Today in Boston Celtics history: Wilkins 25k pts; Corchiani, Jackson born; Upshaw re-signs

Today in Boston Celtics history, Dominique Wilkins ascended to eighth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list after putting up a total of 19 points, along with 7 rebounds and an assist in a 126-115 victory against the Miami Heat. This historic outing brought his total career points scored to 25,207 by the conclusion of the contest. Although Wilkins had a brief tenure with the Celtics, participating in only 77 games during the 1994-95 season, he played a crucial role in keeping fans engaged during a challenging era in Boston's history, which fell between the championship successes of the 1980s and the arrival of fellow future Hall of Famer Paul Pierce in 1998.

Even Wilkins couldn't deal with the rebuilding Celtics for long, though, skipping town to join Panathinaikos of the Greek League the following season. Transactions It is also the date that Boston re-signed guard Kelvin Upshaw to a rest-of-season contract in 1989 after finishing a pair of 10-day contracts subbing for guard Jim Paxson, out with an injured wrist. Upshaw had averaged 8.

0 points and 5. 1 assists over eight games on those 10-day contracts with the team. "We are very pleased with his performance to date … He’s worked very hard and met our expectations," said Celtics general manager Jan Volk at the time via UPI.

"His hard work and determination really showed. " Birthdays Finally, a pair of Celtics alumni share this birthday. Firstly, forward Justin Jackson was born on this day in 1995 in Houston, Texas.