BOSTON — In his pregame meeting with the media Sunday, about 90 minutes before the Spurs were scheduled to tip off in Boston, coach Gregg Popovich was asked if he ever stopped to think about the legacy and the history of the Celtics franchise.
The Spurs are considered the model NBA franchise today. The Celtics were that for large swaths of NBA history before. It was an interesting topic of discussion, on a day the Spurs’ Big Three could pass Boston’s Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Tony Parker as the NBA’s all-time winningest trio.
Does Popovich see a connection between the two storied franchises?