Mariaschin played his college ball at Syracuse and Harvard University. While at Harvard, he also played baseball and was a teammate of future United States President George H.W. Bush.

He helped drive the Crimson to a 19-1 record and their sole NCAA Tournament appearance until the 2011-12 team that was led by Jeremy Lin. The Brooklyn native was drafted 63rd in the 1947 Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) by the (now defunct) Washington Capitals, but he did not report to that team.

Instead, he signed with the Celtics, for whom he played one season. He was the last Harvard graduate to make an NBA or BAA postseason until Lin did it with the Houston Rockets in 2013. Mariaschin averaged 7.7 points and 1.4 assists per game. Rebounds were not yet tracked as a statistic.

On this day: Boston’s Saul Mariaschin born, Bevo Nordmann passes, C’s react to Blake shooting

On this day in 1924, former Boston Celtic Saul Mariaschin was born, Bob Nordmann passed away, and the team reacted to the killing of Jacob Blake.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, guard Saul Mariaschin was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924. Mariaschin played his college ball at Syracuse and Harvard University, the latter of which he also played baseball at as a teammate of future United States President George H.W. Bush.

He helped drive the Crimson to a 19-1 record and their sole NCAA Tournament appearance until the 2011-12 season with Jeremy Lin. The Brooklyn native was drafted 63rd in the 1947 Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) by the (now defunct) Washington Capitals, but he did not report to that team.

Instead, he signed with the Celtics, for whom he played one season. He was the last Harvard graduate to make an NBA or BAA postseason until Lin did it with the Houston Rockets in 2013. Mariaschin averaged 7.7 points and 1.4 assists per game. Rebounds were not yet tracked as a statistic.