We at The Athletic are celebrating the decade by looking back at great moments in the history of sports franchises. Here are the Celtics’ top 10 most memorable games from 2010-2019:



1. Lebron James decimates the Celtics



June 7, 2012



This performance by James in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals was the best individual effort I’ve ever seen. It’s difficult to imagine now, but he faced legitimate questions back then about whether he could handle pressure deep in the playoffs. His woes in the 2011 Finals were just weird. One year later, the Celtics gave James another fierce challenge, taking a 3-2 Eastern Conference Finals lead with a chance to close out the series in Boston.



James decimated them with 45 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. Ironically, the Celtics – through the way they beat him in the past – may have actually built James strong enough to tear down their dreams. Nobody could have stopped James that...