BOSTON – Red Auerbach. Tom Heinsohn. Doc Rivers. K.C. Jones.
Those four men represented the only coaches in Celtics history who had reached the 250 regular-season win mark with the organization prior to Monday night.
After a 107-99 win over the Miami Heat, Brad Stevens can add his name to that elite list.
It took Stevens a little more than five and a half seasons to hit the milestone, and he did so while coaching a number of unique Celtics teams, from its rebuilding stage to its now potentially title-contending stage.
“I think he’s done great, not just with this team, but over the last five or six years just getting everything out of the groups that he’s had,” said Kyrie Irving, who did his part to help Stevens reach the mark Monday night by tallying 26 points, 10 assists and a career-high eight steals.