How the Boston Celtics Just Got Company in 75-Year-Old History

I will be perfectly honest: I didn't expect to write about the 1950-51 Boston Celtics on this Sunday, but that is exactly what's happening.

Why? Because Brett Siegel of Clutchpoints notes that the Golden State Warriors are now the first team in NBA history to lose their first three games of a season and then win the next seven since those Celtics.

The Warriors began the season with losses to the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns. Since then? Wins over the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Suns, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic.

As usual, Steph Curry is leading the way. Even at the age of 38, he's been the leading scorer in seven of 10 games, and he's gone for more than 40 twice.

This Celtics team holds a special place in history, because it was the first team that was coached by Hall of Famer Red Auerbach. The C's went 39-30 and lost in the Eastern Division semifinals. The group played at the old Boston Garden.

That was also the first season for Hall of Famer Bob Cousy, who was a rookie out of Holy Cross. He played in all 69 games that season, earning an All-Star berth and averaging 15.6 ppg. He shot 35 percent from the floor and remember, there was no 3-point line at that time. He shot 76 percent at the foul line.

Cousy went onto be a 13-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA selection, a six-time NBA champion, a two-time All-Star MVP and a regular season MVP in 1957. He's one of the most decorated players in team history.

While the former Celtics get company in history, the current Celtics are doing all they can to write their own story. They enter play on Sunday at 7-2 through the first nine games of the year and then they'll look to make it 8-2 when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks (8 p.m. ET).

Milwaukee is just 1-8 in the early going and the Celtics have made a habit of feasting on weaker teams at the outset. However, the schedule is set to get much harder over the next 10 days or so, and it starts on Tuesday when they travel to Philadelphia to take on the red-hot 76ers, who are 8-2 through their first 10.

That will be the first matchup for Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.