This weekend, I suggested that by the time Al Horford retires (presumably after his two-year extension expires in 2025), he’ll have done enough to get his #42 raised to the rafters regardless of whether or not a banner or two join his number at TD Garden.
Per StatMuse, the Celtics are 264-146 when Horford has suited up for the green. That’s nearly two wins every three games for the sixteen-year vet. Whether that was next to Isaiah Thomas, Gordon Hayward, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, or Marcus Smart, he’s been a winner in Boston.
“He’s a lot of things, one of those things is our emotional leader,” Joe Mazzulla said after practice on Monday before Game 2 against Horford’s former team of ten seasons, the Atlanta Hawks.