On this day in Boston Celtics history, just 10 games have ever been played by the storied ball club in the nearly eight decades of its existence. And while that might be a very weird fact in most days of the calendar, the reason why so few games have been played by the Celtics on this date over the years has little to do with scheduling issues.
Or at least, ones we can control — with today being leap day in a leap year, there have simply not been as many February 29th to have games on. As far as Boston’s record on this date goes, it is as lucky as they get. The Celtics have played exactly ten times since their founding ahead of the 1948-47 season — with just one loss.
So, let’s take a look at each of those tilts in brief to see where the lone smirch on Boston’s leap year record is — and vs. what team.