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Al Horford wins NBA title with Celtics in 186th playoff game

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BOSTON -- After playing in more playoff games than any other player in league history before winning his first NBA championship, Al Horford flashbacked eight years ago to his first free agency meeting with the Boston Celtics as he stood on stage in the middle of TD Garden and confetti fluttered through the air.

"Man, I'll never forget what Danny Ainge told me in that meeting," Horford, 38, said of the Celtics' former president of basketball operations. "He said, 'You can win championships in many places, but there's nothing like winning in Boston.