Fun Column from the nearly forgotten Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe

...About the 81-82 Boston Celtics, who, like this year's C's, won 18 in a row.

I had forgotten about the Bird injury, but reading Ryan's fine, fun column brought back great memories of a memorable season, during a most memorable era.

That year's Celtics team did not win the championship, but did provide a still spine tingling memory: the Garden fans serenading the victorious 76'ers in the closing moments of their Game Seven playoff victory in the Garden with "Beat LA! Beat LA!" chants.

Any true Celtics fan of age will admit that that is one of the team's, and the region's, proudest moments.